Information

Dynasty	Brahmin
State	Bombay
Gun Salutes	9
Agency	Satara Agency till 1887, then Poona Agency (1930)
Accession	8th March 1948
Revenue	₹ 677,000 (1930)
Villages	483
Area	2,357 km2
Population	130,420 (1921)
Privy Purse	₹ 89,042
Religion	Hinduism
Last Updated	24th Nov, 2022

Present Head/Ruler

HH Raja Shrimant CHIMNAJIRAO SADASHIVRAO Pandit Pant Sachiv, 13^th and present Raja of Bhor and 1^st Class Sardar of the Deccan since 1978, born 12^th March 1935, married Sou Urmilaraje, daughter of Shrimant Appasaheb Pant Paratinidhi of Kolhapur, and has issue.

• Yuvaraj Shrimant Raguhrajrao alias Rajeshrao Chimnajirao Pandit Pant Sachiv, born 15^th April 1967, married Sou Swatiraje, daughter of Shri Padmakar Joshi of Pune, and has issue.
  • Parthrajrao Rajeshrao Pandit Pant Sachiv, born 29^th June 1995.
  • Ishaaraje Rajeshrao Pandit Pant Sachiv, born 20^th November 1997.
• Rajkumar Shrimant Deepakrao Chimnajirao Pandit Pant Sachiv, born 12^th November 1969, married Sou Poonamraje, daughter of Shri Advani of Nashik, and has issue.
  • Sanjanaraje Deepakrao Pandit Pant Sachiv, born 26^th December 2000.
  • Naitikrao Deepakrao Pandit Pant Sachiv, born 28^th October 2009.
• Rajkumar Shrimant Yogeshrao Chimnajirao Pandit Pant Sachiv, born 17^th April 1976, married Sou Gayatriraje, daughter of Shri Girish Thakurdesai of Pune, and has issue, one daughter.
  • Nimisaraje Yogeshrao Pandit Pant Sachiv, born 1^st September 2006.

Short History

Bhor was a feudatory of Satara State, and was bestowed on Shankraji Narayan, Pant Sachiv, in 1697, by Raja Ram of Satara, for his services. Rulers ranked as First Class Sardars of the Deccan and held a sanad authorizing adoption. 

Predecessors

• Pant Sachiv SHANKARAJI NARAYAN, 1^st Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1697/1707, he was appointed for services rendered to the office of Minister or Pant Sachiv by Raja Rajaram of Satara, it was accompanied by a grant of land, which formed the foundation of the Bhor Princely State; married and had issue. He died 1707 at Ambevadi.
  • Pant Sachiv Naro Shankaraji (qv)
  • Shrimant (name unknown), married and had issue.
    • Pant Sachiv Chimnajirao I (qv)
• Pant Sachiv NARO SHANKARAJI, 2^nd Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1707/1737, died March 1737 and was succeeded by his nephew.
• Pant Sachiv CHIMNAJIRAO I, 3^rd Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1737/1757, married and had issue. He died 1757.
  • Pant Sachiv Sadashivrao Chimnajirao (qv)
  • Shrimant Anandrao Chimnajirao
  • Pant Sachiv Ragunathrao Chimnajirao (qv)
• Pant Sachiv SADASHIVRAO CHIMNAJIRAO, 4^th Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1757/1787, died 1787.
• Pant Sachiv RAGHUNATHRAOCHIMNAJIRAO, 5^th Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1787/1791, married and had issue. He died 1791.
  • Pant Sachiv Shankarrao I Ragunathrao (qv)
• Pant Sachiv SHANKARRAO I RAGHUNATHRAO, 6^th Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1791/1798, he adopted his successor and died sp in 1798.
  • (A) Pant Sachiv Chimnajirao II Shankarrao (qv)
• Pant Sachiv CHIMNAJIRAO II SHANKARRAO, 7^th Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1798/1827, he adopted his successor and died sp in 1827.
  • (A) Pant Sachiv Ragunathrao I Chimnajirao (qv)
• Pant Sachiv RAGHUNATHRAO I CHIMNAJIRAO, 8^th Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1827/1837, he adopted his successor and died spl in 1837.
  • (A) Pant Sachiv Chimnajirao III Ragunathrao (qv)
• Pant Sachiv CHIMNAJIRAO III RAGHUNATHRAO, 9^th Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1837/1871, married and had issue. He died 12^th February 1871.
  • Pant Sachiv Shankarrao II Chimnajirao (qv)
• Pant Sachiv SHANKARRAO II CHIMNAJIRAO, 10^th Pant Sachiv of Bhor 1871/1922, born 30^th March 1854, succeeded 12^th February 1871, installed with full ruling powers on 20th July 1874; enjoyed a personal salute of 9 guns since the Delhi Durbar of 1903, married and had issue. He died in July 1922.
  • Raja Shrimant Sir Ragunathrao Shankarrao alias Babasaheb Gandekar Pandit Pant Sachiv (qv)
• Raja Shrimant Sir RAGHUNATHRAO II SHANKARRAO alias BABASAHEB Pandit Pant Sachiv K.C.I.E., 11^th Raja of Bhor 1922/1951, born 20^th September 1878, he succeeded to the gadi in July 1922; he was granted a permanent salute of 9 guns in 1927, and afterwards the title of Raja in 1936, married and had issue. He died 1951.
  • Raja Shrimant Sadashivrao Ragunathrao alias Bhausaheb Pandit Pant Sachiv (qv)
  • Shrimant Anandrao Raghunathrao alias Bapusaheb, born 29^th June 1922.
  • Shrimant Narayanrao Raghunathrao alias Raosaheb, born 18^th May 1924.
  • Rajmata Shrimant Vijayadevi, born 4^th January 1927, married Raja Shrimant Chintamanrao II Bhalchandrarao Balasaheb Patwardhan of Kurundwad-Senior, and has issue.
• Raja Shrimant SADASHIVRAO RAGHUNATHRAO BHAUSAHEB Pandit Pant Sachiv, 12^th Raja of Bhor 1951/1978, born 27^th September 1904, educated at the Deccan College, Poona; married and had issue. He died 1978.
  • HH Raja Shrimant Chimnajirao Sadashivrao Pandit Pant Sachiv (qv)
• HH Raja Shrimant CHIMNAJIRAO SADASHIVRAO Pandit Pant Sachiv, 13^th Raja of Bhor (see above)