Chhatrapati - The Royal House of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle

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. Shivaji (1630–1680)
  2. Sambhaji (1680–1689)
  3. Rajaram (1689–1700)
  4. Tarabai as a regent of Chhatrapati Shivaji II (1700–1708)
  5. Shahu (1708–1748)

The royal Bhonsle line then splits into two, the Chhatrapatis of Satara and the Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur:

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