PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY: The
state
was founded in 1674, and was annexed to British India due
to failure of heirs. Rulers were....
- Shrimant Babaji Bhonsle, Patil of Verul, married and
had issue. He died 1597.
- Shrimant Vithoji Bhonsle, Jagirdar of Supa,
married and had issue, eight sons, and ancestor of
the Patils of Wavi.
- Unknown Generations
- Shrimant Trimbakji Bhonsle, Patil of Wavi, he
was adopted by Maharaja Chhatrapati Rajaram Rao
Bhonsle II (see below), married and had issue.
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Shahuji Rao Bhonsle II
(qv)
- Shrimant Charatsinghraje Bhonsle, born 1773,
died 1818.
- Shrimant Bambuji Bhonsle
- Shrimant Maloji Bhonsle, born 1552, Jagirdar of
Pune, Raja [cr.1595], married (amongst others) Rani
Saheba Dipa Bai Nimbalkar [Uma Bai], sister of
Vanangpal Jagpalrao Nimbalkar, Deshmukh of Phaltan,
and had issue. He died 1620 at Indapur.
- Raja Saheb Shahaji Bhonsle, born 1594, married
(amongst others) 1605 Rani Saheba Jijabai Jadhav,
born 1594, daughter of Sardar Lakhuji Jadhav of
Sindhkhed, died 1674, and had issue. He died 1664.
- Shrimant Sambhuji Bhonsle, born 1619 (1623),
married and had issue, as well as adoptive
issue. He died 1654 (1653).
- Shrimant Suratsingh Bhonsle
- (A) Shrimant
Umaji Bhonsle
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Shivaji I Rao Bhonsle
(qv)
- Raja Chhatrapati Venkaji Bhonsle of Tanjore.
- Shrimant Santaji Bhonsle (natural son)
- Shrimant Pratapji Bhonsle (natural son)
- Shrimant Raibhanji Bhonsle (natural son), died
1709.
- Shrimant Bhivji Bhonsle (natural son)
- Shrimant Sharifji Bhonsle, married and had
issue.
- Shrimant Trimbakji Bhonsle, married and had
issue.
- Shrimant Vyankaji Trimbakji Bhonsle, married
and had issue.
- Shrimant Mankaji Vyankaji Bhonsle, married
and had issue.
- Shrimant Shahaji Mankajirao Bhonsle of
Khanvatkar, married and had issue.
- Shrimant Mankaji Shahajirao Bhonsle
- Shrimant Sambhaji Shahajirao Bhonsle,
married and had issue.
- Shrimant Ramchandrarao Sambhajirao
Bhonsle, married and had issue.
- Shrimant Narayanrao Ramchandrarao
Bhonsle, married and had issue.
- Shrimant Dinkarrao Narayanrao
Bhonsle, married and had issue.
- Shrimant Narayanrao Dinkarrao
Bhonsle, succeeded as Raja
Chhatrapati Shivaji V Bhonsle of
Kolhapur.
- Shrimant Piraaji Bhonsle
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati SHIVAJI RAO BHONSLE I, Jagirdar
of Pune and Supa, and 1st Raja of Satara 1674/1680,
born 19th February 1627 in Shivneri near Pune, married
(amongst others), Maharani Sai Bai, sister of Naik
Bajaji I Nimbalkar of Phaltan,
died 6th June 1674, and had issue. He died 5th April
1680 in Rajgarh.
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Rajaram Rao Bhonsle I (qv)
- Shrimant Sakhu Bai, married Mahadji Nimbalkar, son
of Naik Bajajirao Nimbalkar of Phaltan.
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Shambhuji Rao Bhonsle I (qv)
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati SHAMBHUJI RAO BHONSLE I, 2nd Raja
of Satara 1680/1689, born 4th May 1657, married
(amongst others), Maharani Yesubai, and had issue. He
died 11th March 1689.
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Shahuji Rao Bhonsle I (by
Maharani Yesubai) (qv)
- Shrimant Madhosinghraje Bhonsle (natural son)
- Shrimant Madansinghraje Bhonsle (natural son)
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati RAJARAM RAO BHONSLE I, 3rd Raja
of Satara 1689/1700, born 24th February 1670, married
(amongst others), 1stly 1679, Maharani Shrimant Janka
Bai Raje Saheb, married 2ndly, 1683 Maharani Shrimant
Tara Bai Raje Saheb, born 1675, daughter of Hansaji
Mohite [Hambir Rao], died 9th December 1761, married
3rdly, Maharani Shrimant Rajas Bai Raje Saheb, married
4thly, Maharani Shrimant Ambika Bai Raje Saheb, and
had issue. He died 3rd March 1700.
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Shivaji Rao Bhonsle II (by
Tarabai) (qv)
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Shambhuji Rao Bhonsle II (by
Rajasbai) (qv)
- Shrimant Karansinghraje Bhonsle, died 24th March
1700.
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati SHIVAJI RAO BHONSLE II, 4th Raja
of Satara 1700/1714, born 9th June 1696, married and
had issue. He died 14th March 1726.
