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Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Janoji Bhonsle
Born	1695
Died	14 February 1755 (aged 60)
Issue	Janoji Bhonsle; Madhoji Bhonsle; Bimbaji Bhonsle; Sabaji Bhonsle
House	Bhonsles of Nagpur
Religion	Hinduism

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Raghoji Bhonsle or Raghoji I Bhonsale or Raghuji the Great (1695 – February 1755) of the Bhonsale dynasty, was a Maratha general who took control of the Nagpur Kingdom in east-central India during the reign of Shahu I.^[1] His successors ruled the kingdom until 1853.

Origin[edit | edit source]

The Bhonsale family were originally headmen from Deor or Deur under the forts Chandan Vandan (presently in Koregaon Taluka, District Satara and was under Deshmukhi rights of Bhoite Clan), a village in Satara District. Raghoji's grandfather and his two brothers had fought in the armies of Shivaji Maharaj, and to the most distinguished of them was entrusted a high military command and the collection of chauth (tribute) in Berar.^[2]

Rise to power in Nagpur[edit | edit source]

After Chand Sultan's death in 1739,^[3] there were quarrels over the succession, leading to the throne being usurped by Wali Shah,^[4]^[5]^[6] an illegitimate son of Bakht Buland Shah.^[4]^[7] Chand Sultan's widow queen Ratan Kunwar invoked the aid of the Maratha leader Raghoji Bhonsle of Berar in the interest of her sons Akbar Shah and Burhan Shah. Wali Shah was put to death and the rightful heirs placed on the throne. Raghoji I Bhonsle was sent back to Berar with a plentiful bounty for his aid. The Maratha general judged that Nagpur must be a plentiful and rich country by the magnificence of his reward.^[8]

However, dissensions continued between the brothers and once again, the elder brother Burhan Shah requested the aid of Raghoji Bhonsle. Akbar Shah was driven into exile and finally poisoned at Hyderabad. However this time, Raghoji Bhonsle did not have the heart to leave such a plentiful and rich country, with it being within his grasp.^[5]^[4] He declared himself 'protector' of the Gond king. Thus in 1743, Burhan Shah was practically made a state pensionary, with real power being in the hands of the Maratha ruler. After this event the history of the Gond kingdom of Deogarh is not recorded.^[3] A series of Maratha rulers came to power following the fall of the Gonds from the throne of Nagpur, starting with Raghoji Bhonsle.^[9]^[10]^[2]

Reign[edit | edit source]

Main entrance of the *Nagardhan fort*, Nagardhan Fort near Nagpur city, commissioned by Raghoji Bhonsale.

Bold and decisive in action, Raghoji was the archetype of a Maratha leader; he saw in the troubles of other states an opening for his own ambition, and did not even require a pretext for invasion. Twice his armies invaded Bengal, and he obtained the cession of Cuttack. Chanda, Chhattisgarh, and Sambalpur were added to his dominions between 1745 and 1755, the year of his death. He was succeeded by Janoji Bhonsle.^[2]

Battle of Damalcherry[edit | edit source]

Dost Ali Khan ordered Chanda Sahib to march against the Raja of Tirusivapuram. There upon the raja invited the assistance of the Maratha Empire.

Soon afterwards took place the Battle of Damalcherry in 1740, which was a major confrontation between the Mughal Empire's Nawab of the Carnatic, Dost Ali Khan and his Maratha opponent Raghoji I Bhonsale.^[11] The battle was a victory for the Marathas in which Dost Ali Khan, his son and a number of prominent persons of Arcot were killed and resulted in three years of Maratha rule in the Carnatic.^[12]^[13]

Expeditions in Bengal[edit | edit source]

