Chhatrapati Shahu I

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Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire Indian monarch Maratha ruler

Chhatrapati Shahu I was a prominent Maratha ruler of the early 18th century whose reign helped consolidate and expand the Maratha Empire in India.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chhatrapati Shahu I canonical 4
Chhatrapati (in the main line) 1
Chhatrapati Shahu of Kolhapur 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ
Maratha ruler ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Shahu I ⓘ
Shahu Maharaj ⓘ
appointed Baji Rao I as Peshwa ⓘ
Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa ⓘ
associatedWithCity Satara ⓘ
associatedWithCommunity Maratha ⓘ
surface form: Marathas
birthPlace Maratha Empire ⓘ
birthYear 1682 ⓘ
capital Satara ⓘ
claimedTitle Emperor of the Marathas ⓘ
conflict Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ
surface form: Mughal–Maratha conflicts
countryRuled Maratha Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Satara ⓘ
deathYear 1749 ⓘ
dynasty Bhosale dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Bhonsle dynasty
era Early 18th century ⓘ
father Sambhaji ⓘ
surface form: Sambhaji I
fullName Bhosale of Satara ⓘ
surface form: Shahu Bhonsle
grandfather Shivaji ⓘ
house Bhosale dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of Bhonsle
implemented System of granting jagirs and saranjams to Maratha nobles ⓘ
knownFor Administrative and revenue reforms ⓘ
Consolidation of Maratha power in early 18th century ⓘ
Expansion of Maratha influence in India ⓘ
Granting autonomy to Maratha chiefs under central suzerainty ⓘ
languageOfCourt Marathi ⓘ
legacy Laid foundations for Maratha expansion across much of India in mid-18th century ⓘ
maintainedRelationsWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire

Regional Maratha sardars ⓘ
mother Yesubai ⓘ
notableEvent Civil war with Tarabai for control of the Maratha throne ⓘ
policy Strengthened position of Peshwa as chief executive ⓘ
predecessor Tarabai (as regent for Shivaji II) ⓘ
region Western India ⓘ
reignEnd 1749 ⓘ
reignStart 1708 ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
strengthenedOfficeOf Peshwa ⓘ
surface form: Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
styleOfRule Central authority with delegated powers to Peshwa and sardars ⓘ
successor Rajaram II ⓘ
supported Expansion of Maratha power into Malwa and Gujarat ⓘ
title Chatrapathi ⓘ
surface form: Chhatrapati

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shahu I → fullName → Chhatrapati Shahu I ⓘ
Satara → associatedWithRuler → Chhatrapati Shahu I ⓘ
Balaji Vishwanath → allegiance → Chhatrapati Shahu I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shahu I of the Maratha Empire
Bhonsle → usedTitle → Chhatrapati Shahu I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati (in the main line)
Baji Rao I → servedUnder → Chhatrapati Shahu I ⓘ
Kolhapur → historicalRuler → Chhatrapati Shahu I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shahu of Kolhapur
Balaji → servedUnder → Chhatrapati Shahu I ⓘ
subject surface form: Balaji Vishwanath