<P> 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 . The boundaries of former Kolhapur state correspond very closely with those of modern - day Kolhapur district in Maharashtra state . </P>
<P> 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 . The boundaries of former Kolhapur state correspond very closely with those of modern - day Kolhapur district in Maharashtra state . </P>
when was kolhapur state merged into bombay province
when was kolhapur state merged into bombay province
1 March 1949
1 March 1949