Mudhol State
| Mudhol State ಮುಧೋಳ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ | |||||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||||
| 1398–1948 | |||||||||
Mudhol State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Capital | Mudhol | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1931 | 508 km2 (196 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1931 | 936,218 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1398 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Karnataka, India | ||||||||
| Official language: Kannada | |||||||||
Mudhol State was a princely state during the British Raj. The rulers were from the Ghorpade Dynasty of the Marathas. It was one of the former states of the Southern Maratha Country and its capital was the city of Mudhol in present-day Bagalkote District of Karnataka State in India. The last ruler was HH Shrimant Raja Bhairavsinhrao Malojirao Ghorpade II. Mudhol acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948, and is currently a part of Karnataka state.
Covering an area of 508 km2 (196 sq mi), Mudhol State enjoyed revenue estimated at £20,000 in 1901. According to the 1901 census, the population was 63,001, with the population of the town itself at 8,359 in that year.