Raja Shahaji of Satara
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Shahaji | |||||
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2nd Raja Chhatrapati of Satara | |||||
Reign | 5 September 1839 - 5 April 1848 | ||||
Predecessor | Pratap Singh | ||||
Successor | Venkatji Bhosale (as pretender) | ||||
Born | 1802 Jangli, Satara, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India) | ||||
Died | 5 April 1848 (aged 46) Satara, Satara State, Bombay Province, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India) | ||||
Issue | Venkatji Bhonsle (adoptive son) | ||||
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House | Bhonsle | ||||
Father | Trimbukji Bhonsle | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
Shahaji Bhonsle ruled the Indian princely state of Satara from 1839 until his death in 1848. He was also known as Appa Saheb, and his full titles were Shreemant Maharaj Shahaji Bhonsle Raja Chhatrapati of Satara.
His elder brother Raja Pratap Singh, Raja of Satara was dethroned and stripped of his powers and personal possessions by the British East India Company in 1839. Appa Sahib succeeded his brother under the title Shreemant Maharaj Shajee Raja Chhatrapati of Satara.[1]
See also
The rest of the list of titular kings of Satara can be found by clicking here: Chhhatrapatis of Satara
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