The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c10.164

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In April 1822 the Sátára territory was formally handed to the rája, and thenceforward was managed by him entirely. After a time he became impatient of the control exercised by the British Government, and as he persisted in intriguing and holding communications with other princes in contravention of his treaty, he was deposed in A.D. 1839 and sent as a state prisoner to Benares and his brother Sháhji was put on the throne. This prince, who did much for the improvement of his territory, died in A.D. 1848 without male heirs, and after long deliberation it was decided that the state should be resumed by the British Government. Liberal pensions were granted to the rája's three widows, and they were allowed to live in the palace at Sátára. The survivor of these ladies died in 1874.