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The
Royal
Palace
of
Patwardhans
is
the
main
attraction
of
Jamkhandi
town.
Jamakhandi
is
a
small
town
in
Bagalkot
district
in
the
Indian
state
of
Karnataka.
It
was
the
capital
of
the
former
princely
state
of
Jamkhandi.
The
Brahmin
Hari
Bhat
Patwardhan
increased
services
to
the
Peshwa
of
the
Marathas
and
was
the
ancestor
of
the
princes
of
Budhgaon,
Miraj,
Kurundwad,
Sangli,
Jamkhandi
and
Tasgaon.
The
first
of
Raja
Gopal
Rao
Ramchandra
Rao
Patwardhan
Jamkhandi
(1811-40).
The
Patwardhan
rulers
of
Jamkhandi
who
were
Chitpavan
Brahmins,
trace
their
origin
to
one
Haribhat,
from
Kotawada,
a
village
in
Ratnagiri.
He
became
the
family
priest
of
the
chief
of
Ichalkaranji,
another
Chitpavan
Brahmin.
Three
of
his
sons
took
up
service
with
the
Peshwa
and
distinguished
themselves
in
the
various
conquests
for
their
ruler.
To
honour
their
bravery
and
courage
they
were
awarded
Jagirs.
So
we
find
the
Patwardhans
ruling
the
Jagirs
of
Jamkhandi,
Miraj,
Sangli
and
Kurundwad.
Jamkhandi
was
one
of
the
Maratha
Princely
States
of
British
India,
administered
as
part
of
the
Bombay
Presidency
and
later
the
Deccan
States
Agency.
It
was
founded
in
1811
by
Gopalrao
Ramchandrarao
Patwardhan
(1799-1840).
He
was
succeeded
by
Ramchandrarao
Gopalrao
Patwardhan
(1833-1897),
a
very
capable
administrator.
He
moved
his
capital
to
Ramtirth,
a
hill
near
Jamkhandi,
beside
an
old
temple.
He
built
a
beautiful
palace,
a
school
and
polo
grounds.
Having
no
male
heir,
he
adopted
Parshuramrao
alias
Bhausaheb
Patwardhan
(1897-1924),
who
ascended
the
Gaddi
in
1903
and
was
the
third
Raja
of
Jamkhandi.
Educated
in
Kolhapur
under
British
tutors,
Parshuram
Patwardhan
travelled
far
and
wide
with
the
Queen,
in
India
and
abroad,
to
study
ways
to
improve
the
lot
of
his
people.
In
1820
Tasgaon
was
separated
as
a
separate
principality.
On
1
November
1956
were
repealed
all
principalities
and
came
to
Jamkhandi
Karnataka.
The
descendants
of
the
royal
family
Pranayrao
Patwardhan,
Rani
Anjalidevi
and
Rajmata
Lailaraje,
and
their
family
live
in
Pune.
The
beautiful
hills
around
the
town
which
were
once
adorned
with
Jamun
and
other
trees
now
wear
a
denuded
look
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