PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
The
parent state was founded in 1733 by Meherban Raja Trimbakrao I
[Appasaheb] Patwardhan (see Kurundwad-Snr).
The state later split
into Senior and Junior lines on 5th April 1854, with Meherban Shrimant
Raghunathrao continuing the Senior Line and his three younger brothers
ruling jointly in Kurundwad Junior. The youngest brother died without
issue, and the descendants of the two middle brothers continued to rule
jointly till 1947. The rulers (from 1854) were....
LINE I
- Meherban Raja HARIHARRAO KESHAVRAO [BHAUSAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1854/-
(co-ruler), succeeded 5th April 1854 (#1) , married and had
issue.
- Meherban Raja GANPATRAO HARIHARRAO [BAPUSAHEB] PATWARDHAN
(qv)
- Meherban Raja TRIMBAKRAO KESHAVRAO [AABASAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1854/1869 (co-ruler), died sp.
- Meherban Raja GANPATRAO I HARIHARRAO [BAPUSAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1846 (1854)/1899
(co-ruler),
born 1837, succeeded 5th April 1854 (#1).
, married 1stly, Rani Saraswatibai [Yogabai], daughter of Bajirao II
Peshwa, the last Prime Minister of the Maratha Kingdom, married 2ndly,
a daughter of Mr. Mujumdar, died young, married 3rdly, a daughter of
Mr. Chitale, and had issue. He died 1899.
- Meherban Raja MADHAVRAO GANPATRAO [BHAUSAHEB] PATWARDHAN
(qv)
- Meherban Raja MADHAVRAO GANPATRAO [BHAUSAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1899/1931, born
6th December 1875 and succeeded 29th July 1899, married Rani Seetabai
Parinjkar,
daughter of Mr. Parinjkar, and had issue, one son only.
- Meherban Raja GANPATRAO II MADHAVRAO [BAPUSAHEB]
PATWARDHAN (qv)
- Meherban Raja VINAYAKRAO PATWARDHAN 1911/1931 (co-ruler)
- Meherban Raja GANPATRAO II MADHAVRAO [BAPUSAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1931/1942, married Rani Ramabai, daughter of Mr. Jog, died 1944, and
had issue, 2 sons. He died 9th November 1942.
- Meherban Raja RAGHUNATHRAO GANPATRAO [DADASAHEB]
PATWARDHAN (qv)
- Shrimant Gajananrao Ganpatrao [Dilipsinh] Patwardhan,
born 1928, unmarried.
- Rajkumari Shakuntalaraje, born 1923, married 1946, Mr.
Jadhav of Mumbai (marraige was not recognized by the Rajasaheb). She
died 2003
- Rajkumari Padmavatiraje, born 1925, married 1947, Mr.
Balkrishna alias Bhausaheb Sulakhe, of Barshi, and had issue, 2 sons
and 2 daughters.
- Meherban Raja RAGHUNATHRAO GANPATRAO [DADASAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1942/2007, married
1943, Akhand
Soubhagyavati Shrimant Rani Sudakshanadevi Patwardhan, daughter of
Kashinath Khanvilkar of Mumbai, born 1926, died 22nd
September 2005, and had issue, 4 daughters and 1 son. He died 19th
February 2007 at Belgaum aged 85 years.
- Rajkumari Urmilaraje Patwardhan, born 21st April 1944,
married a Mr. Deshmukh.
- Rajkumari Indumatiraje Patwardhan, born 9th May 1947,
married a Mr. Booty.
- Rajkumari Mangalaraje Patwardhan, born 15th October 1948,
married a Mr. Gogate.
- Rajkumari Nandiniraje, born 21st September 1950, married
a
Mr. Phake.
- Meherban Raja HARIHARRAO RAGHUNATHRAO [BAPUSAHEB]
PATWARDHAN (qv)
- Meherban Raja HARIHARRAO RAGHUNATHRAO [BAPUSAHEB]
PATWARDHAN (see above)
LINE II
- Meherban Raja VINAYAKRAO KESHAVRAO [APPASAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1854/1876
(co-ruler), succeeded 5th April 1854 (#1) , married and had
issue.
- Meherban Raja HARIHARRAO VINAYAKRAO [DAJISAHEB]
PATWARDHAN (qv)
- Meherban Raja HARIHARRAO VINAYAKRAO [DAJISAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1876/1911, born 1852, married to Ramabai, daughter of Mr. Jog, and had
issue, 5 sons.
- Meherban Raja VINAYAKRAO HARIHARRAO [NANASAHEB]
PATWARDHAN (qv)
- Meherban Raja TRIMBAKRAO HARIHARRAO PATWARDHAN (qv)
- Shrimant Moreshwarrao Hariharrao Patwardhan, married
Sarswatibai, daughter of Mr. Phalke, and has issue, one son.
- Shrimant Keshavrao Moreshwarrao Patwardhan
- Shrimant Nilkanthrao Hariharrao Patwardhan, married
Parvatibai, daughter of Mr. Bivalkar, and has issue, one son.
- Shrimant Hariharrao Patwardhan
- Shrimant Dhundirao Hariharrao Patwardhan, married
Annapurnabai, daughter of Mr. Karve, and has issue, one son.
- Shrimant Chintamanrao Patwardhan
- Meherban Raja VINAYAKRAO
HARIHARRAO [NANASAHEB] PATWARDHAN 1911/1932, born 1877, married Rani
Gangabai, daughter of Mr. Lagu, and had issue, one daughter. He died
1932.
- Rajkumari Malatibai, born 189x, married Shrimant
Vinayakrao Peshwe,
descendant of the Peshwas of Poona. She died 1923.
-
Meherban Raja TRIMBAKRAO HARIHARRAO PATWARDHAN
1932/1934, married Rani Umabai, daughter of Mr. Joshi of Jamkhandi, and
had issue, one son and four daughters. He died 1934.
- Meherban Raja GANPATRAO TRIMBAKRAO [TATYASAHEB]
PATWARDHAN (qv)
- Rajkumari Taisaheb, married Mr. Raste.
- Rajkumari Leelatai, married Mr. Purandare.
- Rajkumari Chiutai, married Mr. Kibe.
- Rajkumari Sarlatai married Lt.-Col. Bhaiyasaheb Purandare.
- Meherban Raja GANPATRAO TRIMBAKRAO [TATYASAHEB] PATWARDHAN
1934/2004, born 1923, married Rani Ushadevi Govindrao Madgavkar, a
previously married lady with two sons, and as a result, this marriage
was not recognized by the Government of India, and
had issue, one son and one daughter. He died 1st December 2004 in
Bangalore.
- Meherban Raja GOVINDRAO GANPATRAO PATWARDHAN (qv)
- Rajkumari Leelabai, married (div.), Sardar Malharrao
Purandare.
- Meherban Raja GOVINDRAO GANPATRAO PATWARDHAN, present
co-Raja of
Kurundwad
Jnr since the 1st of December 2004.
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