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Mudhol v • d • e Karnataka, India
Mudhol
District(s)	Bagalkot district
Coordinates	16.35° N 75.2833° E Coordinates: 16.35° N 75.2833° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area  · Elevation	8.49 km² (3 mi²)  · 548 m (1,798 ft)
Population (2001)  · Density	42,461  · 5,001.29/km²
Codes  · Postal  · Telephone  · Vehicle	· 587 313  · +08350  · KA-48

Mudhol is a town in the Bagalkot District in the Northern part of the state of Karnataka, India. It is about 50km from the district headquarters of Bagalkot town on the left bank of the Ghataprabha River. It is famous for a breed of dog known as the Mudhol Hound.

There is an old underground Shiva Temple (called as "Nelagudi" which means Under Ground Temple) in the town which is a fine monument. The Swetamabar Jain temple here has fine images like Munishvaraji and Mahaviraswami. The Brahmagaddi Matha and Mahalingeshvara math and Gavi Math are three major matha in the town. The famous dargah of Saifi Saheb is located on a highly elevated spot and its yearly urus attracts large number of people. The town is noted for its grinding stones and basil stands. Mahalingapura is a town about 19 Km to the northwest of Mudhol. Its earlier name Naragatti subsequently renamed as Mahalingapura in honour of Sant Mahalingeshwvara. Large number of hand looms are working in the town and handmadesarees manufactured here find ready markets.Mudhol breed of dogs are known for stamina and agility.Efforts are required to save this indegenious breed of dogs.

The Principality of Mudhol was one of the 9-gun princely states of British India, under the southern division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. The state measured 368 square miles (508 km²) in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 63,001, with the population of the town itself at 8,359 in that year. In 1901, the state enjoyed revenue estimated at £20,000. The state flag, called 'Bavuta', was a triangular tricolor of horizontal bands, in order from the top: white, black and green. All color bands came to the point in the fly.

The Hindu ruling family was descended Rane clan of Marathas from about 1300. It was thus a Maratha principality dating from Mahommedan rule before the rise of Sivaji. The rulers, of the Bhonsle dynasty, used the title of Raja, or Ghorpade. The last Raja died in a car accident in 1984.

Mudhol acceded to the Dominion of India on March 8, 1948 and is currently a part of Karnataka state.

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

• List of rulers of Mudhol [1]

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