PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Founded
before 1800. The Chiefs of Surgana were Konkani Kunbis, who were in
charge
of the region around Hatgad to prevent predatory incursions above the
ghats
by the Bhils and Kholis of the Dangs as well as to render military
service
to their neighbouring Chieftains. To enhance their authority they were
entitled Deshmukhs of the Hatgad devision of Nasik and had the town of
Surgana and other villages. When the Matrathas rose to power the
Surgana
Chieftains refused to pay tribute to them as well as the Moghuls and
there
were termed as Bandi Mulk (rebel land). Nevertheless their
vital
position between the Deccan and Surat made the Marathas conciliatory
toward
them. In 1818, acting as virtual rulers, they attacked a British police
party passing through Surgana. In retaliation, the Chief, Malharrao was
seized and hanged in 1819, and his cousin Bhikaji Rao was recognised as
chief for his personal service to the British against the Marathas. He
was soon murdered in a riot stirred up by the mother of the late chief
and her brother-in-law, Pilaji who was hunted, seized and executed by
the
British. In 1846 the branch of the family descended from Malharro was
allowed
to share in the revenues of the state, and this was finally settled in
1877 by an allowance grant. From 1921 to 1947 the chief was entitled to
elect a Representitive Member of the Chambers of Princes. The Princely
State was bordered on the south by Peinth in Nasik, and in the west by
the states of Bansda and Dharampur. In March 1948, Meherban Dhairyashil
Rao Yeshwantrao Pawar, Chief of Surgana, signed the Gujrat States
Merger
Agreeement (#2). Rulers were.....
- Deshmukh MALHAR RAO 1818/1819, executed in 1819.
- Deshmukh BHIKAJI RAO 1819/1820
- Deshmukh YESHWANT RAO I BHIKAJIRAO 1820/1854
- Deshmukh RAVI RAO 1854/1867
- Deshmukh SHANKAR RAO RAVI RAO 1867/1898, born 1849 (#1).
- Deshmukh PRATAP RAO SHANKAR RAO 1898/1930, born 8th August
1880, succeeded 17th June 1899.
- Deshmukh YESHWANT RAO II PRATAPRAO 1930/1936
- Deshmukh Shri DHAIRYASHILRAO YESHWANTRAO PAWAR 1936/2003,
born 22nd November
1922, Member of the Rajya Sabha 1952/1968 and 1972/1978, married
Shrimati
Rani Udayani Devi, and had issue, two sons and one daughter. He died
23rd November 2003.
- Deshmukh Shri NITRANJAN DHAIRYASHILRAO PAWAR (qv)
- Shrimant Rajkumar Tejsinhraje Pawar, married Shrimant
Rani Usharaje
Tejsinh
Pawar, and has issue.
- Shri Rohitraje Tejsinhraje Pawar, born 28th
January 1977,
educated
at Pune University (M.B.A.), married 9th December 2001, Shrimant
Vrushaliraje
Rohitraje Pawar, and has issue.
- Shri Kaustubhadityaraje Pawar
- Shri Ratnasheelraje Tejsinhraje Pawar, born 13th April
1981; presently he is actively involved in politics and social service
and is also managing a petrol
pump in Surgana in the name of Asawari Petroleum, Surgana. (Surgana,
Maharashtra, India)
- Shrimant Rani Kalpanaraje, married Chhatrapati Shri
PRATAPSINHRAJE
SHAHUMAHARAJ
BHONSLE of Satara, and has issue.
- Deshmukh Shri NITRANJAN DHAIRYASHILRAO PAWAR (see above)
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