Chhatrapati
Chhatrapati (Devanagari: छत्रपती) is the Indian title of nobility most equivalent to an Emperor. It is more formally written as Kshetrapati (Sanskrit: kshetra- meaning "domain"/"field" and -pati meaning "lord").
In contrast, the Indian Maharaja or Raja, Yuvraj or Rajkumar, Kumar, Senapati, and Sardar most closely equate to the European titles King, Crown Prince, Prince, Duke, and Count, respectively.
The term is most commonly used in reference to Shivaji Raje Bhonsle, founder of the Maratha Empire, and his eldest son and heir Sambhaji. As described below, Shivaji's linear successors in the royal House of Bhonsle also held the title of Chhatrapati.
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[edit] The Royal House of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle
The following list details the Chhatrapatis of the House of Bhonsle, a royal family of Kshatriyas descending from the solar line of the Rajput Ranas of Mewar[1][2]:
- Shivaji (1630–1680)
- Sambhaji (1680–1689)
- Rajaram (1689–1700)
- Tarabai as a regent of Chhatrapati Shivaji II (1700–1708)
- Shahu (1708–1748)
The royal Bhonsle line then splits into two, the Chhatrapatis of Satara and the Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur:
[edit] The Chhatrapatis of Satara
The following is the list of the Chhatrapatis of Satara[1]:
- Shahu (1708–1748)
- Ramraja (1749–1777)
- Shahu II (1777–1808)
- Pratapsingh[disambiguation needed
] (1808–1839) - Shahaji (1839–1848)
[edit] The Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur
The following is the list of the Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur[1]:
- Tarabai as a regent of Chhatrapati Shivaji II (1700–1708)
- Shivaji II (1700–1712)
- Sambhaji II (1712–1760)
- Shivaji III (1760–1812)
- Shambhu (1812–1821)
- Shahaji (1821–1838)
- Shivaji IV (1838–1866)
- Rajaram II (1866–1870)
- Shivaji V (1870–1883)
- Shahu IV (1883 – May 6, 1922)
- Rajaram III (May 21, 1922 – November 26, 1940)
- Shivaji VI (1942 – September 28, 1946)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Maheshwari, K.K. & K.W. Wiggins (1989). Maratha Mints and Coinage, Nashik: Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, pp.205–6
- ^ H. S. Sardesai (2002). Shivaji, the great Maratha, Volume 2. Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd. p. 428. ISBN 9788177552843.
[edit] References
- ^ V.S. Kadam, 1993. Maratha Confederacy: A Study in its Origin and Development. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi.
- D.B. Kasar, Rigveda to Rajgarh – Making of Shivaji the Great. Manudevi Prakashan, Mumbai.
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