Chhatrapati shahu maharaj information in english

Chhatrapati of the Marathas from –

For other kings known as Shahu, see Shahoji II and Shahu of Kolhapur.

For the politician belonging to the same royal family, see Shahu II of Kolhapur.

Shahu I (Shivaji Sambhaji Raje Bhonsale; Marathi pronunciation:[ʃaːɦuː]; 18 May – 15 December ) was the fifth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy founded by his grandfather, Shivaji I.

He was born into the Bhonsle family, and was the son of Sambhaji I and Yesubai. At a young age, he was taken into custody at the Siege of Raigad by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, and held captive. He was released from captivity after the death of Aurangzeb in the hope of engineering an internecine struggle among the Maratha factions of Tarabai and Shahu.

Shahu emerged victorious in the bloody Battle of Khed and was crowned as Chhatrapati.

Under the reign of Shahu, Maratha power and influence extended to much of central and western India, which had then created a strong Maratha Confederacy. After