Kapshi Jagir
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| Kapshi Estate | |
|---|---|
| Jagir | |
| Mid-17th century–1956 | |
| Population | |
• 1901 | 3,414 |
| History | |
• Established | Mid-17th century |
| 1956 | |
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Succeeded by
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Kapshi Estate was a jagir in India during the British Raj. It was under the Kolhapur-Dekkan Residency in the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency.
The vassal state of Kapshi was located 62 kilometres (39 mi) south of Kolhapur. It had a population of 3,414 in 1901.[1]
History
[edit ]The father of the founder of the estate was Shrimant Senapati Malojirao Ghorpade, who died in the battle of Sangmeshwar against the Mughals. A general of the Maratha army, he was granted the title 'Senapati', a hereditary title of nobility used in the Maratha Empire, and became the first ruler of Kapshi in the second half of the 17th century.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India . Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1909
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