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| name = Shivashanmukha Rao<br />
| title = [[Raja]] of [[Sandur State|Sandur]] <br />
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| succession = <br />
| reign = 1861 - 3 May 1878<br />
| coronation = 1863<br />
| predecessor = Venkata Rao II<br />
| regent = <br />
| successor1 = Ramachandra Vitthala Rao<br />
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| full name = Srimant Raja Shivahsanmukha Rao Vitthala Rao Hindurao Ghorpade<br />
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| house = [[Ghorpade Dynasty]] <br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1847|10|17|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sanduru]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1878|05|03|1847|10|17|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Bellary]]<br />
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| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
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'''Shivashanmukha Rao''' (17 October 1847 - 3 May 1878) was a member of the [[Ghorpade Dynasty]] who served as the [[Raja]] of [[Sandur State]] from 1861 to 1878. His reign was noted for its progressive reforms.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Shivashanmukha Rao was born on 17 October 1847 to [[Venkata Rao II]], the reigning Raja of Sandur. Being the eldest son, Shivashanmukha Rao was heir-apparent to the throne. Shivashanmukha Rao was educated in private.<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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When Venkata Rao died in 1861, 14-year old Shivashanmukha Rao ascended the throne. As he was yet a minor, the administration was handled by a regency. Shivashanmukha Rao did not have a full formal coronation till 1863, when his ''sanad'' was renewed by the Madras government. In 1876, he was accorded the title of "Raja" by the British.<br />
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As soon as he assumed the throne in 1863, Shivashanmukha Rao selected [[J. Macartney]], a [[missionary]] of the [[London Missionary Society|LMS]] as his agent and advisor. During his tenure, Macartney introduced many reforms and improved the administration of the state. Macartney retired in 1885 and was succeeded by [[J. G. Firth]], a former tahsildar of Bellary.<br />
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Venkata Rao was a recipient of the [[Prince of Wales]] medal (1876). In 1877, he was awarded a [[Kaisar-i-Hind Medal]] on the occasion of the [[Delhi Durbar]].<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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Shivashanmukha Rao was the oldest surviving son of Venkata Rao through his six wives. He married Rani Sundarabai Ghorpade and they had two sons - Vittal Rao and Maloji Rao, both of whom predeceased their father.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
Shivashanmukha Rao died at Sandur on 3 May 1878 after a long illness. As he did not have sons of his own, Shivashanmukha Rao was succeeded as Raj by his younger brother [[Ramachandra Vitthala Rao]].<br />
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