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The Kolhapur State was a Maratha princely state of India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. [1] It was considered the most important of the Maratha principalities [ citation needed ] with the others being Baroda State , Gwalior State and Indore State .
The state of Kolhapur was established by Tarabai in 1707 in the midst of a succession dispute over the Maratha crown. The Maratha throne was then occupied by descendants of Tarabai. One of the prominent Kings was Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj. In his reign, he promoted free education to people of all castes, religions and fought against untouchability.
Zilla Parishad Kolhapur [18] or District Council Kolhapur is one of the District Councils having jurisdiction in the Kolhapur district. Zilla Parishad has bagged the 2021 first place award of State Level Outstanding Zilla Parishad. [19] The election to the 2017 Kolhapur Jilha Parishad and panchayat samitis was held from 21 February 2017.
Kolhapur Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, in India. It was a segment of Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency . [ 1 ] Kolhapur seat existed until the 2004 elections after which it was bifurcated into Kolhapur North & Kolhapur South seat in 2008.
Shahu (also known as Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, Shahu IV, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj) [4] GCSI GCIE GCVO (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922) of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja (reign. 1894 – 1900) and the first Maharaja (1900–1922) of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur.
Panhala fort (also known as Panhalgad and Panhalla (literally "the home of serpents")), is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India.It is strategically located looking over a pass in the Sahyadri mountain range which was a major trade route from Bijapur in the interior of Maharashtra to the coastal areas. [1]
Kolhapur South is one of the 274 Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. [1] The constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. It comprises parts of Karvir tehsil and parts of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, both in Kolhapur district, and is a segment of the Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituen
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