Bhonsle dynasty
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The Bhonsle dynasty (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle)[3] are a prominent Indian Marathi royal house. They claimed descent from the Rajput Sisodia dynasty, but were likely Kunbi Marathas.[4]
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Parent house | Sisodia dynasty(claimed) |
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Place of origin | Verul, Maharashtra, India |
Founded | 1576; 448 years ago (1576) |
Founder | Maloji Bhosale, a predominant general of Malik Ambar |
Current head | Udayanraje Bhosale (Satara branch) Shahu II (Kolhapur branch) Khem Sawant VI Bhonsle Bahadur (Sawantwadi branch) Sumitrabai Raje Bhonsle (Akkalkot branch) Shivaji Rajah Bhosle (Thanjavur branch)[1] Raje Mudhoji Bhosale III (Nagpur branch)[2] |
Titles | List
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Motto | हर हर महादेव "Har Har Mahadev" ("Praises to Mahadev (Shiva)") |
Estate(s) | List
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Deposition | List
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They served as the Chhatrapatis or Kings of the Maratha Empire from 1674 to 1818, where they gained dominance of the Indian subcontinent. They also ruled several states such as Satara, Kolhapur, Thanjavur, Nagpur,[5] Akkalkot,[6] Sawantwadi[7] and Barshi.[8]
The dynasty was founded in 1577 by Maloji Bhosale, a predominant general or sardar of Malik Ambar of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.[9] In 1595 or 1599, Maloji was given the title of Raja by Bahadur Nizam Shah, the ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.[10] He was later granted was given the jagir of Pune, Elur (Verul), Derhadi, Kannarad and Supe. He was also given control over the first of the Shivneri and Chakan. These positions were inherited by his sons Shahaji and Sharifji, who were named after a Muslim Sufi Shah Sharif.[11][12]