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Maloji Bhonsale (c. 1552 - 1605) was a Maratha chief who served the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. [1] He was the father of Shahaji Raje and the grandfather of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire .
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.
By 1670s, Shivaji had acquired extensive territory and wealth from his campaigns. [5] [11] But, lacking a formal crown, he had no operational legitimacy to rule his de facto domain and technically, remained subject to his Mughal (or Deccan Sultanate) overlords; in the hierarchy of power, Shivaji's position remained similar to fellow Maratha chieftains.
Like his father Maloji, Shahaji served in the army of Malik Ambar, the prime minister of Ahmadnagar Sultanate. At the time of Maloji's death in 1622, 26-year old Shahaji was a minor commander in Malik Ambar's army. [10] By 1625, he held the high military position of Sar Lashkar, as suggested by a letter sent from Pune on 28 July. [11]
Maloji Bhosale (1552–1606, 1620 or 1622), Jagirdar and General under the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, first Bhosale to receive the title of Raje. Shahaji Raje Bhonsle (1594–1664), father of Shivaji. Jagirdar and General under the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and Adilshahi. Jijabai Bhosale (née Jadhav), (1598–1674), wife of Shahaji Raje Bhosale and ...
Administration and control of the newly conquered territories was left with his Sarnaubat Hambir Rao Mohite and others like Harji Raje Mahadik, Santaji Ghorpade, Vitthal Pildev Atre and Raghunath Pant Hanumate himself; with Gingee as the centre of new territories. Ekoji I reacted by launching regular military campaigns into Santoji's territory ...
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]
Rajaram was born in the family of Bhonsle dynasty, to Chhatrapati Shivaji and his second wife, Soyarabai on 24 February 1670. He was thirteen years younger than his brother, Sambhaji. Given the ambitious nature of Soyarabai, Rajaram was installed on the Maratha throne upon the death of his father in 1680 at the age of 10.