Phaltan State was one of the non-salute Maratha princely states of British India. It was ruled by the Nimbalkar clan of the Marathas. It was under the central division of the Bombay Presidency, under the states of the Kolhapur-Deccan Residency, Satara Agency, and later the Deccan States Agency. Its capital was Phaltan town, located in present-day Maharashtra.
It had been one of the Satara Jagirs, which included Bhor, Aundh, Phaltan, Jath, Daphlapur and Akalkot. Its Flag was a rectangular bicolor, orange over green.
Geography The state measured 397 square miles (1,028 km2) in area. According to the 1901 census, the population showed a decrease of 31% in the decade at 45,739. The population of the town itself was 9,512 in that year.
History The Hindu ruling family was descended from Naik Nimbaji Parmar (1284–1291), whose descendants received a grant from a Delhi Sultanate emperor in the 14th century. The ruler had the title of Raja, or Naik Nimbalkar. The first wife, Sai Bai, of 17th century Maratha Emperor Shivaji, was from Phaltan. Major HH Raja Bahadur Shrimant Malojirao Mudhojirao Nanasaheb Naik Nimbalkar IV was the last Ruler of Phaltan.
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.
In 1901, the state enjoyed revenue estimated at £13,000- and paid a tribute to the British Raj of £640. On June 19, 1947, Udaysinha Naik Nimbalkar Rajkumar, Prince of Phaltan, and his mother the Maharani of Phaltan were passengers on Pan Am Flight 121, crewed by Gene Roddenberry, which crashed in Syria. Phaltan acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948 and is currently a part of Maharashtra state.
List of Rulers Nimbraj I Parmar, Naik 1284–1291 Padakhala Jagdevrao Dharpatrao Nimbalkar, Naik 1291–1327 Nimbraj II Nimbalkar, Naik 1327–1349 Vanang Bhupal Nimbalkar, Naik 1349–1374 Vanangpal Nimbalkar, Naik 1390–1394 Vangoji I Nimbalkar, Naik 1394–1409 Maloji I Nimbalkar, Naik 1409–1420 Baji I Nimbalkar, Naik 1420–1445 Powwarao Nimbalkar, Naik 1445–1470 Baji II Nimbalkar, Naik 1470–1512 Mudhoji I Nimbalkar, Naik 1512–1527 Baji Dharrao Nimbalkar, Naik 1527–1560 Maloji II Nimbalkar, Naik 1560–1570 Vangoji II Jagpalrao Nimbalkar, Naik 1570–1630 Mudhoji II Nimbalkar, Naik 1630–1644 Bajaji Rao Naik Nimbalkar, Naik 1644–1676 Vangoji III Nimbalkar, Naik 1676–1693 Janoji Nimbalkar, Naik 1693–1748 Mudhojirao III Nimbalkar, Naik 1748–1765 Sayajirao Nimbalkar, Naik 1765–1774 Maloji III Rao Nimbalkar, Naik 1774–1777 Janojirao II Nimbalkar, Naik 1777–1827 Bajaji II Rao Nimbalkar, Naik 1827–1841 Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar, Raja Shrimant, 1841–1916 (longest-reigning monarch in Phaltan) Maloji IV Rao Mudhojirao Naik Nimbalkar, Raja Bahadur Shrimant 1916–1948, Head of the royal family 1948–1978. Pratapsinh Malojirao Naik Nimbalkar, Head of the royal family 1978-2006. Ramraje Pratapsinh Naik Nimbalkar 2006- till today.
See also Maratha Maratha Empire List of Maratha dynasties and states List of Indian princely states
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