Aundh State was a Maratha princely state during the British Raj, in the Deccan States Agency division of the Bombay Presidency. The Principality of Aundh covered an area of 1298 square kilometers with a population of 88,762 in 1941. The capital of the state was Aundh, currently in the Satara district of Maharashtra.
It is known for the Aundh Experiment, a bold effort at empowering villages with self governance from 1939 to 1947.
History Aundh was a Jagir granted by Chhatrapati Sambhaji to Parshuram Trimbak Pant Pratinidhi, who was a general, administrator and later Pratinidhi of the Maratha Empire during the reign of Chhatrapati Sambhaji and Chhatrapati Rajaram. He played a crucial role in re-capturing Panhala Fort, Ajinkyatara (at Satara), Bhupalgad forts from Mughals during period of 1700–1705.
After the fall of Peshwa rule, the British East India company entered separate treaties in 1820 with all the Jagirdars who were nominally subordinate to the Raja of Satara. Akalkot, Aundh, Nimsod, Bhor, Daphlapur, Jath, and Phaltan, which were Jagirs of Satara State, became tributaries to the British when Satara state was abolished in 1849. The last ruler of the Aundh was Raja Shrimant Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi ("Bala Sahib"). The state joined the Union of India on 8 March 1948.
Rulers Aundh's Hindu rulers used the title of "Pant Pratinidhi". Foundation of the state Aundh 1690Princely States of India A-J / 1699 Princes (Rajas), with the title Pant Pratinidhi From To Raja Born Died 1697 27 May 1718 Parusharam Trimbak 1660 1718 1718 25 November 1746 Shrinivasrao Parashuram 1687 1746 1746 1754 Jagjivanrao Parashuram 16911754 1754 5 April 1776 Shrinivasrao Gangadhar 1776 1776 30 August 1777 Bhagwant Rao 1777 30 August 1777 11 June 1848 Parashuramrao Shrinivas I "Thoto Pant" (Peshwa prisoner 1806–1818) 1777 1848 11 June 1848 1901 Shrinivasrao Parashuram "Anna Sahib" 27 November 1833 1901 1901 1905 Parashuramrao Shrinivas II "Dada Sahib" 17 February 1858 1905 3 November 1905 4 November 1909 Gopalkrishnarao Parashuram "Nana Sahib" 26 January 1879 4 November 1909 15 August 1947 Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi "Bala Sahib" 24 October 1868 13 April 1951 Prime-minister From To Raja Born Died 1944 1948 Parshuram Rao Pant "Appa Sahib"
1912-09-11 1992-10-05
The Line is nominally Continued From To Raja Born Died1951 1962 Shrimant Bhagwant Rao Trimbak "Bapu Sahib" 1919 2007-04-08
See also Shree Mulpeeth Yamai Devi Temple Pant Pratinidhi family Aundh Experiment List of Indian princely states Apa Pant
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