Shahu II of Satara

Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire from 1777 to 1808
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Shahu II
Early 19th century portrait of Shahu from the Maratha School.
7th Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy
Reign11 December 1777 – 3 May 1808
PredecessorRajaram II
SuccessorPratap Singh
PeshwaBaji Rao II
Born1763
Wavi, Nashik, Maratha Confederacy (present-day Nashik district, Maharashtra, India)
Died3 May 1808(1808-05-03) (aged 44–45)
Satara, Satara State, Maratha Confederacy (present-day Maharashtra, India)
HouseBhonsle
FatherVithoji Bhonsle
Rajaram II (adoptive)
ReligionHinduism

Shahu Bhonsle II (1763 – 3 May 1808 CE[1]) was the 7th Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy.[1] A member of the Bhonsle clan, he was succeeded by his son Pratap Singh, Raja of Satara Shahu was nominal ruler in 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.

References

  1. ^ a b Kulkarni, Sumitra (1995), The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: a study in history, administration, and culture, p. 12, ISBN 9788170995814
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Maratha Empire
1777–1808 		Succeeded by
(Nominal) Pratapsinha
Preceded by Raja of
Satara
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