He was a descendant of Bramhibhoot Harbhat Buva Patwardhan of Kurandvad Senior State.

[3] The town of Kundgol, which is in the neighboring Dharwar district, was a non-contiguous part of Jamkhandi State until it merged into the Indian Union on 19t February 1948.

The Peshwa awarded them Jagirs of Jamkhandi, Miraj, Sangli and Kurundvad, to honor their bravery and courage.

He was succeeded by Ramchandrarao Gopalrao Patwardhan (1833–1897), who was a very capable administrator, and moved his capital to Ramtirth, a hill near Jamkhandi, next to an old temple.

Jamakhandi should be a district (it was made part of Bagalkot district instead), construction of Bagalkote - Kudachi railway line (the project is expected to complete by 2025) and Barrage cum bridge across Krishna River at Jambagi (wasn't completed as of 2014).