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Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit used to denote a king. The word "Chhatrapati" is a Sanskrit language compound word of chhatra (parasol or umbrella) and pati (master/lord/ruler). [1] This title was used by the House of Bhonsle, between 1674 and 1818, as the heads of state of the Maratha Confederacy.
A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Sarpatil, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.. Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships.
The titles used by royalty, aristocracy and nobility of the Maratha Empire. Chhatrapati: Chhatrapati is an Indian royal title most equivalent to a King or an Emperor. It means the 'Lord of the Parasol' [1] and is a title conferred upon the founder of Maratha Empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji. The title is also used by Shivaji's descendants.
Shivaji's forces initially occupied the Fort of Torna in 1642. He had expanded his kingdom to Raigad by 1674. he crowned himself He was crowned as Chhatrapati, meaning emperor. [43] Shivaji wanted to establish his government based on his Philosophy of Hindavi Swarajya.
Chhatrapati, Indian royal title Shivaji, a Maratha sovereign who founded the Maratha Empire; Chatrapathy, a Tamil film starring Sarath Kumar and Nikita Thukral; Chatrapathi, a Telugu film directed by S. S. Rajamouli and starring Prabhas and Shriya Saran
Raghuji I (Raghuji Bhonsle; Marathi pronunciation: [rɑːgʰoːɟiː bʰoːⁿsəleː]; 1695 – 14 February 1755) [2] [3] was a Maratha general of the Bhonsle clan who established the Nagpur Kingdom in much of east-central India during the reign of Chhatrapati Shahu I. [4]
Shahu (also known as Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, Shahu IV, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj) [4] GCSI GCIE GCVO (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922) of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja (reign. 1894 – 1900) and the first Maharaja (1900–1922) of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur.
Kadamba script developed by the Kadamba dynasty was derived from the Brahmi script and later evolved into the Telugu-Kannada script after the 7th century. [1] [8] [9] The Telugu and Kannada scripts then separated by around 1300 CE. [1] [10] [11] The Muslim historian and scholar Al-Biruni referred to both the Telugu language as well as its ...