Emperor of the Marathas

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Emperor of the Marathas was the supreme sovereign of the Maratha Empire, holding ultimate political and military authority over its confederated chiefs in early modern India.

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Surface form Occurrences
Chhatrapati 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
monarchical title
sovereign title
appliesToJurisdiction Maratha Empire NERFINISHED
ceremonialEvent coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674
confers supreme military authority over Maratha forces
supreme political authority over Maratha chiefs
continent Asia
country Maratha Empire NERFINISHED
endTime 19th century
equivalentTitle Maratha Emperor
followedBy British paramountcy in India
follows local Maratha chieftaincies
governmentForm monarchy
hasPart imperial court at Raigad (initially)
imperial court at Satara (later)
imperial regalia
royal seal
hasQuality hereditary
patrilineal succession
sacral kingship elements
hasRole grantor of sanads and jagirs
guardian of Hindu dharma (ideological role)
overlord of Maratha sardars
supreme sovereign of the Maratha Empire
symbolic head of the Maratha confederacy
historicalRegion Deccan NERFINISHED
Western India NERFINISHED
inception 1674
languageUsed Marathi
Sanskrit
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity India NERFINISHED
militaryBranchCommanded Maratha army NERFINISHED
partOf Maratha confederacy NERFINISHED
Maratha political system
positionHeldBy Pratap Singh of Satara NERFINISHED
Rajaram I NERFINISHED
Rajarshi Shahu of Kolhapur NERFINISHED
Sambhaji NERFINISHED
Shahaji II of Kolhapur NERFINISHED
Shahu I NERFINISHED
Shivaji NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
residence Raigad Fort NERFINISHED
Satara NERFINISHED
startTime 17th century
subordinatePosition Peshwa (as chief minister) NERFINISHED
titleInMarathi Chhatrapati
usedBy Marathas NERFINISHED

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Chhatrapati Shahu I claimedTitle Emperor of the Marathas
Rajaram II monarchicalTitle Emperor of the Marathas
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati