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			{{Short description\|Minister of a historical Indian polity}}
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	The '''Pratinidhi''' (the Viceroy) was an important member of the ministry in the [[Maratha Empire]].{{Sfn\|Udgaonkar\|1986\|p=94}} The title of ''Pratinidhi'' means ''the representative of the King,'' and such officials were entitled to sign and seal papers and to issue orders in the absence of the Ruler. Shivaji's ministry of the eight - the [[Ashta Pradhan]] did not include a Pratinidhi.{{Sfn\|Udgaonkar\|1986\|p=94}} Later the post of '''Pant Pratinidhi''' was created during the [[Rajaram I]] reign and a person holding this office exercised powers over all ministers of the [[Maratha Empire\|Maratha]] court including the [[Peshwa]]s. Above the [[Ashta pradhan]] Rajaram I appointed [[Pralhad Niraji]] to the high post of Prathinidhi. The office of Pratinidhi was created and the office of Peshwa was made next to it in hierarchy. The first occupant of the position under Rajaram was [[Pralhad Niraji]], who was appointed in 1689.{{Sfn\|Bond\|2006\|p=773}}		The '''Pratinidhi''' (the Viceroy) was an important member of the ministry in the [[Maratha Empire]].{{Sfn\|Udgaonkar\|1986\|p=94}} The title of ''Pratinidhi'' means ''the representative of the King,'' and such officials were entitled to sign and seal papers and issue orders in the absence of the Ruler. Shivaji's ministry of the eight - the [[Ashta Pradhan]] did not include a Pratinidhi.{{Sfn\|Udgaonkar\|1986\|p=94}} Later the post of '''Pant Pratinidhi''' was created during the [[Rajaram I]] reign and a person holding this office exercised powers over all ministers of the [[Maratha Empire\|Maratha]] court including the [[Peshwa]]s. Above the [[Ashta pradhan]] Rajaram I appointed [[Pralhad Niraji]] to the high post of Prathinidhi. The office of Pratinidhi was created and the office of Peshwa was made next to it in hierarchy. The first occupant of the position under Rajaram was [[Pralhad Niraji]], who was appointed in 1689.{{Sfn\|Bond\|2006\|p=773}}

	The offices of the Pratinidhi, the Sacheev and the Mantri, became hereditary after passing through three different families.{{Sfn\|Bhatia\|1986\|p=70}}		The offices of the Pratinidhi, the Sacheev and the Mantri, became hereditary after passing through three different families.{{Sfn\|Bhatia\|1986\|p=70}}

	In 1698, [[Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi]] was appointed as Pratinidhi by [[Rajaram I]],{{Sfn\|Pant\|1989\|p=12}} but by the end of 1713 the family had become hereditary holders of the title ~~'''~~[[Pant Pratinidhi]]~~'''~~ <ref>{{cite book\|title=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay\|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bombay\|url=https://archive.org/details/journalasiatics16bombgoog\|year=1908\|page=[https://archive.org/details/journalasiatics16bombgoog/page/n188 142]}}</ref>		In 1698, [[Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi]] was appointed as Pratinidhi by [[Rajaram I]],{{Sfn\|Pant\|1989\|p=12}} but by the end of 1713 the family had become hereditary holders of the title [[Pant Pratinidhi]]<ref>{{cite book\|title=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay\|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bombay\|url=https://archive.org/details/journalasiatics16bombgoog\|year=1908\|page=[https://archive.org/details/journalasiatics16bombgoog/page/n188 142]}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Maratha Empire]]		[[Category:Maratha Empire]]

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{{For|the film|Pratinidhi (film)}}
The '''Pratinidhi''' (the Viceroy) was an important member of the ministry in the [[Maratha Empire]].{{Sfn|Udgaonkar|1986|p=94}} The title of ''Pratinidhi'' means ''the representative of the King,'' and such officials were entitled to sign and seal papers and to issue orders in the absence of the Ruler. Shivaji's ministry of the eight - the [[Ashta Pradhan]] did not include a Pratinidhi.{{Sfn|Udgaonkar|1986|p=94}} Later the post of '''Pant Pratinidhi''' was created during the [[Rajaram I]] reign and a person holding this office exercised powers over all ministers of the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] court including the [[Peshwa]]s. Above the [[Ashta pradhan]] Rajaram I appointed [[Pralhad Niraji]] to the high post of Prathinidhi. The office of Pratinidhi was created and the office of Peshwa was made next to it in hierarchy. The first occupant of the position under Rajaram was [[Pralhad Niraji]], who was appointed in 1689.{{Sfn|Bond|2006|p=773}}

The offices of the Pratinidhi, the Sacheev and the Mantri, became hereditary after passing through three different families.{{Sfn|Bhatia|1986|p=70}}

In 1698, [[Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi]] was appointed as Pratinidhi by [[Rajaram I]],{{Sfn|Pant|1989|p=12}} but by the end of 1713 the family had become hereditary holders of the title '''[[Pant Pratinidhi]]''' <ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bombay|url=https://archive.org/details/journalasiatics16bombgoog|year=1908|page=[https://archive.org/details/journalasiatics16bombgoog/page/n188 142]}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|title=An Unusual Raja: Mahatma Gandhi and the Aundh Experiment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xJNAAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Sangam Books|year=1989|first=Apa |last=Pant|isbn = 9780861317523}}
* {{cite book|title=Political Institutions & Administration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jdoym34QydQC|first=P.B|last=Udgaonkar|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publications|year=1986|isbn=9788120820876}}
* {{cite book|title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC|first=J.W|last=Bond|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=2006|isbn=9788120619654}}
*{{cite book|title=Political, Legal, and Military History of India, Volume 6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PKS2AAAAIAAJ|first=Harbans Singh|last=Bhatia|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|year=1986}}

[[Category:Titles of national or ethnic leadership]]
[[Category:History of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Maratha Empire]]

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