Bhonsle

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Maratha dynasty Maratha ruler royal house

The Bhonsle were a prominent Maratha royal dynasty best known for producing Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire in western India.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maratha dynasty → Maratha ruler → royal house →
associatedWith	Deccan Sultanates (as former overlords) → Maratha Confederacy →
coatOfArmsFeature	Hindu royal symbols →
country	India →
culturalSphere	Maratha culture →
dynasty	Bhonsle → Bhonsle →
ethnicGroup	Maratha →
family	Bhonsle →
founded	Maratha Empire →
founder	Shivaji →
governanceStyle	feudal-monarchical →
historicalPeriod	Early modern period →
historicalSignificance	challenged Mughal authority in Western India →
houseType	patrilineal dynasty →
influenced	later Maratha houses →
knownFor	leadership in Maratha polity → producing Shivaji →
language	Marathi →
legacy	formation of a major Indian power in the 17th century →
militaryTradition	cavalry warfare →
notableMember	Shivaji →
origin	Deccan region →
partOf	Maratha nobility →
politicalRole	hereditary rulers → military leaders →
powerBase	Konkan → Western Ghats →
region	Western India →
religion	Hinduism →
ruled	Maratha Empire →
socialStatus	Kshatriya →
title	Chhatrapati →
traditionalCapital	Raigad (under Shivaji) →
usedTitle	Chhatrapati (in the main line) → Raja →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maratha Empire → Shivaji → Shivaji →	dynasty
Bhonsle of Nagpur →	dynasticAffiliation
Shivaji →	family
Sambhaji ("Bhosale") →	familyName
Maratha Empire →	notableDynasty
Maratha →	subgroup