Shahu I

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Shahu I was an influential 18th-century Maratha ruler whose reign consolidated Maratha power in India and shaped the empire’s administrative and political structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maratha ruler
Peshwa-era monarch
historical figure
appointed Baji Rao I as Peshwa
Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa
birthPlace Maratha Empire
capital Satara
centuryOfActivity 18th century
conflict succession dispute with Tarabai
countryRuled Maratha Empire
deathPlace Satara
dynasty Bhosale dynasty
surface form: Bhonsle dynasty
ethnicGroup Maratha
father Sambhaji
surface form: Sambhaji I
fullName Chhatrapati Shahu I
governmentalReform strengthening of central authority through Peshwa system
grandfather Shivaji
surface form: Shivaji I
historicalPeriod post-Aurangzeb Mughal decline
honorificTitle Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire
surface form: Chhatrapati
knownFor relatively tolerant and conciliatory policies toward former Mughal territories
legacy laid foundations for Maratha dominance in 18th-century India
notableFor consolidating Maratha power in India
expansion of Maratha influence in India
recognizing the Peshwa as the chief executive authority
shaping the administrative structure of the Maratha Empire
shaping the political structure of the Maratha Empire
policy delegation of military and administrative powers to the Peshwa
granting of revenue-collection rights (chauth and sardeshmukhi) in Mughal territories
politicalOutcome emergence of Satara as royal seat and Pune as Peshwa power center
positionHeld Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire
predecessor Tarabai (as regent for Shivaji II)
regionOfInfluence Deccan Plateau
surface form: Deccan

Western India
reignEnd 1749
reignStart 1708
religion Hinduism
roleInGovernment supreme monarch
sphereOfInfluence administrative organization of the Maratha Empire
military affairs of the Maratha Empire
political consolidation of Maratha power
successor Rajaram II
titleUsedIn Satara court

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