Savanur State

Coordinates: 14°58′01″N 75°21′00″E / 14.967°N 75.35°E / 14.967; 75.35
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Savanur State
ಸವಣೂರ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
189 km2 (73 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
18,446
History 
• Established
1680
• 
Independence of India
1948
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
India
Today part ofKarnataka, India
The Nawab of Savanur and his sons ca. 1855-1862

Savanur State,

British India. The last ruler of the state acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948, becoming part of the Bombay State. Later in 1956, it transferred to Mysore State in what is now Karnataka
.

Baobab trees planted there in ancient period. It is locally called Dodda Hunise Mara.[2][3]

History

The ancestor of the founding dynasty had migrated to India near Delhi in the reign of Timur. 2 centuries later, during the reign of Shah Jahan, Ragati Bahlol Khan migrated from Northern India to the Deccan, where he was granted a Jagir. His grandson, Abul Karim Khan, was prominent in the court politics of Bijapur. The descendant of this family founded the Savanur state.[4]

The name Savanur is said to be the corruption of the

British East India Company and became a British protectorate.[7]

The Nawabs of Savanur were tolerant of all religions and donated liberally to several

Dvaita mutt associated with Sri Satyabodhatirtha.[5]

After Independence

One of the Palace of Nawabs named Majid Castle (used by Abdul Majid II) is currently used as the Taluk Panchayath Office and the palace was used as Tehsildar office and court.[8] The key person of Gokak agitation, Vinayaka Krishna Gokak hailed from Savanur.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 155.
  2. ^ Aravamudan, Sriram (30 July 2018). "The greenskeeper: The Big Baobabs of Savanur". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ISBN 9788171565214
    .
  5. ^ a b Azer, Rahman (19 August 2014). "Nawabs and paan leaves". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Nawabs and paan leaves". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. ^ Bombay Gazetteer, Karnataka Dharwad district Chapter III. ed. and publ. by James M. Campbell, 1863, pp. 58–59
  8. ^ "Nawabs and paan leaves". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  9. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External links

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