Bhonsle dynasty

Bhonsle
Bhonsle
	Rajmudra (royal seal) of Shivaji I
	Bhagwa Dhwaj, the flag of the Maratha Empire
Parent house	Sisodia dynasty (claimed)
Country	Maratha Empire (1674-1818); Sawantwadi State (1729-1947); Thanjavur State (1674-1855); Kolhapur State (1710-1947); Nagpur State (1739-1853); Satara State (1818-1849); Akkalkot State (1840-1947); ;
Place of origin	Verul, Maharashtra, India
Founded	1576
Founder	Maloji Bhosale, a predominant general of Malik Ambar
Current head	Udayanraje Bhosale (Satara branch) ; Shahu II (Kolhapur branch); Khem Sawant VI Bhonsle Bahadur (Sawantwadi branch); Sumitrabai Raje Bhonsle (Akkalkot branch); Shivaji Rajah Bhosle (Thanjavur branch); Raje Mudhoji Bhosale III (Nagpur branch)
Titles	List Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire ; Raja of Sawantwadi (1729-1947) ; Raja of Thanjavur (1674-1855) ; Raja of Kolhapur (1710-1947) ; Raja of Nagpur (1739-1853) ; Raja of Satara (1818-1849) ; Raja of Akkalkot (1840-1947) ; Raja of Verul, Derhadi and Kannarad (1595 or 1599 - 1608 or 1620) ; Jagirdar of Supa (1599 - 1664) ; Jagirdar of Pune (1599 - 1664) ; Jagirdar of Bangalore (1538 - 1664) ; Patil of Hingni Berdi and Devalgaon ;
Motto	हर हर महादेव; "Har Har Mahadev"; ("Praises to Mahadev (Shiva)")
Estate(s)	List Jalmandir Palace, Satara (1838-present) ; Raigad Fort, Maratha Empire (1656–1689; 1707–1818) ; Gingee Fort, Maratha Empire (1677-1698) ; Ajinkyatara Fort, Maratha Empire (1706-1818) ; Red Fort, Maratha Empire (1771-1803) ; Nagardhan Fort, Nagpur (1740-1853) ; Senior Bhonsle Palace, Nagpur (1861-present) ; Aranmanai Palace, Thanjavur (1674-present) ; New Palace, Kolhapur (1877-present) ;
Deposition	List Maratha Empire 1713: Chatrapati Shahu I becomes a puppet of the Peshwas (Bhat Family); 1818: Third Anglo-Maratha War leads to British East Indian Company control of Maratha territory and the creation of Satara State under British suzerainty; ; Bhonsle States 1849: annexation of the Satara State by the East India Company; 1853: annexation of the Nagpur State by the East India Company; 1855: annexation of the Thanjavur State by the East India Company; 1947: annexation of the Akkalkot State by the Dominion of India; 1947: annexation of the Sawantwadi State by the Dominion of India; 1949: annexation of the Kolhapur State by the Dominion of India; ;
Cadet branches	Bhonsles of Nagpur; Bhonsles of Sawantwadi; Bhonsles of Satara; Bhonsles of Kolhapur; Bhonsles of Akkalkot; Bhonsles of Thanjavur;

The Bhonsle dynasty (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle)^[3] is an Indian Marathi royal house. The Bhonsles claimed descent from the Rajput Sisodia dynasty, but were likely Kunbi Marathas.^[4]

They served as the Chhatrapatis or kings of the Maratha Confederacy from 1674 to 1818, where they gained dominance of the Indian subcontinent. They also ruled several states such as Satara, Kolhapur, Thanjavur, Nagpur,^[5] Akkalkot,^[6] Sawantwadi^[7] and Barshi.^[8]

The dynasty was founded in 1577 by Maloji Bhosale, a predominant general or sardar of Malik Ambar of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.^[9] In 1595 or 1599, Maloji was given the title of Raja by Bahadur Nizam Shah, the ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.^[10] He was later granted was given the jagir of Pune, Elur (Verul), Derhadi, Kannarad and Supe. He was also given control over the first of the Shivneri and Chakan. These positions were inherited by his sons Shahaji and Sharifji, who were named after a Muslim Sufi Shah Sharif.^[11]^[12]

^ "Maharajah Serfoji II Memorial Hall Museum, Sadar Mahal Palace, Thanjavur. Tamilnadu-India".
^ "Raje Mudhoji Bhosale to write to CP against Ganga Jamuna closure". The Times of India. 29 August 2021.
^ Kulkarni, Prashant P. (6 June 1990). "Coinage of the Bhonsla Rajas of Nagpur". Indian Coin Society.
^ Singh K S (1998). India's communities. Oxford University Press. p. 2211. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
^ Nicholas Patrick Wiseman (1836). The Dublin Review. William Spooner. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^ Kulkarni, Sumitra (1995). The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170995814.
^ "Portuguese Studies Review". International Conference Group on Portugal. 6 June 2001.
^ "The Gazetteers Department". akola.nic.in.
^ Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya (1931). Shivaji: the founder of Maratha Swaraj. C. V. Vaidya. pp. 10–15. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
^ Joseph G. Da Cunha (1900). Origin of Bombay. Bombay, Society's library; [etc., etc.]
^ "Temples", Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates, Cambridge University Press, pp. 246–267, 1999-06-10, doi:10.1017/chol9780521563215.010, ISBN 978-0-521-56321-5, retrieved 2024-03-28
^ Guha, Sumit (2013-03-07), "The Frontiers of Memory: What the Marathas Remembered of Vijayanagara", Expanding Frontiers in South Asian and World History, Cambridge University Press, pp. 255–274, doi:10.1017/cbo9781107300002.012, ISBN 978-1-107-03428-0, retrieved 2024-03-28

[1] "Maharajah Serfoji II Memorial Hall Museum, Sadar Mahal Palace, Thanjavur. Tamilnadu-India".

[2] "Raje Mudhoji Bhosale to write to CP against Ganga Jamuna closure". The Times of India. 29 August 2021.

[3] Kulkarni, Prashant P. (6 June 1990). "Coinage of the Bhonsla Rajas of Nagpur". Indian Coin Society.

[S1998-4] Singh K S (1998). India's communities. Oxford University Press. p. 2211. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.

[google1-5] Nicholas Patrick Wiseman (1836). The Dublin Review. William Spooner. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

[:4-6] Kulkarni, Sumitra (1995). The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170995814.

[:5-7] "Portuguese Studies Review". International Conference Group on Portugal. 6 June 2001.

[akola.nic.in-8] "The Gazetteers Department". akola.nic.in.

[Chintaman19312-9] Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya (1931). Shivaji: the founder of Maratha Swaraj. C. V. Vaidya. pp. 10–15. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

[Joseph19002-10] Joseph G. Da Cunha (1900). Origin of Bombay. Bombay, Society's library; [etc., etc.]

[11] "Temples", Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates, Cambridge University Press, pp. 246–267, 1999-06-10, doi:10.1017/chol9780521563215.010, ISBN 978-0-521-56321-5, retrieved 2024-03-28

[12] Guha, Sumit (2013-03-07), "The Frontiers of Memory: What the Marathas Remembered of Vijayanagara", Expanding Frontiers in South Asian and World History, Cambridge University Press, pp. 255–274, doi:10.1017/cbo9781107300002.012, ISBN 978-1-107-03428-0, retrieved 2024-03-28

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