The Expeditions in Bengal was taken by the Maratha Empire after the successful campaign in Carnatic at the Battle of Trichinopolly. The leader of the expedition was Raghoji of Nagpur. Raghoji was able to annex Orissa and parts of Bengal permanently as he successfully exploited the chaotic conditions prevailing in the region after the death of their Governor Murshid Quli Khan in 1727.^[14] Nawab of Bengal ceded territory up to the river Suvarnarekha to the Marathas, and agreeing to pay Rs. 20 lacs as chauth for Bengal (includes both West Bengal and Bangladesh) and 12 lacs for Bihar (including Jharkhand), thus Bengal becoming a tributary to the Marathas.^[15]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal".
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Maratha Generals and Personalities: A gist of great personalities of Marathas. Pratik gupta. 1 August 2014.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kurup, Ayyappan Madhava (1986). Continuity and Change in a Little Community. Concept Publishing Company.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Society (MANCHESTER), Northern Central British India (1840). Proceedings of a Public Meeting for the formation of The Northern Central British India Society held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, August 26th, 1840. Northern Central British India Society.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Hunter, William Wilson (1881). Naaf to Rangmagiri. Trübner.
↑ Thusu, Kidar Nath (1980). Gond Kingdom of Chanda: With Particular Reference to Its Political Structure. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India.
↑ Deogaonkar, Shashishekhar Gopal (2007). The Gonds of Vidarbha. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-474-5.
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- Thusu, Kidar Nath (1980). Gond Kingdom of Chanda: With Particular Reference to Its Political Structure. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India.
- Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112050248951 and Others. 2013.
- Sil, Jogendra Nath (1917). History of the Central Provinces and Berar. J.N. Sil.
- Pradesh (India), Madhya; Krishnan, V. S. (1995). Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Chhindwara. Government Central Press.
- Bulletin of the Anthropological Survey of India. Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Indian Museum. 1976.
- Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1979). Man in India. A. K. Bose.
- Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Bhandara. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1979.
- Society (MANCHESTER), Northern Central British India (1840). Proceedings of a Public Meeting for the formation of The Northern Central British India Society held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, August 26th, 1840. Northern Central British India Society.
- Naik, C. D. (2010). Buddhism and Dalits: Social Philosophy and Traditions. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-792-8.
- Kurup, Ayyappan Madhava (1986). Continuity and Change in a Little Community. Concept Publishing Company.
- Hunter, William Wilson (1881). Naaf to Rangmagiri. Trübner.
- Deogaonkar, Shashishekhar Gopal (2007). The Gonds of Vidarbha. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-474-5.
- Indian Railways. Railway Board. 1997.
↑ "Nagpur – History – People – Art and Culture – Festivals". Nagpur-hotels.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
↑ "Gond King". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
↑ Jeremy Black (2012). War in the Eighteenth-Century World. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 280. ISBN 9780230370005.
↑ Saswadkar, P. L. (1965). "Prohibition under the Peshwas in the latter half of the eighteenth century". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 27. JSOR: 326–328. JSTOR 44140671. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
↑ "Brief history of Arcot" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Govt. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
↑ SNHM. Vol. II, pp. 209, 224.
↑ Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Volume 1 (4Th Edn.), J.N.Sarka

Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.

Preceded by Raja Gond	King of Nagpur 1739–1755	Succeeded by Janoji

[1] "Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal".

[generals-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Maratha Generals and Personalities: A gist of great personalities of Marathas. Pratik gupta. 1 August 2014.

[community-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Kurup, Ayyappan Madhava (1986). Continuity and Change in a Little Community. Concept Publishing Company.

[society-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Society (MANCHESTER), Northern Central British India (1840). Proceedings of a Public Meeting for the formation of The Northern Central British India Society held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, August 26th, 1840. Northern Central British India Society.

[hunter-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Hunter, William Wilson (1881). Naaf to Rangmagiri. Trübner.

[chanda-6] Thusu, Kidar Nath (1980). Gond Kingdom of Chanda: With Particular Reference to Its Political Structure. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India.

[vidarbha-7] Deogaonkar, Shashishekhar Gopal (2007). The Gonds of Vidarbha. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-474-5.

[8] 
Thusu, Kidar Nath (1980). Gond Kingdom of Chanda: With Particular Reference to Its Political Structure. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India.

Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112050248951 and Others. 2013.

Sil, Jogendra Nath (1917). History of the Central Provinces and Berar. J.N. Sil.

