Shahu II of Satara
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Shahu II | |
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Chhatrapati of the Marathas | |
Reign | 11 December 1777 – 3 May 1808 |
Predecessor | Rajaram II |
Successor | Pratap Singh |
Peshwa | Baji Rao II |
Born | 1763 Wavi, Nashik, Maratha Confederacy (present-day Nashik district, Maharashtra, India) |
Died | 3 May 1808 Satara, Maratha Confederacy (present-day Maharashtra, India) | (aged 44–45)
House | Bhonsle |
Father | Vithoji Bhonsle Rajaram II (adoptive) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Shahu Bhonsle II (1763 – 3 May 1808[1]) was the seventh Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy.[1] 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
[edit]- ^ a b Kulkarni, Sumitra (1995), The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: a study in history, administration, and culture, p. 12, ISBN 9788170995814