Shahu II | |
Caption: | Early 19th century portrait of Shahu II. |
Succession: | 7th Maratha Chhatrapati |
Reign: | 11 December 1777 – 3 May 1808 |
Birth Date: | 1763 |
Royal House: | Bhonsle |
Father: | Vithoji Bhonsle Rajaram II (adoptive) |
Religion: | Hinduism |
Reg-Type1: | Peshwa |
Regent1: | Baji Rao II |
Predecessor: | Rajaram II |
Successor: | Pratap Singh |
Shahu Bhonsle II (1763 – 3 May 1808) was the seventh Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy. During his reign, the Marathas won the First Anglo-Maratha War, but lost the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Mahadaji Shinde and the Peshwa were his closest counterparts. He died on 3 May 1808.