Chhatrapati
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Chhatrapati also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
: छत्रपती) is the Indian
India
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honorific title equivalent to the European Emperor
Emperor
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. It is more formally written as Kshetrapati, from the Sanskrit
Sanskrit
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kshetra- (meaning field or domain) and -pati (meaning lord). Contrastingly, the European titles of King
King
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, Crown Prince
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and Duke
Duke
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equate to the terms Maharaja
Maharaja
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, Yuvraj
Yuvraj
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(or Rajkumar), and Senapati
Senapati
Senapati is the Hindi word for general and Mahasenapati means great general. It is cognate with duke or Herzog and like this word means army leader .-List of few Maratha "Senapati" or "Commander-in-Chief":...
, respectively.
The term is most commonly used in reference to Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle
Bhonsle
The Bhonsle were a prominent clan within the Maratha clan system who served as rulers of several states in India.The most prominent member of the clan was Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire...
, founder of the Maratha Empire
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of South Asia, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km²....
, and his son Sambhaji
Sambhaji
Sambhaji Raje Bhosle was the eldest son and successor to Emporer Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire.- Early life :...
. Shivaji's linear successors in the royal House of Bhonsle
Bhonsle
The Bhonsle were a prominent clan within the Maratha clan system who served as rulers of several states in India.The most prominent member of the clan was Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire...
also held the title of Chhatrapati.
The Royal House of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle
The following list details the Chhatrapatis of the House of BhonsleBhonsle
The Bhonsle were a prominent clan within the Maratha clan system who served as rulers of several states in India.The most prominent member of the clan was Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire...
, a royal family of Kshatriyas descending from the solar line of the Rajput Ranas
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of Mewar
Mewar
Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Pratapgarh, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara and some of the part of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The region was for centuries a Rajput kingdom that later...
:
- Shivaji (1630–1680)
- SambhajiSambhajiSambhaji Raje Bhosle was the eldest son and successor to Emporer Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire.- Early life :...
(1680–1689) - Rajaram (1689–1700)
- TarabaiTarabaiTarabai was a queen of the Maratha Empire in India. Her husband was Chhatrapati Rajaram, son of Shivaji. Tarabai was the daughter of the famed Maratha general Hambirao Mohite...
as a regent of Chhatrapati Shivaji II (1700–1708) - Shahu (1708–1748)
The royal Bhonsle
Bhonsle
The Bhonsle were a prominent clan within the Maratha clan system who served as rulers of several states in India.The most prominent member of the clan was Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire...
line then splits into two, the Chhatrapatis of Satara and the Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur:
The Chhatrapatis of Satara
The following is the list of the Chhatrapatis of SataraSatara
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...
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- Shahu (1708–1748)
- Ramraja (1749–1777)
- Shahu IIShahu IIShahu II is the present and titular Maharaja of Kolhapur.-Family:Shahu II married Her Highness Maharani Yagyaseniraje on 9 March 1970, the couple have two sons:1...
(1777–1808) - PratapsinghPratapsinghMaharaja Sawai Pratapsingh was a Kachwaha ruler of Jaipur from 1778 to 1803. He has no relation to Pratap Singh, Maharana of Mewar. He was born on December 1764 and succeeded his father Madho Singh I. He was grandson of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, founder of Jaipur. He is known for constructing...
(1808–1839) - ShahajiShahajiShahaji Raje Bhosle was an early exponent of guerilla warfare. He was the eldest son of Maloji Bhosale of Verul . He brought the house of Bhosle into prominence. The princely states of Tanjore, Kolhapur and Satara are Bhosle legacies...
(1839–1848)
The Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur
The following is the list of the Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur:- TarabaiTarabaiTarabai was a queen of the Maratha Empire in India. Her husband was Chhatrapati Rajaram, son of Shivaji. Tarabai was the daughter of the famed Maratha general Hambirao Mohite...
as a regent of Chhatrapati Shivaji II (1700–1708) - Shivaji II (1700–1712)
- Sambhaji II (1712–1760)
- Shivaji IIIShivaji IIIShivaji III was a Raja of Kolhapur of the Bhonsle dynasty. He ruled from 1838 to 1866. During his reign, he was granted a personal salute of 19 guns with a hereditary salute of 17 guns. He was succeeded by Rajaram I....
(1760–1812) - Shambhu (1812–1821)
- ShahajiShahajiShahaji Raje Bhosle was an early exponent of guerilla warfare. He was the eldest son of Maloji Bhosale of Verul . He brought the house of Bhosle into prominence. The princely states of Tanjore, Kolhapur and Satara are Bhosle legacies...
(1821–1838) - Shivaji IVShivaji IVShivaji IV was a Raja of Kolhapur from 1871 to 1883. A distant relation of the main family line, he was born as Shrimant Narayanrao Dinkarrao Bhonsle, and was adopted at the age of eight by the widow of Rajaram I. Owing to his youth, he reigned under a regency until he had attained his majority...
(1838–1866) - Rajaram IIRajaram IIRajaram II was the Maharaja of Kolhapur from 1922–1940, succeeding his father Maharaja Shahu IV. A benevolent ruler, he was instrumental in the uplifting of the dalits and depressed castes in his state...
(1866–1870) - Shivaji VShivaji VShivaji V was the last Maharaja of Kolhapur from the Bhonsle dynasty, reigning from 1941 to 1946. He was from the Satara branch of the Bhonsle dynasty, and had been appointed to the vacant Kolhapur throne from birth, as Rajaram II had only left a daughter...
(1870–1883) - Shahu IV (1883 – May 6, 1922)
- Rajaram III (May 21, 1922 – November 26, 1940)
- Shivaji VI (1942 – September 28, 1946)