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| Pant Pratinidhi family | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Pune, India |
| Etymology | The Viceroy |
| Place of origin | Kinhai, Satara, Satara District, Maharashtra, India |
| Members | Parshuram Trimbak Pant Pratinidhi Krishnarao Pant Pratinidhi Shripatrao Pant Pratinidhi Jagjivanrao Pant Pratinidhi Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi Parashuram Rao Pant Pratinidhi |
| Connected families | Gandekar family |
| Estate(s) | Aundh State Vishalgad estate |
Pant Pratinidhi family is a prominent aristocratic noble family of India, who served as Pratinidhis to Chhatrapatis of Maratha Empire and later became rulers of the Princely states of Aundh and Vishalgad.[1][2]
The Pant Pratinidhi's were officer's of the highest dignity under the Maratha Empire. They were ranked above all Ashta Pradhans and even above Peshwas during Rajaram I to Shahu I times.[3]
- ^ Mahadeo Govind Ranade. Rise of Maratha Power. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 94.
- ^ Apa Pant (1974). A Moment in Time. University of Nevada Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780340147900.
- ^ Sumitra Kulkarni (1995). The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture. Mittal Publications. p. 41.