Kshatriya Kulavatans is a title of nobility, which was conferred upon the seventeenth century Indian warrior king, Shivaji Bhonsale I, at the time of his coronation.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Kshatriya is one of the four varnas[lower-alpha 1] of Hinduism and kulavantas means the 'head of the kula, or race'.[7]
On 24 June 1674, Shivaji was crowned as the first Chhatrapati ('emperor' or 'supreme lord'), of the Maratha Empire.[8][9]
See also
- Indian honorifics
- Bhonsle, a Maratha clan of the Kunbi caste, of tiller-agricultural origin, to which Shivaji belonged
- Chhatrapati, title of Shivaji Bhonsale I (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiʋaˑd͡ʒiˑ bʱoˑs(ə)leˑ])
Notes
- ↑ Varna is sometimes also termed Varnashrama Dharma
References
- ↑ H. S. Sardesai (2002). Shivaji, the Great Maratha. Cosmo Publications. p. 431. ISBN 978-81-7755-286-7.
- ↑ Khot, Tanaji (2010-05-31). "Pune Mirror". Punemirror.in. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Narayan H. Kulkarnee (1975). Chhatrapati Shivaji, Architect of Freedom: An Anthology. Chhatrapati Shivaji Smarak Samiti.
- ↑ U. B. Singh (1998). Administrative System in India: Vedic Age to 1947. APH Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-81-7024-928-3.
- ↑ Singh. The Pearson Indian History Manual for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination. Pearson Education India. p. 182. ISBN 978-81-317-1753-0.
- ↑ K. L. Mahaley (1969). Shivaji, the Pragmatist. Vishwa Bharati Prakashan.
- ↑ Tej Ram Sharma (1978). Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Inscriptions. Concept Publishing Company. p. 72. GGKEY:RYD56P78DL9.
- ↑ Pillai, Manu S. (2018). Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji. New Delhi: Juggernaut Books. p. xvi. ISBN 978-93-86228-73-4.
- ↑ Chandra, Satish (1982). Medieval India: Society, the jagirdari crisis, and the village. Delhi: Macmillan. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-333-90396-4.