and creepers proper. Lambrequins: Argent and azure. Royal standard Rectangular 4x7, swallow-tailed, saffron in colour, with a white strip at the hoist. Near the hoist, in the centre - a golden sun in splendour of saffron rays having a "Ghoo" in centre with natural colouring, under a saffron "Chhatra" of having bistre spots. Royal Titulature Rulers The male line has failed several times, necessitating adoptions from junior branches of the family. The right to adopt an heir and successor was confirmed by a British sanad of adoption in 1862. 1713 – 1731 Sidhoji Rao I (b. c.1683 – d. 1731) 1731 – 15 March 1776 Murari Rao (b. c.1699 – d. 1779) 1790 – 1796 Sidhoji Rao II (b. 1783 – d. 1796) 1796 – 27 Oct 1817 Shiva Rao II (1st time) (d. 1840; cfr. below) 27 Oct 1817 – 1 July 1818 annexed to the Maratha Peshwa's Dominions 1 July 1818 – 2 May 1840 Shiva Rao II (2nd time) (s.a.) 2 May 1840 – 1861 Venkata Rao II 1861 – 1878 Shivashanmukha Rao 3 May 1878 – 3 Dec 1892 Ramachandra Vitthala Rao 3 Dec 1892 – 24 Jul 1927 Venkata Rao III 5 May 1928 – 15 Aug 1947 Yeshwantrao Ghorpade Diwans J. G. Firth (1885-1897) T. Kodandarama Nayudu (1897-1914) A. Subbaraya Mudaliar T. Ramachandra Iyer See also Maratha Maratha Empire List of Maratha dynasties and states List of Indian princely states References External links and sources Indian Princely States, as archived on www.uq.net.au - Genealogy of Sandur princely state Princely states of Madras States Agency Rajput princely states History of Karnataka 1713 establishments in Asia Bellary district