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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>
{{Infobox royalty
| image        = Raghuji Bhonsle.jpg
| name        = Raghuji the Great
| title        = Senasaheb Subha{{efn|English: Lord of the Provinces and the Army}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipcnbsBb5PcC&q=%22%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%22 | title=Vaidya-daptarantuna Nivadalele Kagada | last1=Vaidy | first1=Sankara | date=7 April 2024 }}</ref> <br> Senadhurandhar{{efn|English: A highly distinguished and capable military commander}}
| caption      = Portrait of Raghuji Bhonsle
| succession  = 1st [[Raja]] of [[Nagpur kingdom|Nagpur]]
| religion    = [[Hinduism]]
| full name    =
| coronation  =
| birth_name  = Raghuji Bhonsle
| birth_date  = {{C.}} 1695
| birth_place  = {{unbulleted list|[[Satara (city)|Satara]], [[Maratha Kingdom]]|(modern day [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])}}
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1755|02|14|1685|df=yes}}
| death_place  = {{unbulleted list|[[Nagpur]], [[Maratha Confederacy]]|(modern day [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])}}
| reign        = 1739{{Spaced ndash}}14 February 1755
| predecessor  = {{unbulleted list|''Position established''|<small>(Burhan Shah as [[Gonds of Deogarh|Gond]] ruler)</small>}}
| successor    = [[Janoji Bhonsle|Janoji I]]
| house        = [[House of Bhonsle|Bhonsle]] ([[Bhonsles of Nagpur|Nagpur]])
| spouse      =
| father      = Bimbaji
| mother      = Kashibai
| issue        = [[Janoji of Nagpur|Janoji I]] <br> [[Mudhoji Bhonsle|Mudhoji |]] <br> [[Bimbaji Bhonsle|Bimbaji]] <br> Sabaji
}}
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Revision as of 00:27, 23 June 2025

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]

Raghuji the Great
Senasaheb Subha[lower-alpha 1][4]
Senadhurandhar[lower-alpha 2]
Raghuji Bhonsle.jpg
Portrait of Raghuji Bhonsle
1st Raja of Nagpur
Reign1739 – 14 February 1755
Predecessor
  • Position established
  • (Burhan Shah as Gond ruler)
SuccessorJanoji I
BornRaghuji Bhonsle
c. 1695
Died14 February 1755(1755-02-14) (aged 69–70)
IssueJanoji I
Mudhoji |
Bimbaji
Sabaji
HouseBhonsle (Nagpur)
FatherBimbaji
MotherKashibai
ReligionHinduism

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.
  4. Vaidy, Sankara (7 April 2024). "Vaidya-daptarantuna Nivadalele Kagada".


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