Pratap Singh (Raja of Satara)

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Pratap Singh
Bhosale
FatherShahu II
MotherGirjabai Raje Bhosle
ReligionHinduism

Pratap Singh Bhonsale (18 January 1793 – 14 October 1847) was the eighth and last

Satara from 1818 until 1839, when he was replaced with Shahaji of Satara by the British.[1][2]

Descent

He was born in the

Bhonsle clan of Maratha caste.[3]

Early life

Pratap Singh was the eldest son of

Chatrapati Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire.[2]

Raja

After signing a treaty with

Benares
and granted an allowance for his maintenance. Rango Bapuji Gupte, a loyal Sardar to him, long fought unsuccessful legal battles in London on his behalf.

He was succeeded by his brother, Appa Saheb, under the title Shreemant Maharaj Shaji Raja Chhatrapati of Satara. Appa Saheb then became known as Raja Shahaji.[2]

Reign

References

Further reading

  • Naregal, Veena (2013). "The Mutiny in Western India: The 'Marginal' as Regional Dynamic". In Bates, Crispin (ed.). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857. Vol. 1. SAGE Publications India. pp. 169–188. .
Preceded by Chhatrapati of the
Maratha Empire

1808–1818
Succeeded by
Lapsed
Preceded by
New creation
Satara

1818–1839
Succeeded by