The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Chintaman Rao Dhundi Rao
Chintaman Rao Dhundi Rao also known as Appa Sahib Patvardhan Meherban, Chief of Sangli. The founder of this family was one Harihat, a Konkanast brahmin who was the family priest of the chief of Ichalkaranji. He received a grant of this State from the Peshwa, on the occasion of the marriage of his Chief’s daughter. After the overthrow of the Peshwas in 1818, the Chief became a feudatory of the British, and in recognition of his high character and loyalty, the East India Company presented with a sword of Honor in 1846. Having ceded lands of the annual value of 11 lakles, the Chief does not now pay his contribution for military service. He is a first class Sardar and has power to try his subjects for capital offences. The area of his State is 1,112 square miles with a population of about 300,000, and an estimated annual revenue of 15 lakhs. There is a Police force of 497 men, of whom 54 are mounted, 20 armed, and 323 are unarmed. Address: Sangli, Bombay Presidency, India.