Akkalkot State

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{{Infobox former subdivision
|conventional_long_name =Akkalkot District
|common_name =Akkalkot
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|era =
|year_start = 1848
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 1947
|date_end = August 15,
|event_end= British seizuranity ended
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =Maratha Empire
|s1 = Dominion of India
|flag_p1 = Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Akalkot flag.svg
|image_coat =
|image_map = Kolhapur-Jath map.jpg
|image_map_caption =Akkalkot State in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]
|stat_area1 =1290
|stat_year1 =1901
|stat_pop1 =82,047
|today = [[Maharashtra]],<br>[[Republic of India]]
|footnotes =
|native_name=|demonym=|capital=}}

[[File:Akalkot State Specimen Receipt Stamp.jpg|thumb|Specimen receipt stamps from Akalkot State]]
'''Akkalkot State''' during the [[British Raj]], was a [[Maratha]] [[princely state]] ruled by the [[Bhonsle]] dynasty. The non-salute state came under the [[Deccan States Agency]] and was bordered by [[Hyderabad State]] and the [[Bombay Presidency]].

The area of the state was {{convert|1290|km2|sqmi}}; its population in 1901 was 82,047, while the population of [[Akkalkot]] town itself was 8,348 in that year. In 1911, the state enjoyed a revenue estimated at Rs.26,586/- and paid a tribute to the British Raj of Rs.1,000/-.<ref>[http://www.akkalkothistoryandarmourymuseum.in/history-of-akkalkot-state History of Akkalkot State] at www.akkalkothistoryandarmourymuseum.in</ref>

==History==
The ruling dynasty were descendants of Ranoji Lokhande, who was adopted by Chhattrapati [[Chattrapati Shahu|Shahu]], grandson of Chhattrapati [[Shivaji]], around the year 1708. Upon his adoption, Ranoji assumed the name 'Fatehsinh Bhonsle' and received in appenage the town of Akkalkot and surrounding areas. These estates remained a fief within the state of [[Satara district|Satara]] until 1848, when the rulers of Satara (Chhatrapati Shahu's designated successors) were deposed by the British. Akkalkot then became one of several vassals of Satara to be recognised as separate princely states by the [[British Raj]]. The political history of the state is remarkable in having been altogether free of major incident. However, given their stability and association (by adoption) with the dynasty of [[Chhattrapati Shivaji]], the family came to be linked by marriage to nearly every major [[Maratha]] ruling family in India.<ref name="sketch1875">Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984</ref>

Upon the termination of British rule in India in 1947, Akkalkot state acceded unto the [[Dominion of India]], and was later merged with [[Bombay Presidency]]. Nirmalaraje Bhosale, wife of Vijayasinhrao Bhosale and a princess of [[Baroda]] by birth, served as Minister for States in the government of Bombay.

===Rulers===
The ruling chiefs of [[Akkalkot]] were:
# 1707-1760 Fatehsinh I Raje Bhosle (born Ranoji Lokhande)
# 1760-1789 Shahaji I (Bala Sahib) Raje Bhosle (nephew and adopted son of Fatehsinh I)
# 1789-1822 Fatehsinh II (Appa Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
# 1822-1823 Maloji I (Baba Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
# 1823-1857 Shahaji II (Appa Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
# 1857-1870 Maloji II (Buwa Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
# 1870-1896 Shahaji III (Baba Sahib) Raje Bhosle (son of predecessor)
# 1896-1923 Cpt. Fatehsinhrao III Raje Bhosle (adopted by his predecessor, born a patrilineal descendant of Shahaji I)
# 1915-1952 Vijayasinhrao Fatehsinhrao III Raje Bhosle (elder son of Fatehsinhrao III)<ref>{{Cite web|title=History Of Akkalkot State|url=http://www.akkalkothistoryandarmourymuseum.in/history-of-akkalkot-state|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.akkalkothistoryandarmourymuseum.in}}</ref>
# 1952-1965 Jayasinhrao Fatehsinhrao III Raje Bhosle (younger son of Fatehsinhrao III)
#: 1965 onwards: Regency of Sanyuktaraje Jaysinhrao Bhonsle, elder daughter of Jaysinhrao. She has adopted Majojirajea III Sanyuktaraje Bhosle, a patrilineal descendant of Shahaji I, as the legal heir to Akalkot state.
#Majojiraje III Sanyuktaraje Bhosle, adopted heir of his predecessor

==Succession==
As in nearly all Hindu states, succession follows the [[salic law]], is vested in the Bhosle dynasty, follows male primogeniture, and permits the ruler to adopt an heir from collateral branches of the Bhosle dynasty in case of the failure of the direct line.

During the reign of Shahaji III, the direct line failed for the first time, and an heir was adopted from among the patrilineal descendants of Shahaji I. This was Raja Fatehsinh III, who was blessed with two sons but no legitimate grandson, and therefore the line failed again in 1965. At that point, Sumitrabai Bhosle, the elder daughter of Raja Jayasinhrao, assumed the regency of Akalkot pending the adoption of an heir. She has never married and remains in charge of the estate and princely legacy. In 2006, with the concurrence of her only sister, Sunita Bhosle (who is also unwed), she adopted Majoji Raje Bhosle (born in 1993 as Manaji Bhosle), a patrilineal descendant of Shahaji I, as her son and heir.

==See also==
* [[Maratha Empire]]
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[List of Indian princely states]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{EB1911|wstitle=Akalkot}}
{{Princely states of the Deccan States Agency}}
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[[Category:Princely states of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Solapur district]]
[[Category:1708 establishments in Asia]]

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