Senapati
Senapati (
It was a hereditary title of nobility used in the
Ranking under the
Unlike Sardar, Senapati is a primogeniture hereditary title that passes on to the eldest son. There are several royal Senapati families alive today, including the Ghorpade and Dabhade families.
Senapati as Surname is almost equivalent to Sardars in India . Outside of India too, this type of similar surnames are being used like "Senopati" in Indonesia , Walters in Germany which means Commander of the Army, etc.
Outside of India
In Cambodia, the term sena padei (Khmer: សេនាបតី) means "military commander". It is used in the title of the current Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen.
In ancient Philippines, this title was used by Sang pamegat senāpati di Tundun, the "Commander-in-chief" of Tondo represented by Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah mentioned in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription c. 900 AD.[2]
In
Senapatis of the Maratha Empire
The following is a list of Senapatis of the Maratha Empire from the reign of Shivaji to Shahu subsequently:
- Netoji Palkar
- Yesaji Kank
- Prataprao Gujar
- Anandrao
- Hambirrao Mohite
- Santaji Ghorpade
- Dhanaji Jadhav Rao
- Chandrasen Jadhav
- Khanderao Dabhade
- Trimbak Rao Dabhade
See also
References
- ^ "Senapati". Sanskrit Dictionary.
- Morrow, Paul (2006-07-14). "The Laguna Copperplate Inscription". Archived from the originalon 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ISBN 978-93-82573-47-0.