Pant Sachiv family (Gandekar) गंडेकर | |
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Current region | Pune, India |
Etymology | The Chief Secretary |
Place of origin | Gandapur Village (now extinct), near Paithan, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India |
Members |
Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar Naro Shankaraji Gandekar Shankarrao Chimnajirao Gandekar Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar |
Connected families |
Vinchurkar family Patwardhan family Pant Pratinidhi family |
Estate(s) | Bhor State |
The Gandekars (prominently known as The Pant Sachiv family) are the royal family of erstwhile Bhor State, who were rulers of the Bhor State from 1699 to 1948 [1] [2] [3]
Previously they served as Sachivs to Chhatrapatis of Maratha Empire and later became independent rulers of the Bhor princely state. Under the British Raj, the Pant Sachiv Family are classified as first class Sardars.In 1917 the Ruler of Bhor was granted a permanent salute of 11 guns. [4] [5]
The family of the Pant Sachiv is descended from Shankaraji Narayan Pant Sachiv, who was in 1697 appointed as hereditary Pant Sachiv and was awarded an estate or jagir and other hereditary rights (watans) for his services by Rajaram I, the third Chhatrapati of the Maratha state. [6] The family name of Pant Sachiv's is Gandekar.The Gandekars are Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmins and were residents of Gandapur, a village, (now extinct) near Paithan. [7] The family deity of Bhor Royal family is Lord Rama. [8]
According to C. Ovans, the estate of the Pant Sachiv family consisted of 552 villages in 1838. [9]
Shankaraji Narayan married and had one son: [12]
Chimnajirao I married and had three son's:
Ragunathrao Chimnajirao married and had a son:
Shankarrao I Ragunathrao adopted his Father's nephew as his son:
Chimnajirao II Shankarrao had adopted his nephew as his successor:
Ragunathrao I Chimnajirao had adopted his nephew as his successor:
Chimnajirao III Ragunathrao married and had a son:
After distinguishing themselves in the field as military commanders, they were appointed Pant Sachiv and Pant Pratinidhi respectively in 1698, receiving saranjams, or royal grants, from Rajaram
The chief has the title of Pandit of Bhor and Pant Sachiv, and ranks as a first-class Sardar of the Deccan. A tribute of Rs. 10,000, being the commuted value of an elephant subsidy once annually furnished by the chief, is paid
Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar, the first Pant £acl iv and The Founder of the Bhor State. The Gandekars are Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmans. They were, some two centuries back, residents of Gandapur, a village, (now extinct) near Paithan
As a matter of fact, the founder of the State - Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar was a man of high ability and valour. The owner of a petty ancestral property, he joined service under Pant Pradhan Moropant Pingale as an ordinary clerk.
Pant Sachiv family (Gandekar) गंडेकर | |
---|---|
Current region | Pune, India |
Etymology | The Chief Secretary |
Place of origin | Gandapur Village (now extinct), near Paithan, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India |
Members |
Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar Naro Shankaraji Gandekar Shankarrao Chimnajirao Gandekar Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar |
Connected families |
Vinchurkar family Patwardhan family Pant Pratinidhi family |
Estate(s) | Bhor State |
The Gandekars (prominently known as The Pant Sachiv family) are the royal family of erstwhile Bhor State, who were rulers of the Bhor State from 1699 to 1948 [1] [2] [3]
Previously they served as Sachivs to Chhatrapatis of Maratha Empire and later became independent rulers of the Bhor princely state. Under the British Raj, the Pant Sachiv Family are classified as first class Sardars.In 1917 the Ruler of Bhor was granted a permanent salute of 11 guns. [4] [5]
The family of the Pant Sachiv is descended from Shankaraji Narayan Pant Sachiv, who was in 1697 appointed as hereditary Pant Sachiv and was awarded an estate or jagir and other hereditary rights (watans) for his services by Rajaram I, the third Chhatrapati of the Maratha state. [6] The family name of Pant Sachiv's is Gandekar.The Gandekars are Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmins and were residents of Gandapur, a village, (now extinct) near Paithan. [7] The family deity of Bhor Royal family is Lord Rama. [8]
According to C. Ovans, the estate of the Pant Sachiv family consisted of 552 villages in 1838. [9]
Shankaraji Narayan married and had one son: [12]
Chimnajirao I married and had three son's:
Ragunathrao Chimnajirao married and had a son:
Shankarrao I Ragunathrao adopted his Father's nephew as his son:
Chimnajirao II Shankarrao had adopted his nephew as his successor:
Ragunathrao I Chimnajirao had adopted his nephew as his successor:
Chimnajirao III Ragunathrao married and had a son:
After distinguishing themselves in the field as military commanders, they were appointed Pant Sachiv and Pant Pratinidhi respectively in 1698, receiving saranjams, or royal grants, from Rajaram
The chief has the title of Pandit of Bhor and Pant Sachiv, and ranks as a first-class Sardar of the Deccan. A tribute of Rs. 10,000, being the commuted value of an elephant subsidy once annually furnished by the chief, is paid
Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar, the first Pant £acl iv and The Founder of the Bhor State. The Gandekars are Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmans. They were, some two centuries back, residents of Gandapur, a village, (now extinct) near Paithan
As a matter of fact, the founder of the State - Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar was a man of high ability and valour. The owner of a petty ancestral property, he joined service under Pant Pradhan Moropant Pingale as an ordinary clerk.