| Pant Sachiv family (Gandekar) गंडेकर | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Pune, India |
| Etymology | The Chief Secretary |
| Place of origin | Gandapur Village (now extinct), near Paithan, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India |
| Members | Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar Naro Shankaraji Gandekar Shankarrao Chimnajirao Gandekar Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar |
| Connected families | Vinchurkar family Patwardhan family Pant Pratinidhi family |
| Estate(s) | Bhor State |
The Gandekars (prominently known as The Pant Sachiv family) are the royal family of erstwhile Bhor State, who were rulers of the Bhor State from 1699 to 1948[1][2][3]
Previously they served as Sachivs to Chhatrapatis of Maratha Empire and later became independent rulers of the Bhor princely state. Under the British Raj, the Pant Sachiv Family are classified as first class Sardars.In 1917 the Ruler of Bhor was granted a permanent salute of 11 guns.[4][5]
- ^ Ian Copland (1982). British Raj and the Indian princes: paramountcy in western India, 1857-1930. Sangam Books. p. 13.
After distinguishing themselves in the field as military commanders, they were appointed Pant Sachiv and Pant Pratinidhi respectively in 1698, receiving saranjams, or royal grants, from Rajaram
- ^ Milind Gunaji (2010). Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 41. ISBN 9788179915783.
- ^ Ranade 1930, p. 8.
- ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Berhampore to Bombay. Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers. 1972. p. 148.
The chief has the title of Pandit of Bhor and Pant Sachiv, and ranks as a first-class Sardar of the Deccan. A tribute of Rs. 10,000, being the commuted value of an elephant subsidy once annually furnished by the chief, is paid
- ^ Ranade 1930, p. 46.