Pradesh (India), Madhya; Krishnan, V. S. (1995). Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Chhindwara. Government Central Press.

Bulletin of the Anthropological Survey of India. Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Indian Museum. 1976.

Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1979). Man in India. A. K. Bose.

Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Bhandara. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1979.

Society (MANCHESTER), Northern Central British India (1840). Proceedings of a Public Meeting for the formation of The Northern Central British India Society held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, August 26th, 1840. Northern Central British India Society.

Naik, C. D. (2010). Buddhism and Dalits: Social Philosophy and Traditions. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-792-8.

Kurup, Ayyappan Madhava (1986). Continuity and Change in a Little Community. Concept Publishing Company.

Hunter, William Wilson (1881). Naaf to Rangmagiri. Trübner.

Deogaonkar, Shashishekhar Gopal (2007). The Gonds of Vidarbha. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-474-5.

Indian Railways. Railway Board. 1997.

[9] Thusu, Kidar Nath (1980). Gond Kingdom of Chanda: With Particular Reference to Its Political Structure. Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India.

[10] Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112050248951 and Others. 2013.

[11] Sil, Jogendra Nath (1917). History of the Central Provinces and Berar. J.N. Sil.

[12] Pradesh (India), Madhya; Krishnan, V. S. (1995). Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Chhindwara. Government Central Press.

[13] Bulletin of the Anthropological Survey of India. Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Indian Museum. 1976.

[14] Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai (1979). Man in India. A. K. Bose.

[15] Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Bhandara. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1979.

[16] Society (MANCHESTER), Northern Central British India (1840). Proceedings of a Public Meeting for the formation of The Northern Central British India Society held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, August 26th, 1840. Northern Central British India Society.

[17] Naik, C. D. (2010). Buddhism and Dalits: Social Philosophy and Traditions. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-792-8.

[18] Kurup, Ayyappan Madhava (1986). Continuity and Change in a Little Community. Concept Publishing Company.

[19] Hunter, William Wilson (1881). Naaf to Rangmagiri. Trübner.

[20] Deogaonkar, Shashishekhar Gopal (2007). The Gonds of Vidarbha. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-474-5.

[21] Indian Railways. Railway Board. 1997.

[hotels-9] "Nagpur – History – People – Art and Culture – Festivals". Nagpur-hotels.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[10] "Gond King". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.

[Jeremy_Black-11] Jeremy Black (2012). War in the Eighteenth-Century World. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 280. ISBN 9780230370005.

[Saswadkar-12] Saswadkar, P. L. (1965). "Prohibition under the Peshwas in the latter half of the eighteenth century". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 27. JSOR: 326–328. JSTOR 44140671. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[TN_Gov-13] "Brief history of Arcot" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Govt. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[14] SNHM. Vol. II, pp. 209, 224.

[15] Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Volume 1 (4Th Edn.), J.N.Sarka

