Raja Shahaji of Satara explained

Shahaji
Succession:2nd Raja Chhatrapati of Satara
Successor:Venkatji Bhosale (as pretender)
Reign:5 September 1839 - 5 April 1848
Full Name:Shreemant Maharaj Shahaji Bhosale Raja Chhatrapati of Satara
Birth Date:1802
Birth Place:Jangli, Satara, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Death Date:5 April 1848 (aged 46)
Death Place:Satara, Satara State, Bombay Province, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Predecessor:Pratap Singh
Issue:Venkatji Bhonsle (adoptive son)
Royal 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

Notes and References

  1. The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: a study in history, administration, and culture. By Sumitra Kulkarni (1995) (pages 21, 22, 23, 24)https://books.google.com/books?id=SYOSHaZnBy8C&pg=PA23