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Rajaram Rao Bhonsle II (qv)
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati SHAMBHUJI RAO BHONSLE II, 5th
Raja of Satara 1714/1731, born 1698, 1st Chhatrapati
of Kolhapur, married
(amongst others) Maharani Jiji Bai, died 1772, and had
issue. He died 1760.
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati SHAHUJI RAO BHONSLE I, 6th Raja
of Satara 1731/1749, born December 1680, married
Maharani Savitribai. He died spl on 15th
December 1749.
- Shrimant Yesajiraje Bhonsle (natural son), married
and had issue.
- Shrimant Balgopaljiraje Bhonsle of Shirol.
- Shrimant Kusajiraje Bhonsle (natural son)
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati RAJARAM RAO BHONSLE II, 7th Raja
of Satara 1749/1777, born June 1726, died 1777.
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati SHAHUJI RAO BHONSLE II, 8th Raja
of Satara 1777/1808, born 1763 as Vithoji Bhonsle, son
of Trimbakji Bhonsle, Patil of Wavi, married and had
issue. He died 3rd May 1808.
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Pratapsinha Rao Bhonsle (qv)
- Shrimant Ramchandra [alias Bhausaheb] Bhonsle,
born 1795.
- Maharaja Chhatrapati Shahuji Rao Bhonsle III (qv)
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati PRATAPSINHA RAO BHONSLE, 9th Raja
of Satara 1808/1839, born 1793, died sp in
1847.
- Maharaja
Chhatrapati SHAHUJI RAO APPA SAHEB BHONSLE III,
10th Raja of Satara 1839/1848, born 1802, married 16
wives, leaving issue, two daughters and six sons by
concubines. He died 5th April 1848 [?October 1855].
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- Chhatrapati
Shrimant SHAHUMAHARAJ BHONSLE, Raja of
Satara, born 28th October 1918, in the 11th generation
descended from Maharaja Chhatrapati Shivaji Rao
Bhonsle I, married 7th May 1939 in Dhar, Rani Urmila
Devi [Sumitraraje] of Dhar,
and had issue.
- Chhatrapati Shrimant Pratapsinhraje Shahumaharaj
Bhonsle [Dada Maharaj] (qv)
-
 Shrimant
Abhaysinhraje Shahumaharaj Bhonsle, born 16th May
1944 in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh; educated at Satara
College, Satara, Maharashtra (B.A.); M.L.A.
(Maharashtra) 1978/1980; Minister of State, Home,
Irrigation, Command Area Development Authority and
Agriculture, Maharashtra 1980/1982; Minister of
State, Co-operation, Maharashtra 1983/85; Minister
of State, General Administration and Public Works,
Maharashtra 1985/1986; Minister of State, Home and
Prisons, Maharashtra 1985/- ; Minister of State,
General Administration and Public Works Department,
Maharashtra 1985/1986; Cabinet Minister,
Cooperation, Maharashtra 1988/1990; Cabinet
Minister, Rural Development, Maharashtra 1991/-;
Cabinet Minister, Cooperation, Maharashtra
1993/1995; Member of 12th Lok Sabha 1998/-; Member,
Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public
Distribution and its Sub-Committee-B on Department
of Sugar and Edible Oils 1998/1999; Member,
Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food and
Consumer Affairs; Member of the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research Society 1998/1999; he married
26th February 1970, Arunaraje A. Bhonsle, and had
issue, one son and one daughter. He died February
2004. ("Suruchi" 118 Shukrawar, Peth, Satara
- 415002, Maharashtra, India)
- Shrimant Shivendraraje Abhaysinhraje Bhonsle,
married Vedantikaraje S. Bhonsle, and has issue,
one daughter and one son.
- Runaliraje Bhonsle
- Shrimant Rudranilraje Bhonsle.
- Ojaswitharaje Bhonsle, married to Shrimant
Satyajitsinh Gaekwad of Baroda, former
M.P. (Baroda), and has issue.
- Shrimant Vijaysinh Shahumaharaj Bhonsle, presently
working for British Telecom, married 1stly, a lady
of the Sardar Jadhav family (sister of the Maharani
of Baroda), married 2ndly, Shrimant Margaret (Raje
Bhonsle), and has issue. (London,
UK)
- Shrimant (name
unknown) Vijaysinh Bhonsle (by 1st wife),
married 2003.
- (name unknown)
Raje Bhonsle (by 1st wife)
- Anna Raje Bhonsle (by Margaret)
- Shrimant Shivajirao Shahumaharaj Bhonsle
- Shrimant Satwashilaraje Shahumaharaj Bhonsle,
married Kanwar Akshob Singh, son of Rajkumar Chandra
Bhan Singh of Kashipur,
and his wife, Rajkumar Rani Rashal Manjari Devi, and
has issue, one son and two daughters.
- Chhatrapati Shri
PRATAPSINHRAJE SHAHUMAHARAJ BHONSLE, Raja of
Satara, born 18th April 1940, married Shrimant
Kalpanaraje Pawar of Surgana,
and had issue. He died 1970's in Jaslok Hospital.
- Chhatrapati Shri Udayansinhraje Pratapsinhraje
Bhonsle (qv)
- Chhatrapati Shri
UDAYANSINHRAJE PRATAPSINHRAJE BHONSLE, Raja
of Satara (see above)
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