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{{short description|Indian administrative division}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bobbili
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Zamindari Estate
| image_skyline = Coat of Arms of the Bobbili zemindari.jpg
| image_alt = Coat of Arms of the Bobbili Zamindari
| image_caption = Coat of Arms of the Bobbili Zamindari
| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of Jeroyati Villages:
| blank1_info_sec1 = 139 Villages(by 1907)
| blank2_name_sec1 = Number of Agraharams and Mokhasas:
| blank2_info_sec1 = 53 and 5 respectively.
| blank3_name_sec1 = Area:
| blank3_info_sec1 = 300 Sq miles by 1907.
| blank4_name_sec1 = Possession:
| blank4_info_sec1 = 1652
| blank5_name_sec1 = Revenue by 1907:
| blank5_info_sec1 = 4,36,800/-
| blank6_name_sec1 = Accession:
| blank6_info_sec1 = 1949
}}

'''Bobbili Estate''' was a Zamindari in the [[Vizagapatam district (Madras Presidency)|Vizagapatam District]] of the [[Madras Presidency]], presently in the [[Vizianagaram district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. It comprises 153 Jeroyati villages, 53 Agraharams, 5 Mokhasas by 1907 and a revenue of 8,33,000/- by 1938. It is one of the most influential [[Zamindari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/revisedenlargeda00rang/page/1/mode/1up|title= Sketch of the Bobbili Zamindari|date= 30 January 2024|publisher= Madras Printed by Addison & Co}}</ref> It is spread over 300 square miles. It also bought shares in many estates like [[Kirlampudi]], Dontamuru etc. It prospered in the period of [[British Raj]].

== History ==
The Zamindars of this estate belong to the [[Venkatagiri estate]] Royal family. The 21st descendant of the Venkatagiri Estate owners<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/familyhistoryofv00sastrich/page/52/mode/1up?q=bobbili|title= Ancestor of Bobbili Raja's|date= 30 January 2024}}</ref> named Pedda Rayudu. During the campaign of Shere Mohammad Khan, [[Nawab]] of [[Srikakulam|chicacole]] to the circar districts, Pedda Rayudu accompanied him and proved his valour for which he was awarded the title, Ranga Rao as hereditary title and Rajam Hunda for lease. The [[Zamindar]] built a new fort and named the place [[Bobbili]] (originally Bebbuli which means Tiger or Sher).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/revisedenlargeda00rang/page/20/mode/1up|title= Bobbili Estate possession history|date= 30 January 2024|publisher= Madras Printed by Addison & Co}}</ref> They were continuously in fight with [[Vizianagaram estate|Vizianagaram Rajah's]] which led to the [[Battle of Bobbili]].

== Battle of Bobbili ==
{{main|Battle of Bobbili}}
[[The battle of Bobbili]] in 1757, is a significant episode in the history of the region. It was between [[Vizianagaram]] and [[France|French]] General [[Marquis de Bussy]] against Bobbili. The army of Bobbili faced the Vizianagaram-French allies with tremendous valour but lost the war and the heir evaded from the battlefield. He later re-established the territory during the British reign.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoGPDAAAQBAJ&dq=tandra+papa+rayudu+bobbili+general&pg=PT119|title=The Sharp Knife of Memory|first=Kondapalli|last=Koteswaramma|date=12 November 2015|publisher=Zubaan|isbn=9789384757885|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508153126/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200940200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-05-08|title=The tiger of Bobbili|first=|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2002-09-02|last=}}</ref>

== During British Reign ==
This estate prospered during the British reign. They paid a peskash of 89,774/- by 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwYBnQBJ2aUC&dq=kanchumarti&pg=PA458-IA31|title=Bobbili Zamindari Peskash|last1=MacLean|first1=Charles Donald|year=1879}}</ref> They got the hereditary tile of [[Raja]] and Personal distinction of Maharaja.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.83815/page/n418/mode/1up?q=muttanji|title= Maharaja of Bobbili in Madras Asylum Press Almanac|date= 30 January 2024}}</ref>

== Relations ==
The Zamindars of Bobbili are closely related to the [[Nuzvid Estate]] Raja's through marital alliances. [[Pithapuram Estate]], [[Venkatagiri estate]], [[Pinapenki]] and Jetprole royal families are very closely related to [[Bobbili]] Royal family as they all claim their descent from the same ancestor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/familyhistoryofv00sastrich/page/2/mode/1up?q=bobbili|title= Relations of Pithapuram Royal Family|date= 30 January 2024}}</ref>

== Further reading ==
*[[Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili]]
*[[Venkata Ranga Rao|Sir Venkata Svetachalapathi Ranga Rao Bahadur GCIE]]
*[[Battle of Bobbili]]
*[[Bobbili Fort]]
*[https://archive.org/details/revisedenlargeda00rang/page/20/mode/1up A revised and enlarged account of the Bobbili zemindari, by Sir Venkata Svetachalapathi Ranga Rao Bahadur GCIE, Maharaja of Bobbili in 1907.]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Zamindari estates]]
[[Category:History of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Madras Presidency]]

Bobbili Estate - Revision history

LaurenToliver at 20:03, 2 February 2025