List of Maratha dynasties and states
This is a partial list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states.
Historical Maratha clans from the original dynasty
Maratha Clans around present day India | Region Controlled | Present State |
Bhonsle | Thanjavur State | Tamil Nadu |
Gaekwad | Baroda State | Gujarat |
Newalkar | Jhansi State | Uttar Pradesh |
Holkars | Indore State | Madhya Pradesh |
Bhonsle | Nagpur State | Maharastra |
Pawar | Dewas Senior Dewas Junior Dhar State Chhatarpur State | Madhya Pradesh |
Scindia | Gwalior State | Madhya Pradesh |
Patwardhan | Jamkhandi State | Karnataka |
Bhave | Ramdurg State | Karnataka |
Shankhapal | Malkhed | Karnataka |
Maratha Princely States
The Marathas ruled much of India in the period immediately preceding the consolidation of British rule in India. The Maratha states came to form the largest bloc of princely states in the British Raj, in terms of territory and population.which served as a capital of the Maratha Empire in the 17th century.
The Maratha [Salute state] and [Head of State] by precedence
- Baroda, title Maharaja Gaikwad, Hereditary salute of 21-guns
- Gwalior, title Maharaja Scindia, Hereditary salute of 21-guns
- Indore, title Maharaja Holkar, Hereditary salutes of 19-guns, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
- Mudhol State, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
Non-salute states
- Akkalkot
- Aundh
- Jalaun
- Jamkhandi
- Jath
- Kurundvad Junior
- Kurundwad Senior
- Miraj Junior
- Miraj Senior
- Phaltan
- Ramdurg
- Sandur in Bellary District of Karnataka
- Shringarpur State
States Annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse
- Nagpur State – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse in 1853.
- Satara state – Abolished in 1848 by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse.
- Thanjavur – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse
- Jhansi state – Annexed by the East India Company under Doctrine of Lapse; recaptured by Rani Lakshmi Bai