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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chhatrapati | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Chhatrapati