List of Maratha dynasties and states

This is a partial list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states.

India and Burma in the year 1857: Maratha states occupy regions in central and western India

Historical Maratha clans from the original dynasty
Maratha Clans around present day IndiaRegion(s) ControlledPresent State
BhonsleThanjavur StateTamil Nadu
GaekwadBaroda StateGujarat
NewalkarJhansi StateUttar Pradesh
HolkarsIndore StateMadhya Pradesh
BhonsleNagpur StateMaharastra
PawarDewas Senior
Dewas Junior
Dhar State
Chhatarpur State		Madhya Pradesh
Scindia Gwalior State Madhya Pradesh
Patwardhan Jamkhandi State Karnataka
Bhave Ramdurg State Karnataka
Shankhapal Malkhed Karnataka

Maratha Princely States

The Marathas ruled much of India in the period immediately preceding the consolidation of British rule in India. The Maratha states came to form the largest bloc of princely states in the British Raj, in terms of territory and population.

Ruins of the Raigad Fort which served as a capital of the Maratha Empire in the 17th century.

The Maratha Salute state and Head of State by precedence
  • Baroda, title Maharaja Gaikwad, Hereditary salute of 21-guns
  • Gwalior, title Maharaja Scindia, Hereditary salute of 21-guns
  • Indore (Holkar State), title Maharaja Holkar, Hereditary salutes of 19-guns (21-guns
  • Kolhapur State, title Maharaja Chhatrapati, Hereditary salutes of 19-guns
  • Dewas State Senior, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns
  • Dewas State Junior, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns
  • Dhar State, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns
  • Sangli, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
  • Jawhar State, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
  • Bhor, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
  • Savantwadi (Sawantwadi), title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
  • Mudhol State, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns

Non-salute states

Non-salute Maratha states, alphabetically:

States Annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse
  • Nagpur State (1818–1853) – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse in 1853.
  • Satara state – Abolished in 1848 by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse.[1]
  • Thanjavur – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse
  • Jhansi state – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse; recaptured by Rani Lakshmi Bai (4 June 1857 – 4/5 April 1858)

See also

References
  1. Ramusack, Barbara N. (2007). The Indian princes and their states (Digitally print. version. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0521039895. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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