Bhonsle of Nagpur

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The Bhonsle of Nagpur was a prominent Maratha royal house that ruled the Nagpur kingdom in central India and played a key role in the expansion and administration of the Maratha Empire.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian dynasty
Maratha royal house
ruling family
allegiance Maratha Confederacy
associatedCity Nagpur
associatedFort Nagpur Fort
capital Nagpur
conflict Third Anglo-Maratha War
country Nagpur kingdom
culturalPatronage Hindu temples
Marathi literature
declineCause defeat in Anglo-Maratha Wars
dynasticAffiliation Bhonsle
economicBase land revenue
tribute from subordinate chiefs
ethnicity Maratha
founder Raghoji I Bhonsle
governmentType monarchy
historicalRole key role in administration of Maratha Empire
key role in expansion of Maratha Empire
houseOf Bhonsle dynasty
knownFor collection of chauth and sardeshmukhi
military campaigns in eastern and central India
language Marathi
Persian (administrative)
legacy important regional power in pre-colonial central India
militaryStructure cavalry-based forces
infantry and artillery units
notableRuler Appa Sahib Bhonsle
Janoji Bhonsle
Mudhoji Bhonsle NERFINISHED
Raghoji I Bhonsle NERFINISHED
Raghoji II Bhonsle NERFINISHED
Raghuji III Bhonsle NERFINISHED
opponent British East India Company
partOf Maratha Empire
politicalStatus princely state ruling house
region Central India
religion Hinduism
ruledTerritory Berar
Nagpur
parts of Chhattisgarh
parts of Gondwana region
parts of Odisha
socialStatus Kshatriya (Maratha) nobility
successionType hereditary monarchy
treaty Treaty of Deogaon
subsidiary alliance with British

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Maratha Empire
notableDynasty
Bhonsle of Nagpur ("Janoji Bhonsle")
notableRuler
Anglo-Maratha Wars
opponent
Treaty of Bassein (1802) ("Raghoji II Bhonsle of Nagpur")
opposedBy

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