when was kolhapur state merged into bombay province
Kolhapur State The last ruler of Kolhapur was HH Maharaja Chhatrapati Shahaji II. After Indian independence in 1947, Kolhapur acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947 and merged into Bombay State on 1 March 1949. In 1960 Bombay state was divided by languages into the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. [6] The boundaries of former Kolhapur state correspond very closely with those of modern-day Kolhapur district in Maharashtra state.