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The Bhonsle or Bhonsale (pronounced Bhoslay) were a prominent Maratha clan who served as rulers of several states in India . The Marāthās ( Marathi: mr मराठा also Mahrattas) form an Indo Aryan group of Hindu Warriors hailing mostly from the present-day India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

The most prominent member of the clan was Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire. Shivaji Bhosle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle ( Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले (Born February The Maratha Empire ( Marathi: मराठा साम्राज्य Marāṭhā Sāmrājya; also transliterated Mahratta His successors ruled as maharajas from their capital at Satara, although de facto rule of the empire passed to the Peshwas, the Marathas' hereditary chief ministers, during the reign of Shahu I. For the Moth Genus, see Satara (moth. Satara (Marathiसातारा is a Town located in the The Peshwa ( Marathi:पेशवा plural Peshwe, Marathi:पेशवे were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha

In addition to the Bhonsle Maharajas of Satara, rulers of the Bhonsle clan established themselves at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu in the 17th century, and at Nagpur and Kolhapur in modern-day Maharashtra in the 18th century. Thanjavur ( Tamil: தஞ்சாவூர் also known by its Anglicised name Tanjore, and it is the Eleventh largest city in Tamil Nadu (after Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. Nāgpur ( Marathi: नागपुर is the largest city in central India (2001 Census and the second capital of the state of Maharashtra. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kolhapur ( Marathi:कोल्हापूर is a city situated in the south west corner of Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. The Bhonsle of Thanjavur were descendants of Sivaji's half-brother Venkaji, while the Bhonsle of Satara and Kolhapur were descended from Sivaji's sons, Sambhaji and Rajaram. Sambhaji Raje Bhonsle ( Marathi: धर्मवीर संभाजी राजे भोसले ( May 14, 1657 &ndash March 11,

After the British defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818, the Marathas were forced to accept British rule. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Third Anglo-Maratha War ( 1817 - 1818) was a final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in The four Bhonsle dynasties continued as rulers of their princely states, acknowledging British sovereignty while retaining local autonomy. For other uses see Principality, Other princely states A Princely State (also called Native State or Indian State) was a The states of Nagpur, Thanjavur, and Satara came under direct British rule in the mid-nineteenth century when their rulers died without male heirs; Kolhapur continued as a princely state until India's independence in 1947, when the rulers acceded to the Indian government.

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Maharajas of Satara

Maharajas of Thanjavur

Maharajas of Kolhapur

Maharajas of Nagpur

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See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Shivaji III ( 26 December 1830 - 4 August 1866) was a Raja of Kolhapur of the Bhonsle Dynasty. Shivaji IV ( 5 April 1863 - 25 December 1883) was a Raja of Kolhapur from 1871 to 1883 Shahu IV (also known as Rajarshi Shahu ( 26 July 1874 - 6 May 1922) was Maharaja of the Indian Princely state of Rajaram II ( 31 July 1897 - 26 November 1940) was the Maharaja of Kolhapur from 1922-1940 succeeding his father Maharaja Shivaji V ( 22 November 1941 - 28 September 1946) was the last Maharaja of Kolhapur from the Bhonsle dynasty reigning from Shahaji II (formerly Vikramsinhrao (Nana Sahib Puar) ( 4 April 1910 - 9 May 1983) was Maharaja of Dewas (senior Shahu II ( 7 January 1948 - is the present and Titular Maharaja of Kolhapur. Raghoji I Bhonsle (died 1755 was a Maratha general who took control of the Nagpur Kingdom in east-central India. Raghoji II Bhonsle was the Maratha ruler of the Kingdom of Nagpur in Central India from 1788 to 1816 Mudhoji II Bhonsle, also known as Appa Sahib, ruled the Kingdom of Nagpur in central India from 1816-1818
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