At its peak, various branches of the dynasty controlled several Jagirs within the Maratha Empire, and later became protectorate Princely states in British India.
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[citation needed] The Patwardhan family were originally from the village of Kotawde in Ratnagiri, in the present day state of Maharashtra.
They were each rewarded for their efforts with a Jagir, together covering all the land between the Tungabhadra and Krishna Rivers.
Although significantly reduced in size, their Jagirs were later to be raised to the status of Princely state under the British Raj, and the Rajas of Jamkhandi, Kurundwad, Miraj and Sangli were all lineal descendants of these Patwardhan brothers.
Their contributions became highly valued by the British, and in 1804 Arthur Wellesley called the Patwardhans "the most ancient friends that the British Government have in the Maratha Empire" and "the most respectable of all the Peshwa's subjects properly so called".