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-'''Raghoji I Bhonsale''' (1695 &ndash; February 1755) of the [[Bhonsale]] dynasty, was a [[Maratha]] general who took control of the [[Nagpur Kingdom]] in east-central [[India]] during the reign of [[Chattrapati Shahu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/776978/forgotten-indian-history-the-brutal-maratha-invasions-of-bengal|title=Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal}}</ref> His successors ruled the kingdom until 1853.
+'''Raghoji Bhonsle or Raghoji I Bhonsale or Raghuji the Great''' (1695 &ndash; February 1755) of the [[Bhonsale]] dynasty, was a [[Maratha]] general who took control of the [[Nagpur Kingdom]] in east-central [[India]] during the reign of [[Shahu I]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/776978/forgotten-indian-history-the-brutal-maratha-invasions-of-bengal|title=Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal}}</ref> His successors ruled the kingdom until 1853.
 ==Origin==
-The [[Bhonsale]] family were originally headmen from Deor or Deur under the forts Chandan Vandan (presently in Koregaon Taluka, District Satara and was under Deshmukhi rights of [[Bhoite]] Clan), a village in [[Satara District]]. Raghoji's grandfather and his two brothers had fought in the armies of [[Shivaji]], and to the most distinguished of them was entrusted a high military command and the collection of ''chauth'' (tribute) in [[Berar Province|Berar]].
+The [[Bhonsale]] family were originally headmen from Deor or Deur under the forts Chandan Vandan (presently in Koregaon Taluka, District Satara and was under Deshmukhi rights of [[Bhoite]] Clan), a village in [[Satara District]]. Raghoji's grandfather and his two brothers had fought in the armies of [[Shivaji Maharaj]], and to the most distinguished of them was entrusted a high military command and the collection of ''chauth'' (tribute) in [[Berar Province|Berar]].<ref name="generals">{{cite book |title=Maratha Generals and Personalities: A gist of great personalities of Marathas |date=1 August 2014 |publisher=Pratik gupta |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Maratha_Generals_and_Personalities/vqYiBAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=raghoji+i+bhonsle&pg=PA80&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
-== Nagpur Kingdom ==
+==Rise to power in Nagpur==
-[[Nagpur]] was then the capital of a [[Gondwana Kingdom]] ruled by the Gond house of Devagad, who had moved the capital to Nagpur from [[Deogarh, Madhya Pradesh|Deogarh]]. On Raja Gond's death in 1739, there were disputes as to his succession, and his widow invoked the aid of Raghoji, who was governing Berar on behalf of the Maratha. Raghoji, on being called in by the contending Gond factions, replaced the two sons of Raja Gond on the throne from which they had been ousted by a usurper, and retired to Berar, with a suitable reward for his assistance. Dissensions, however, broke out between the brothers, and in 1743 Raghoji again intervened at the request of the elder brother and drove out his rival. But he had not the heart to give back a second time the country he held within his grasp. Burhan Shan, the Gond Raja, though allowed to retain the outward insignia of royalty, became practically a state pensioner, and all real power passed to the Marathas.
+After [[Chand Sultan]]'s death in 1739,<ref name="community"/> there were quarrels over the succession, leading to the throne being usurped by Wali Shah,<ref name="society"/><ref name="hunter"/><ref name="chanda">{{cite book |last1=Thusu |first1=Kidar Nath |title=Gond Kingdom of Chanda: With Particular Reference to Its Political Structure |date=1980 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Gond_Kingdom_of_Chanda/CoAtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> an illegitimate son of [[Bakht Buland Shah]].<ref name="society"/><ref name="vidarbha">{{cite book |last1=Deogaonkar |first1=Shashishekhar Gopal |title=The Gonds of Vidarbha |date=2007 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-474-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X39c2VODLT0C&pg=PA16 |language=en}}</ref> Chand Sultan's widow queen Ratan Kunwar invoked the aid of the Maratha leader Raghoji Bhonsle of Berar in the interest of her sons Akbar Shah and Burhan Shah. Wali Shah was put to death and the rightful heirs placed on the throne. Raghoji I Bhonsle was sent back to Berar with a plentiful bounty for his aid. The Maratha general judged that Nagpur must be a plentiful and rich country by the magnificence of his reward.<ref>
+*{{cite book |last1=Thusu |first1=Kidar Nath |title=Gond Kingdom of Chanda: With Particular Reference to Its Political Structure |date=1980 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Gond_Kingdom_of_Chanda/CoAtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |title=Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112050248951 and Others |date=2013 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Host_Bibliographic_Record_for_Boundwith/4b4uPjJJFOkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Sil |first1=Jogendra Nath |title=History of the Central Provinces and Berar |date=1917 |publisher=J.N. Sil |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/History_of_the_Central_Provinces_and_Ber/emxBAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Pradesh (India) |first1=Madhya |last2=Krishnan |first2=V. S. |title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Chhindwara |date=1995 |publisher=Government Central Press |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Madhya_Pradesh_District_Gazetteers_Chhin/xSELAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |title=Bulletin of the Anthropological Survey of India |date=1976 |publisher=Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Indian Museum |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Bulletin_of_the_Anthropological_Survey_o/hvK-QHwRM9YC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Bahadur) |first1=Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai |title=Man in India |date=1979 |publisher=A. K. Bose |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Man_in_India/1O9EAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Bhandara |date=1979 |publisher=Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Maharashtra_State_Gazetteers_Bhandara/WK9hAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Society (MANCHESTER) |first1=Northern Central British India |title=Proceedings of a Public Meeting for the formation of The Northern Central British India Society held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, August 26th, 1840 |date=1840 |publisher=Northern Central British India Society |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Proceedings_of_a_Public_Meeting_for_the/gSFYAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bakht+buland+shah&pg=RA2-PA8&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Naik |first1=C. D. |title=Buddhism and Dalits: Social Philosophy and Traditions |date=2010 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7835-792-8 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Buddhism_and_Dalits/VrlLNltm5dMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bakht+buland+shah&pg=PA199&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Kurup |first1=Ayyappan Madhava |title=Continuity and Change in a Little Community |date=1986 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TCNfWRGXd04C&q=king+of+deogarh+chand+sultan&pg=PA8 |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Hunter |first1=William Wilson |title=Naaf to Rangmagiri |date=1881 |publisher=Trübner |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Naaf_to_Rangmagiri/GYoIAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bakht+buland+shah&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Deogaonkar |first1=Shashishekhar Gopal |title=The Gonds of Vidarbha |date=2007 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-474-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X39c2VODLT0C&pg=PA16 |language=en}}
+*{{cite book |title=Indian Railways |date=1997 |publisher=Railway Board |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indian_Railways/wzNUAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bakht+buland+shah&dq=bakht+buland+shah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
+However, dissensions continued between the brothers and once again, the elder brother Burhan Shah requested the aid of Raghoji Bhonsle. Akbar Shah was driven into exile and finally poisoned at [[Hyderabad]]. However this time, Raghoji Bhonsle did not have the heart to leave such a plentiful and rich country, with it being within his grasp.<ref name="hunter">{{cite book |last1=Hunter |first1=William Wilson |title=Naaf to Rangmagiri |date=1881 |publisher=Trübner |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Naaf_to_Rangmagiri/GYoIAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bakht+buland+shah&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref name="society">{{cite book |last1=Society (MANCHESTER) |first1=Northern Central British India |title=Proceedings of a Public Meeting for the formation of The Northern Central British India Society held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, August 26th, 1840 |date=1840 |publisher=Northern Central British India Society |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Proceedings_of_a_Public_Meeting_for_the/gSFYAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bakht+buland+shah&pg=RA2-PA8&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> He declared himself 'protector' of the Gond king. Thus in 1743, Burhan Shah was practically made a state pensionary, with real power being in the hands of the Maratha ruler. After this event the history of the Gond kingdom of Deogarh is not recorded.<ref name="community">{{cite book |last1=Kurup |first1=Ayyappan Madhava |title=Continuity and Change in a Little Community |date=1986 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TCNfWRGXd04C&q=king+of+deogarh+chand+sultan&pg=PA8 |language=en}}</ref> A series of [[Bhonsles of Nagpur|Maratha rulers]] came to power following the fall of the Gonds from the throne of [[Nagpur Kingdom|Nagpur]], starting with Raghoji Bhonsle.<ref name= "hotels">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpur-hotels.com/nagpur-tourism/history-of-nagpur-people.aspx|title=Nagpur – History – People – Art and Culture – Festivals|publisher=Nagpur-hotels.com|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gond King |url=http://nagpur.nic.in/zpnagpur/English/history.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531051603/http://nagpur.nic.in/zpnagpur/English/history.htm |archivedate=2014-05-31 }}</ref><ref name="generals"/>
+==Reign==
 [[File:Nagardhan-Fort-Main-Entrance.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Main entrance of the ''Nagardhan fort'', Nagardhan Fort near [[Nagpur]] city, commissioned by Raghoji Bhonsale.]]
