Introduction :
The
Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad City Municipal Corporation is the local
self-government body which looks after the development of the
Sangli-Miraj twin cities. This is the largest municipal corporation in
South Maharashtra and serves a population of 0.65 million. The Sangli
Municipal Corporation has carved a name for itself as the best municipal
corporation of South Maharashtra.
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History of SMK City :
We
do not find any direct references of Sangli before 1801. Historical
references since 1024 show areas called Mirinch i.e presently Miraj and
Karhatak i.e. Karad under the areas rules by Gonk a Shilahar king and
sangli was included in these areas. The first clear and direct refernce
to sangli can be found in the sankrit poem Shiv-Bharat . During the
time of Shivaji Maharaj, his courageous Sarnoubat Netaji Palkar
captured Sangli, Miraj and Brahmnal from the Adilshah in 1659. In the
times of Peshwas, Indroji Kadam and later Sardar Patwardhan became the
'Jahagirdar' of this region.
There are several interesting
stories as to how the name Sangli originated. One of them is that,
there were six (6) Gallies i.e. lanes on the bank of the Krishna River
hence the name "SANGLI". The second one is that, the name of the village
was Sangalki in Kannad language so in Marathi it became SANGLI.
Another belief is that the confluence of Warna and Krishna rivers is
near Sangli village. The word for confluence in Marathi is 'Sangam' and
the SANGLI is the distorted version of the word Sangam.
Till 1801, Sangli was
included in Miraj Jahagir. The First Chintamanrao Appasaheb Patwardhan
established a different principality with Sangli as the Capital city. An
interesting fact was that in 1768, Haripur a nearby village was bigger
than Sangli having population of 2000, whereas Sangli had population of
1000 only.
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Princely State of Sangli :
Sangli
, was one of the 11-gun salute princely states of British India, under
the Kolhapur-Dekkan Residency in the Bombay Presidency, and later the
Deccan States Agency. It was one of the southern Maratha Jagirs. Its
territory was widely scattered among other native states and British
districts.
;Sangli was part of Maratha
Empire, however, there are no direct references mentioning Sangli before
1801. During the time of Shivaji, Sangli, Miraj and surrounding areas
were captured from the Mughal Empire. Until 1801, Sangli was included in
Miraj Jahagir. The First Chintamanrao Appasaheb Patwardhan established a
different principality with Sangli as the capital city.
The Principality of Sangli
covered an area of 1112 square miles (2942 square kilometers), and had a
population of 226,128 in 1901, while the population of the town itself
was 16,829 in that year. In 1911, the state enjoyed a revenue estimated
at £10,000-.
The last ruler of Sangi was
Capt. HH Shrimant Raja Saheb Sir Chintamanrao II Dhundirajrao Appasaheb
Patwardhan. Sangli joined the Dominion of India on March 8 1948 and is
currently a part of the state of Maharashtra.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
History of sangli
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