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Shahu (also known as Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, Shahu IV, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj) GCSI GCIE GCVO (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922) of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja (reign. 1894 – 1900) and the first Maharaja (1900–1922) of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur.
Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur also known as Rajarshi Shahu, was the first Maharaja of the princely state of Kolhapur and a great social reformer. Let's have a look at his life, work and contribution.
Aug 10, 2018 · The makeshift stage erected at Kolhapur’s Dasara Chowk faces the statue of Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati (1874-1922), the great reformer king of the princely state of Kolhapur and a pioneering...
Oct 4, 2023 · Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj was the Chhatrapati of the princely state of Kolhapur. He is also recognized as Shahu IV, Shahuji Maharaj. Rajarshi was the title given by Kurmi Kshatriya Sabha of Kanpur in 1919. What is the relation between Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?
Shahu I ( Shivaji Sambhaji Raje Bhosale; Marathi pronunciation: [ʃaːɦuː]; 18 May 1682 – 15 December 1749) 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.
May 27, 2020 · Shahu Chhatrapati (26 June 1874-6 May 1922) known as “People’s King” was not just a ruler of the Princely State of Kolhapur, but was a great reformer ahead of his time. Born as Yashwantrao in the Jahagirdar Ghatage family of Kagal, he was adopted by the widow of Chhatrapati Shivaji IV on 17 March 1884 and ascended to the throne on 2 April 1894.
Shivaji II (ruled 1700-1712) was the son of Chatrapati Rajaram and Rani Tarabai, and was the first king of Kolhapur. He was installed on the throne at Vishalgad, on 10 March 1700. Reigned under the regency of his mother until 12 October 1707. He became raja of the separate state of Kolhapur in 1710.
Aug 10, 2018 · The new Shahu palace in Kolhapur. Photos: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint. The symbolism of the site, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, where Aashutosh Kharade, a 27-year-old unemployed Maratha youth, is...
May 5, 2018 · Shahuji was anointed the king of Kolhapur on 2 July 1894. Soon, he was loosening the stranglehold of Brahmins on the administration and society. On 26 July 1902, he took a path-breaking step – something no one had even imagined.
Jul 26, 2022 · On July 26, 1902, Shahu Maharaj gave a historic order to reserve 50% government jobs for lower castes in his princely state of Kolhapur. This was one of the earliest instances of reservation for lower castes as a matter of state policy.
