Savanur State

Coordinates: 14°58′01″N 75°21′00″E / 14.967°N 75.35°E

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Savanur State

ಸವಣೂರ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ

Princely State of British India

1680–1948

Savanur State in the 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 of

Karnataka, India

Savanur State,^[1] Nawab of Savanur was one of the princely states in 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.

Savanur is also famous for Baobab trees planted there in ancient period. It is locally called Dodda Hunise Mara.^[2]^[3]

History

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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 have come from the fact that it was established in the Hindu month of Shravan, and hence the name Savanur.^[5] The state faced attacks from Hyder Ali in 1763 and Tipu Sultan in 1786.^[6] After the collapse of the Maratha Empire in 1818, following the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Savanur accepted protection from British East India Company and became a British protectorate.^[7]

The Nawabs of Savanur were tolerant of all religions and donated liberally to several Hindu temples and mutts. Betel leaves, jowar and cotton were the principal exports of the Savanur state. The Nawabs also had cordial relationship with the Dvaita mutt associated with Sri Satyabodhatirtha.^[5]

After independence

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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]

References

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^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 155.
^ Aravamudan, Sriram (30 July 2018). "The greenskeeper: The Big Baobabs of Savanur". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Savanur's ancient baobab, one of the trio, falls down due to termites, weather". The Times of India. 10 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ Krishnaji Nageshrao Chitnis (2000). The Nawabs of Savanur. ISBN 9788171565214.
^ ^a ^b Azer, Rahman (19 August 2014). "Nawabs and paan leaves". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
^ "Nawabs and paan leaves". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ Bombay Gazetteer, Karnataka Dharwad district Chapter III. ed. and publ. by James M. Campbell, 1863, pp. 58–59
^ "Nawabs and paan leaves". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Gokak was cultural ambassador: Papu". The Times of India. 10 February 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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