| Miraj State (ca. 1750 - 1820) Miraj Senior State (1820 - 1948) | |||||||||
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| State Within the Maratha Confederacy (1750 - 1818) Princely State of British India | |||||||||
| 1820–1948 | |||||||||
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 Miraj in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 886 km2 (342 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 81,467 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1820 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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Miraj Senior was one of two Maratha princely states during the British Raj: 'Miraj Junior' and Miraj Senior.[1] The two states separated in 1820.[1] It was under the southern division of the Bombay Presidency, forming part of the southern Mahratta Jagirs, and later the Deccan States Agency.
Miraj Senior measured 339 square miles (880 km2) in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 81,467. In 1901, the state enjoyed revenue estimated at £23,000, and paid £800 in tribute to the British Raj.[1] The Raja resided in the town of Miraj (population 18,425 in 1901), which was a junction on the Southern Maratha Railway.
- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 573.