Purandare


Purandare is prominent Indian family of Nobles, Sardars, Patil, Jagirdars during Maratha Empire. They belong to Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community.Dhondo Malhar Purandare, a member of purandare family held the patilki watan of Vadule, a village in Shevgaon subdivision. Purandare Wada was the seat of the Purandares of the Maratha Empire until 1818, when the Peshwas lost control to the British East India Company after the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The famous Purandare Wada still standing defiantly in Saswad, about 20 miles from Poona.

History

The first Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath rose to prominence through the support of Purandare. After becoming Peshwa, Balaji made Ambaji Pant Purandare as his Mutalik, or 'deputy Peshwa.' Ambaji Pant Purandare is the founder of the Purandare family. In 1727, a dispute concerned the posts of Kulkarni and Deshkulkarni between the Purandares and Atreyas in which the Purandares won.

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