RAMDURG (Princely State)

 
AREA: 438 km2
PRIVY PURSE: 32,486Rs  ACCESSION: 8th March 1948
STATE: Bombay DYNASTY: Bhave (Konkanasth Brahmin) RELIGION: Hindu
VILLAGES: 39 POPULATION: 37,848 (1901)
 
     
PRESENT RULER: Chief of Ramdurg, ranks as a First Class Sardar in Southern Maratha Country.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Subjugated in 1778 by Haidar Ali of Mysore, and further demands were made in 1784 by Tipu Sultan, which were rejected. Ramdurg Fort was blockaded and capitulated after seven months, when the ruler, Venkat Rao, and his family were taken prisoner and sent to Mysore where they remained till 1799. He was restored to Nargund, while Ram Rao received Ramdurg, a division which continued till 1810. A further division was made by the Peshwa, with the sons of Sachiv Ramrao, receiving equal shares. Nargund subsequently lapsed leaving the ruling line of Ramdurg. Rulers were....
  • Sachiv YOGIRAO BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1753/-
  • Sachiv BHASKARRAO BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1753/-
  • Sachiv VENKATRAO BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1778/1791
  • Sachiv RAMRAO I BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1791/-, married and had issue.
    • Shrimant Vyankatrao Bhave
    • Sachiv Narayanrao I Ramrao Bhave (qv)
  • Sachiv NARAYANRAO I RAMRAO APPA SAHEB BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1810/1827, married Rani Radhabai Saheb, died 1857, and had adoptive issue. He died 1827.
    • (A) Sachiv Ramrao II Bhave (qv)
  • Sachiv RAMRAO II NARAYANRAO BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1829/1872, married and had adoptive issue.
    • (A) Sachiv Yogirao Bapu Saheb Bhave (qv)
  • Sachiv YOGIRAO RAMRAO BAPU SAHEB BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1872/1878, born 1852, adopted in 1866; married and had issue. He died 1878.
    • Sachiv Vyankatrao Yogirao Bhave (qv)
  • Sachiv VYANKATRAO YOGIRAO BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1878/1907, born 1877, succeeded 11th February 1878 (#1), married Rajkumari Yamunaraje, daughter of Meherban Raja Ganpatrao I Hariharrao Bapusaheb Patwardhan of Kurundwad Junior (Line I), and had issue.
    • Meherban Raja Shri Ramrao Vyankatrao Raosaheb Bhave (qv)
  • Meherban Raja Shri RAMRAO III VYANKATRAO RAOSAHEB BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg 1907/-, born 16th September 1896 and succeeded 30th April 1907 (#2), installed 1914; educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot. 
  • Meherban Raja Shri NARAYANRAO II BHAVE, Chief of Ramdurg fl.1970
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p.448
2. "Indian Annual Register" , N. N. Nitra, Calcutta 1945