Ramachandra Vitthala Rao
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| Ramachandra Vitthala Rao | |||||
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| Raja of Sandur | |||||
| Reign | 3 May 1878 - 3 December 1892 | ||||
| Coronation | 5 February 1879 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shivashanmukha Rao | ||||
| Successor | Venkata Rao III | ||||
| Born | 29 March 1850 Sanduru | ||||
| Died | 3 December 1892 (aged 42) Bellary | ||||
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| House | Ghorpade Dynasty | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Raja Srimant Ramachandrarao Vitthala Rao Ghorpade CIE (29 March 1850 – 3 December 1892) was a member of the Ghorpade Dynasty who served as the Maharaja of the princely state of Sandur from 1878 to 1892.
Early life
[edit]Ramachandra Vitthala Rao was born on 29 March 1850 in Sanduru to Venkata Rao, the Raja of Sandur, a princely state under the jurisdiction of the Bellary District of the Madras Presidency. Ramachandra Vitthala Rao was educated in private.
Reign
[edit]Ramachandra Vitthala Rao succeeded his brother Shivashanmukha Rao as Raja on 3 May 1878 when the latter died without any offspring. Ramachandra Vitthala Rao celebrated his official coronation on 5 February 1879. In 1882, Ramachandra Vitthala Rao leased 40,000 acres of forests in Sandur state to the Madras government. In September 1885, J. G. Firth a retired tahsildar in Bellary was appointed the Agent of the Madras government to Sandur state. He was subsequently appointed as the first diwan of Sandur. Ramachandra Vitthala Rao was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in July 1892.
Death
[edit]Ramachandra Vitthala Rao died on 3 December 1892 at Bellary where he had gone for treatment. Ramachandra Vitthala Rao was succeeded by his son Venkata Rao III.