The Bhonsle or Bhonsale were a prominent Maratha clan who served as rulers of several states in India . Shivaji and his faithful Maratha comrades The Marāthās is a collective term referring to an Indo Aryan group of Hindu, Marathi-speaking castes of warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in...

The most prominent member of the clan was Sivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire. 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. This article needs cleanup. ... Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ... Satara is a town and district of Maharashtra state of India. ... The Maratha Empire at its peak in 1760 AD Statue of the great Baji Rao, near Shaniwar Wada, Pune The Peshwa (also known in Marathi as Peshwe) were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Chattrapatis (Kings), who began commanding Maratha armies and later became the hereditary rulers of 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. 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. Thanjavur, formerly known as Tanjore, is a city in Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Nāgpur City name is derived from River Nag which flows through the city. ... Kolhapur is a beautiful city, situated in the south west corner of Maharashtra, India. ... Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Sambhaji raje Bhonsle(May 14th 1657- Died 1689) was the elder son of the Maratha leader Shivaji, and succeeded him as the Maratha leader after Shivajis death in 1680. ... Shrimant Rajaram Shivaji Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj (1670-1700 AD) was the younger son of the first Chattrapati Shivaji, step-brother of the second Chattrapati Sambhaji, and took over the Maratha Empire as the third Chattrapati after his brother was tortured and killed by Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb in 1689. ...

After the British defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818, the Marathas were forced to accept British rule. The four Bhonsle dynasties continued as rulers of their princely states, acknowledging British sovereignty while retaining local autonomy. 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. The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817 - 1818) was a final and decisive conflict between Britain and the Maratha empire in India, which left Britain in control of most of India. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince, both terms being taken in the broad sense. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Majarajas of Satara

• Shivaji I (leader from 1655, Maharaja 1674-1680)
• Sambhaji I (1680-1689). Eldest son of Shivaji I.
• Rajaram (1689-1700). Younger son of Shivaji I.
• Tarabai (regent 1700-1708). Wife of Rajaram.
• Shahu I (1708-1749). Son of Sambhaji I.
• Ramaraja (1749-1777). Grandson of Rajaram and Tarabai; adopted son of Shahu I.
• Shahu II (1777-1808). Son of Ramaraja.
• Pratap Singh (1808-1839)
• Shahji Raja (1839-1848)
• 1848 to Great Britain

Shivaji Bhonslé, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonslé (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले)( (help· info)) was the founder of the Maratha empire in western India in 1674 which was instrumental in the downfall of the Mughal Empire. ... Sambhaji raje Bhonsle(May 14th 1657- Died 1689) was the elder son of the Maratha leader Shivaji, and succeeded him as the Maratha leader after Shivajis death in 1680. ... Shrimant Rajaram Shivaji Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj (1670-1700 AD) was the younger son of the first Chattrapati Shivaji, step-brother of the second Chattrapati Sambhaji, and took over the Maratha Empire as the third Chattrapati after his brother was tortured and killed by Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb in 1689. ... Tarabai (1675-1761) was a queen of the Maratha Empire in India. ... Shrimant Shahu Shivaji Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj (1682-1749) was the fourth ruler of the Maratha Empire created by his grandfather, Chhatrapati Shivaji, and was officially the Raja of Satara (now in state of Maharashtra, India). ... Ramaraja was the fifth monarch of the Maratha Confederacy. ...

Maharajas of Thanjavur

• Venkaji (1674-1686)
• Shahji (1686-1711)
• Sarabhoji I (1711-1727)
• Tukoji (1727-1735)
• Bava Sahib (1735-1736)
• Maharani Sujana Bai (1736-1738)
• Sawai Shahji (1738)
• Sayaji (1738-1739)
• Pratap Singh (1739-1763)
• Tusalji (1763-1787)
• Amar Singh (1787-1798)
• Sarabhoji II (1798-1824)
• Shivaji (1824-1855)
• 1855 to Great Britain

Maharajas of Kolhapur

• Shivaji I (1700-1712)
• Shambhoji (1712-1760)
• Sivaji II (1760-1812)
• Shambhu (1812-1821)
• Shahoji I (1821-1837)
• Shivaji III (1837-1866)
• Rajaram I (1866-1870)
• Shivaji IV (1870-1883)
• Shahu Maharaj (1883-1922)
• Rajaram II (1922-1940)
• British rule (1940-1942)
• Shivaji V (1942-1947)
• Shahoji II (1947-1949)
• 1948 to India

Shahu Chatraaaaapati, Maharaja of Kolhapur (1874 - 1922) was the Maratha ruler of largest princely state in Maharashtra. ...

Maharajas of Nagpur

• Raghoji I (1738-1755)
• Janoji (1755-1772)
• Mudhoji I (1772-1788)
• Raghuji II (1788-1816)
• Mudhoji II (1816-1818)
• Raghoji III (1818-1853)
• 1853 to Great Britain