Bhor State#History

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The Jagir (fiefdom), which was the forerunner of the state, was granted to Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar for his services as the Pant Sachiv, one of the eight hereditary Maratha ministers, by Rajaram Chhatrapati in 1697.The jagir remained part of the Maratha empire until the 1818 when Peshwa rule came to an end. The jagir then became part of the shortly lived Satara state with an agreement signed with the British East India Company in 1820.{{cite book|last1=Kulkarni|first1=Sumitra|title=The Satara raj, 1818–1848: a study in history, administration, and culture|date=1995|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788170995814|pages=42–43|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYOSHaZnBy8C&q=bhor&pg=PR9|access-date=18 December 2016}} In 1838–39, the state experienced uprising by the Ramoshi against the British.It is believed that personalities associated with the deposed Bajirao II instigated the troubles.{{cite journal |last1=Desai |first1=S. P. |title=A Little Known Rising Instigated by the Ex-Peshwa (1838–1839) |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |date=1970 |volume=32 |pages=63–68 |jstor=44138506}}

Akalkot, Aundh, Bhor, Daphlapur, Jath, and Phaltan, which were Jagirs of Satara State, became tributaries to the British when Satara state was abolished in 1849.{{Cite book |last=Hunter |first=William Wilson |author-link=William Wilson Hunter |volume=12 |edition=2 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=7JQbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA285 285] |title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India |year=1887 |publisher=Trübner & Co. |language=en}}

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Gandekar, the ruling family of Bhor belonged to a Hindu caste of Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community. They used the Maratha title Pant Sachiv until 1935 when the ruler was granted a 9 gun salute and the title of Raja by the British{{Sfn|McClenaghan|1996|p=80}} The family deity of the rulers was Lord Rama. Every year the family celebrated the festival of Ramanavami with pomp and grandeur at the Bhor Rajwada (palace).{{Sfn|Ranade|1951|p=182}} The seal of the state also had images of Sita, Rama and Lakshmana with two swords and a bell at the bottom.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} The state also controlled other historic forts such as Rajgad, Rohida and Sarasgad.{{cite book|author=Milind Gunaji|title=Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KHA9SzLMj3EC&pg=PA11|year=2010|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-578-3|pages=11–}}

Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar was the last Raja of the state. During his reign, he implemented many reforms such as abolition of untouchability, freedom of association and introduction of representative government.Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare (1948). Historical Grammar of Apabhraṁśa. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. {{ISBN|978-81-208-0290-2}}. He signed the accession to the Indian Union on 8 March 1948 which ended the separate existence of Bhor state.[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html WorldStatesmen – India – Princely States A–J]

Bhor Hindu rulers used the titles of "Pant Sachiv" and "Raja".

• 1697 – death 1707: Shankaraji Narayan Sacheev
• 1707 – death March 1737: Naro Shankaraji
• 1737 – death 1757: Chimnaji I
• 1757 – death 1787: Sadasiv Rao
• 1787 – death 1791: Raghunath Rao
• 1797 – death 1798: Shankr Rao I
• 1798 – death 1827: Pantsachiv Chimnaji Rao II
• 1827 – death 1837: Pantsachiv Raghunath Rao I Chimnaji Rao
• 1837 – death 12 February 1871: Pantsachiv Chimnaji Rao III Raghunath Rao

• (12 February 1871 - 17 July 1922) - His Highness Raja Shrimant Shankarrao Chimnajirao Pandit Pant Sachiv
• (18 July 1922 -15 August 1947) {{Sfn|McClenaghan|1996|p=80}} - Raja Shrimant Sir Raghunathrao Shankarrao Babasaheb Pandit Pantsachiv "Baba Sahib"; (died 1951), last ruler{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html|title=Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J|website=www.worldstatesmen.org|access-date=2019-08-15}}

File:Laxmi Vilas Bungalow, Pune.jpg|1930s Portrait of Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Pune of Gandekar Royal family.

• List of Maratha dynasties and states
• List of Brahmin dynasties and states
• Pant Sachiv family
• Political integration of India

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• {{cite book |first=Tony |last=McClenaghan |year=1996 |title=Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Indian Princely States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQdZlHJ2WTAC |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=9781897829196}}
• {{cite book |title= Life of His Highness Raja Shreemant Sir Raghunathrao S.: Alias Babasaheb Pandit Pant Sachiv, K.C.I.E., Raja of Bhor |first=V.G. |last=Ranade |date=1951 }}

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