-Bold and decisive in action, Raghoji was the archetype of a Maratha leader; he saw in the troubles of other states an opening for his own ambition, and did not even require a pretext for plunder and invasion. Twice his armies invaded [[Bengal]], and he obtained the cession of [[Cuttack]]. [[Chandrapur|Chanda]], [[Chhattisgarh]], and [[Sambalpur]] were added to his dominions between 1745 and 1755, the year of his death. He was succeeded by [[Janoji Bhonsle]].
+Bold and decisive in action, Raghoji was the archetype of a Maratha leader; he saw in the troubles of other states an opening for his own ambition, and did not even require a pretext for invasion. Twice his armies invaded [[Bengal]], and he obtained the cession of [[Cuttack]]. [[Chandrapur|Chanda]], [[Chhattisgarh]], and [[Sambalpur]] were added to his dominions between 1745 and 1755, the year of his death. He was succeeded by [[Janoji Bhonsle]].<ref name="generals"/>
-==Battle of Damalcherry==
+===Battle of Damalcherry===
 {{also|Siege of Trichinopoly (1743)}}
 Dost Ali Khan ordered Chanda Sahib to march against the Raja of Tirusivapuram. There upon the raja invited the assistance of the [[Maratha Empire]].
-Soon afterwards took place the ''Battle of Damalcherry'' in 1740, which was a major confrontation between the [[Mughal Empire]]'s [[Nawab of the Carnatic]], [[Dost Ali Khan]] and his Maratha opponent Raghoji I Bhonsale.<ref name="Jeremy Black">{{cite book|author=Jeremy Black|title=War in the Eighteenth-Century World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zcEcBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=battle+of+Damalcherry|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year= 2012|isbn=9780230370005|location=407|pages=280}}</ref> The battle was a victory for the Marathas in which Dost Ali Khan, his son and a number of prominent persons of Arcot were killed and resulted in three years of Maratha rule in the Carnatic.<ref name="Saswadkar">{{cite web |last= Saswadkar|first= P. L.|title=Prohibition under the Peshwas in the latter half of the eighteenth century|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140671?seq=1|publisher=JSOR|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="TN Gov">{{cite web |title=Brief history of Arcot|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2020/08/briefhistory-PB-Arcot.pdf|publisher=Tamil Nadu Govt|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref>
+Soon afterwards took place the ''Battle of Damalcherry'' in 1740, which was a major confrontation between the [[Mughal Empire]]'s [[Nawab of the Carnatic]], [[Dost Ali Khan]] and his Maratha opponent Raghoji I Bhonsale.<ref name="Jeremy Black">{{cite book|author=Jeremy Black|title=War in the Eighteenth-Century World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zcEcBQAAQBAJ&dq=battle+of+Damalcherry&pg=PA60|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year= 2012|isbn=9780230370005|pages=280}}</ref> The battle was a victory for the Marathas in which Dost Ali Khan, his son and a number of prominent persons of Arcot were killed and resulted in three years of Maratha rule in the Carnatic.<ref name="Saswadkar">{{cite journal |last= Saswadkar|first= P. L.|title=Prohibition under the Peshwas in the latter half of the eighteenth century|journal= Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|year= 1965|volume= 27|pages= 326–328|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140671|publisher=JSOR|jstor= 44140671|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="TN Gov">{{cite web |title=Brief history of Arcot|url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2020/08/briefhistory-PB-Arcot.pdf|publisher=Tamil Nadu Govt|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref>
-==Expeditions in Bengal==
+===Expeditions in Bengal===
 {{Main|Maratha expeditions in Bengal}}
-The ''Expeditions in Bengal'' was taken by the [[Maratha Empire]] after the successful campaign in [[Carnatic region|Carnatic]] at the [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)|Battle of Trichinopolly]]. The leader of the expedition was [[Maratha]] [[Maharaja]] Raghuji of [[Nagpur Kingdom|Nagpur]]. Raghoji was able to annex [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] and parts of Bengal permanently as he successfully exploited the chaotic conditions prevailing in the region  after the death of their Governor [[Murshid Quli Khan]] in 1727.<ref>SNHM. Vol. II, pp.&nbsp;209, 224.</ref> Nawab of Bengal ceded territory up to the river Suvarnarekha to the Marathas, and agreeing to pay Rs. 20 lacs as [[chauth]] for [[Bengal]] (includes both West Bengal and Bangladesh) and 12 lacs for Bihar (including Jharkhand), thus Bengal becoming a tributary to the Marathas.<ref>Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Volume 1 (4Th Edn.), J.N.Sarka</ref>
+The ''Expeditions in Bengal'' was taken by the [[Maratha Empire]] after the successful campaign in [[Carnatic region|Carnatic]] at the [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)|Battle of Trichinopolly]]. The leader of the expedition was Raghoji of [[Nagpur Kingdom|Nagpur]]. Raghoji was able to annex [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] and parts of Bengal permanently as he successfully exploited the chaotic conditions prevailing in the region  after the death of their Governor [[Murshid Quli Khan]] in 1727.<ref>SNHM. Vol. II, pp.&nbsp;209, 224.</ref> Nawab of Bengal ceded territory up to the river Suvarnarekha to the Marathas, and agreeing to pay Rs. 20 lacs as [[chauth]] for [[Bengal]] (includes both West Bengal and Bangladesh) and 12 lacs for Bihar (including Jharkhand), thus Bengal becoming a tributary to the Marathas.<ref>Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Volume 1 (4Th Edn.), J.N.Sarka</ref>
 ==References==

