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'''Raghuji I''' (Raghuji Bhonsle, {{IPA|mr|ɾəɡud͡ʒi bʱoːsəleː}}; 1695 &ndash; 14 February 1755)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oe9tAAAAMAAJ&q=%22raghoji+the+great%22 |title=The Cyclopedia of India: Biographical, Historical, Administrative, Commercial |date=1992 |publisher=Book Traders |pages=312 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mishra |first=Prabhu Lal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WM5aAAAAIAAJ&q=%22raghoji+the+great%22 |title=The Political History of Chhattisgarh, 1740-1858 A.D. |date=1979 |publisher=Vishwa Bharati Prakashan |pages=38, 39, 88 |language=en}}</ref> was a [[Maratha]] general who is credited with the Maratha expansion into [[Gondwana (India)|Gondwana]], [[Odisha]], and [[Bengal]], thereby establishing Maratha supremacy in these areas. He was granted the title of ''Senasaheb Subha'', meaning "Lord of the Provinces and the Army," along with a ''[[Saranjamdar|saranjam]]'' in the [[Vidarbha region]] by [[Shahu I]]. He is regarded as the founder of the [[Kingdom of Nagpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniyal |first=Shoaib |date=2015-12-21 |title=Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal |url=http://scroll.in/article/776978/forgotten-indian-history-the-brutal-maratha-invasions-of-bengal |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Raghuji I''' (Raghuji Bhonsle, {{IPA|mr|ɾəɡud͡ʒi bʱoːsəleː}}; 1695 &ndash; 14 February 1755)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oe9tAAAAMAAJ&q=%22raghoji+the+great%22 |title=The Cyclopedia of India: Biographical, Historical, Administrative, Commercial |date=1992 |publisher=Book Traders |pages=312 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mishra |first=Prabhu Lal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WM5aAAAAIAAJ&q=%22raghoji+the+great%22 |title=The Political History of Chhattisgarh, 1740-1858 A.D. |date=1979 |publisher=Vishwa Bharati Prakashan |pages=38, 39, 88 |language=en}}</ref> was a [[Maratha]] general who is credited with the Maratha expansion into [[Gondwana (India)|Gondwana]], [[Odisha]], and [[Bengal]], thereby establishing Maratha supremacy in these areas. He was granted the title of ''Senasaheb Subha'', meaning "Lord of the Provinces and the Army," along with a ''[[Saranjamdar|saranjam]]'' in the [[Vidarbha region]] by [[Shahu I]]. He is regarded as the founder of the [[Kingdom of Nagpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniyal |first=Shoaib |date=2015-12-21 |title=Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal |url=http://scroll.in/article/776978/forgotten-indian-history-the-brutal-maratha-invasions-of-bengal |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Raghuji I (Raghuji Bhonsle, mr; 1695 – 14 February 1755)[1][2] was a Maratha general who is credited with the Maratha expansion into Gondwana, Odisha, and Bengal, thereby establishing Maratha supremacy in these areas. He was granted the title of Senasaheb Subha, meaning "Lord of the Provinces and the Army," along with a saranjam in the Vidarbha region by Shahu I. He is regarded as the founder of the Kingdom of Nagpur.[3]

Reference

  1. The Cyclopedia of India: Biographical, Historical, Administrative, Commercial. Book Traders. 1992. p. 312.
  2. Mishra, Prabhu Lal (1979). The Political History of Chhattisgarh, 1740-1858 A.D. Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 38, 39, 88.
  3. Daniyal, Shoaib (2015-12-21). "Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-07-18.