Aundh State | |||||||||
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| 1699–1948 | |||||||||
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 Aundh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Government | Jagir (1699–1849) Princely state (1849–1948) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1699 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1941 | 1,298 km2 (501 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1941 | 88,762 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Maharashtra, India | ||||||||
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aundh". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. | |||||||||
Aundh State was a Maratha princely state during the British Raj, in the Deccan States Agency division of the Bombay Presidency. The Principality of Aundh covered an area of 1298 square kilometers with a population of 88,762 in 1941. The capital of the state was Aundh, currently in the Satara district of Maharashtra.
It is known for the Aundh Experiment, a bold effort at empowering villages with self governance from 1939 to 1947.
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