Raghuji the Great: Difference between revisions

'''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>