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Rulers	Shivaji Sambhaji Rajaram I Tarabai Shahu I Rajaram II Shahu II Pratap Singh
Peshwas	Moropant Trimbak Pingle Moreshvar Pingale Ramchandra Pant Amatya Bahiroji Pingale Balaji Vishwanath Baji Rao I Balaji Baji Rao Madhavrao Ballal Narayan Rao Raghunathrao Sawai Madhavrao Baji Rao II Amrut Rao Nana Sahib Bhat family
Amatya	Ramchandra Pant Amatya
Pratinidhi	Pralhad Niraji Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi (hereditary) Shripatrao Pant Pratinidhi Jagjivanrao Pant Pratinidhi
Women	Ahilyabai Holkar Anandibai Gopikabai Jankibai Jijabai Kashibai Mastani Muddupalani Parvatibai Putalabai Ramabai Saibai Sakvarbai Soyarabai Umabai Dabhade Tulsi Bai Holkar
Maratha Confederacy	Bhonsle of Nagpur Gaekwad of Baroda Scindia of Gwalior Holkar of Indore Patwardhan dynasty
Battles	Pratapgarh Kolhapur Pavan Khind Chakan Surat Purandar Sinhagad Kalyan Bhupalgarh Sangamner Bijapur Raigarh (1689) Jinji Satara Khelna Raigarh Torna Palkhed Mandsaur 1st Delhi Bhopal Vasai Gajendragad 1st Trichinopoly Katwa (1st) 2nd Trichinopoly Katwa (2nd) Invasions of Bengal Burdwan Udgir 2nd Delhi Attock Peshawar 3rd Panipat Alegaon Rakshabhuvan Capture of Delhi Panchgaon Saunshi Wadgaon Adoni Badami Savanur Bahadur Benda Lalsot Chaksana Patan Kharda Poona 3rd Delhi Assaye Laswari Farrukhabad Bharatpur Khadki Koregaon Mahidpur
Wars	Maratha-Mughal War of 27 years Maratha–Mysore War First Anglo-Maratha War Second Anglo-Maratha War Third Anglo-Maratha War
Adversaries	Adilshahi Qutbshahi Mughal Empire Durrani Empire British Empire Portuguese Empire Nizam of Hyderabad Mysore
Forts	Fort Mangad Panhala Pratapgad Purandar Raigad Rajgad Shaniwar Wada Shivneri Sindhudurg Sinhagad Torna
Coins	Shivrai

Raghoji I Bhonsle
Sena Sahib Subah
Raghoji I Bhonsle
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Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Janoji Bhonsle

Born	1695
Died	14 February 1755 (aged 60)
Issue	Janoji Bhonsle Madhoji Bhonsle Bimbaji Bhonsle Sabaji Bhonsle
House	Bhonsles of Nagpur
Religion	Hinduism