Surgana State

Surgana State
Princely State of British India
Late 18th century–1948
Flag of Surgana
Flag
Coat of arms of Surgana
Coat of arms

Surgana State in Nasik Agency during British India
CapitalSurgana
DemonymKoli kshatriya
Area 
• 1901
932.4 km2 (360.0 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
11,532
• 1921
14,912
Legislature 
• Upper house
Pawar
History 
• Established
Late 18th century
1948
 Succeeded by
India
Today part ofMaharashtra, India

Surgana State was a princely state of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj.[1] It was the only state belonging to the Nasik Agency. Its capital was Surgana in Nashik District of present-day Maharashtra. It was ruled by Kolis of Pawar dynasty.[2][3]

Surgana State's last ruler signed the instrument of accession to join India in March 1948.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bombay Presidency" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 186.
  2. ^ Nag, Sajal; Gurung, Tejimala; Choudhury, Abhijit (2007). Making of the Indian Union: Merger of Princely States and Excluded Areas. New Delhi, India: Akansha Publishing House. pp. 356: Surgana was ruled by a Koli, probably a Mahadeo Koli by caste. ISBN 978-81-8370-110-5.
  3. ^ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. New Delhi, India, Asia: Aakar Books. p. 521. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1. SHANKAR BAO RAVI RAO DESHMUKH, Deshmukh of Surgana State, Born 1849; succeeded to the gadi in 1867. Belongs to a Koli family (aboriginal) origin, and that had the charge, during the period of Muhammadan rule, of one of the great roads from Surat to the Deccan. In 1818 t 5 the Deshmukh, having g attacked a British force, was con quered and hanged, and his cousin was placed on the gadi, The Deshmukh Murár Rao was succeeded by Bhaskar Rao, and the latter by the present Deshmukh.