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{{Infobox former subdivision<br />
|conventional_long_name =Miraj State (ca. 1750 - 1820)<br><small>Miraj Junior State (1820 - 1948)</small><br />
|common_name =Miraj Junior<br />
|nation = [[British India]]<br />
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]<br />
|era = <br />
|year_start = 1820<br />
|date_start = <br />
|event_start= <br />
|year_end = 1948<br />
|date_end = <br />
|event_end= [[Independence of India]]<br />
|event1 = <br />
|date_event1 = <br />
|p1 = Maratha Empire<br />
|s1 = India<br />
|flag_p1 = Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg<br />
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg<br />
|image_flag = Kolhapur flag.svg<br />
|image_coat = <br />
|image_map = Kolhapur-Jath map.jpg<br />
|image_map_caption =Miraj in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]<br />
|stat_area1 = 508<br />
|stat_year1 = 1901<br />
|stat_pop1 = 35,806<br />
|footnotes =<br />
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'''Miraj Junior''' was one of two [[Maratha]] [[princely state]]s during the [[British Raj]]: '[[Miraj Senior]]' and Miraj Junior. The two states separated in 1820. It was under the southern division of the [[Bombay Presidency]], forming part of the southern [[Maharashtra|Mahratta]] [[Jagir]]s, and later the [[Deccan States Agency]].<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Miraj |volume=18 |page=573}}</ref><br />
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Miraj Junior measured {{convert|211|sqmi|km2}} in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 35,806. In 1901, the state enjoyed revenue estimated at £27,000, and paid £400 in tribute to the [[British Raj]].<ref name=EB1911/> The Raja resided in the town of Bhudgaon (population 3,591 in 1901).<br />
==History==<br />
The [[State of Miraj]], the predecessor state, was founded before 1750 and within its limits was the former capital of the [[Sangli State|State of Sangli]] before the British Raj.<br />
Raja Govind Rao Patwardhan, 1st Ruler of Miraj, began as a [[cavalry]] commander. He distinguished himself in several expeditions against the [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad state|Hyderabad]] and [[Hyder Ali]] of [[Mysore]], established the [[Maratha]] ascendancy in southern India and pushed the Maratha conquests to the frontier of Mysore.<br />
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In 1820, the state of Miraj was divided between a Senior and Junior branch.<ref name=EB1911/> The territory of both branches was widely scattered among other native states and also [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British districts]].<ref name=EB1911/><br />
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Miraj Junior acceded to the [[Dominion of India]] on 8 March 1948 and is currently a part of [[Maharashtra]] [[States and territories of India|state]].<br />
===Rulers===<br />
The rulers belonged to the [[Patwardhan|Patwardhan dynasty]] and used the title of [[Raja]]. They were of the same clan that ruled nearby [[Jamkhandi State]].<br />
====Rajas====<br />
*Raja Madhavrao I Patwardhan, 1st Raja of Miraj Junior 1820/1845<br />
*Raja Lakshmanrao I [Anna Saheb] Patwardhan, 2nd Raja of Miraj Junior 1845/1876, born 1807, died 1876.<br />
*Raja Hariharrao [Dada Saheb] Patwardhan, 3rd Raja of Miraj Junior 1876/1877, died 1877.<br />
*Raja Lakshmanrao II [Anna Saheb] Patwardhan, 4th Raja of Miraj Junior 1877/1899, died 7 February 1899.<br />
*[[Madhavrao Hariharrao Patwardhan|Meherban Shrimant Raja Sir Madhavrao II Harihar Babasaheb Patwardhan]], 5th Raja of Miraj Junior 1899/1950<br />
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The line is nominally continued:<br />
*Meherban Shrimant Raja Chintamanrao Madhavrao Balasaheb Patwardhan, 6th Raja of Miraj Junior 1950/1972<br />
*Rajkumari Yamuna Raje Patwardhan - Married to Vasant Ramchandra Naykude<br />
*Yuvaraj Shrimant Agastyanand Patwardhan<br />
*Meherban Shrimant Raja Hariharrao Madhavrao Babasaheb Patwardhan, Raja of Miraj Junior<br />
*Meherban Shrimant Raja Parshuram Hariharrao Patwardhan<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Maratha Empire]]<br />
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]<br />
* [[Political integration of India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Miraj List of rulers of Miraj Junior]<br />
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