Polity Sawantwadi State

This article is about the specific polity Sawantwadi State and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a polity located in the modern-day Indian State of Maharashtra.

Establishment

  • January 1628: Sawantwadi state was founded in 1627 by Khem Sawant I.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1638: Sawantwadi State fell directly under the command of Batavia until 1673, and then under command of Suratte.

Disestablishment

  • January 1751: Sawantwadi state was founded in 1627 by Khem Sawant I, later becoming a vassal state of the Sultanate of Bijapur. Khem Sawant II made Sundarwadi his capital which later got the name of Sawantwadi as the rulers were known as Sawants.