Chhattrapati Shahu

Chhattrapati Shahu

Shahu Sambhaji Raje Bhosale Chhatrapati Maharaj (1682–1749 CE) was the fourth Emperor of the Maratha Empire created by his grandfather, Chhatrapati Shivaji, and was officially the Raja of Satara (now in Maharashtra, India). More popularly known as Chattrapati Shahuji, he came out of captivity by the Mughals and survived a civil war to gain the throne in 1707.

He was the son of the second Chattrapati Sambhaji, who was killed by the Mughals in 1689.

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