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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Chhatrapati of the Marathas (r. 1808–1818) and Raja of Satara (r. 1818–1839)}}<br />
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| name = Pratap Singh<br />
| title = <br />
| succession = 8th [[Chhatrapati|Chhatrapati of the Marathas]]<br />
| succession1 = 1st [[Raja]] of [[Satara State]]<br />
| image = Chhatrapati Pratapsingh.jpg<br />
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| reign = 3 May 1808 – 3 June 1818<br />
| reign1 = 3 June 1818 – 5 September 1839<br />
| coronation = <br />
| full_name = <br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1793|1|18|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ajinkyatara|Ajinkyatara Fort]], [[Satara district|Satara]], [[Maratha Empire]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1847|10|14|1793|1|18|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Varanasi]], [[Benares State|Varanasi State]], [[Company rule in India|Company Raj]] (present-day [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])<br />
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| predecessor = [[Shahu II of Satara|Shahu II]]<br />
| regent = [[Baji Rao II]]<br />
| reg-type = Peshwa<br />
| successor = ''Position abolished''<br />
| predecessor1 = ''Position established''<br />
| successor1 = [[Raja Shahaji of Satara|Shahaji]]<br />
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| issue = <br />
| royal house = [[House of Bhonsle|Bhonsle]]<br />
| dynasty = <br />
| father = [[Shahu II of Satara|Shahu II]]<br />
| mother = Girjabai Raje Bhosle<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
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'''Pratap Singh Bhonsale''' (18 January 1793 – 14 October 1847) was the eighth and last [[Chhatrapati]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] from 1808 to 1818, when Maratha forces under [[Peshwa]] Bajirao II lost to the British during the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]]. He was later the [[Raja]] of [[Satara State]] until 1839, when he was replaced with Shahaji of Satara by the British.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kulkarni|first=Sumitra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYOSHaZnBy8C&pg=PA23|title=The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture|date=1995|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-581-4|pages=29|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TSR">{{cite book |title=The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture |first=Sumitra |last=Kulkarni |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1995 |isbn=978-8-17099-581-4 |pages=21–24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYOSHaZnBy8C&pg=PA21}}</ref><br />
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==Descent==<br />
He was born in the [[House of Bhonsle (Royal House)|Bhonsle]] clan of [[Maratha (caste)|Maratha]] caste.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYFrgILWbIgC&q=Jadunath%20sarkar%20shivaji%20coronation&pg=PA158|title=Shivaji and His Times|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|date=1992|publisher=Orient Longman|isbn=9788125013471|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Pratap Singh was the eldest son of [[Shahu II of Satara]], whom he succeeded, and a descendant of [[ Chatrapati Shivaji]], the founder of the Maratha Empire.<ref name="TSR" /><br />
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== Raja ==<br />
Pratap Singh was dethroned and stripped of his powers and personal possessions by the British in 1839. He was exiled to [[Benares]] and granted an allowance for his maintenance. Rango Bapuji Gupte, a loyal Sardar to him, long fought unsuccessful legal battles in London on his behalf.<br />
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He was succeeded by his brother, Appa Saheb, under the title Shreemant Maharaj Shaji Raja Chhatrapati of Satara. Appa Saheb then became known as [[Raja Shahaji of Satara|Raja Shahaji]].<ref name="TSR" /><br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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During his reign, Pratap Singh undertook significant administrative, infrastructural, and educational reforms that contributed to the development of modern [[Satara (city)|Satara]].<br />
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One of his major contributions was the construction of the Pune–Satara Road, improving connectivity between Satara and [[Pune]]. He also built the Satara–Medha–Mahabaleshwar Road, facilitating access to Mahabaleshwar, which later became a prominent hill station during British rule. At Mahabaleshwar, he established Malcolm Peth (now part of Mahabaleshwar), named in honour of the contemporary Governor of Bombay.<br />
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In Satara, Pratap Singh constructed the ‘Rajwada’ palace, which functioned as the royal court for approximately 150 years. The palace is presently in the possession of his descendants. He also developed the Rajpath, a two-way road connecting the Rajwada to Powai Naka, contributing to the planned urban layout of the city.<br />
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Following the destruction of the Rang Mahal of [[Shahu I]] in a fire, Pratap Singh built the Jal Mandir Palace as a new royal residence for himself and his family. Much of modern Satara’s foundational urban structure is attributed to his initiatives.<br />
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In the field of education, he established two schools in Satara offering instruction in English, Persian, Marathi, and Sanskrit. Around 1851, Pratap Singh High School was founded; notably, [[B. R. Ambedkar]] studied there until the fourth standard.<br />
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In the same year, his wife founded a private library in Satara that was open to the public. This institution later became known as the Nagar Vachanalaya and was formerly called Chhatrapati Pratap Singh Maharaj (Thorle) Nagar Vachanalaya, Satara.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
*{{cite book |chapter=The Mutiny in Western India: The 'Marginal' as Regional Dynamic |first=Veena |last=Naregal |pages=169–188 |title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857 |volume=1 |editor-first=Crispin |editor-last=Bates |publisher=SAGE Publications India |year=2013 |isbn=978-8-13211-336-2}}<br />
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