Bhonsle Dynasty

Maratha Clan Bhonsle
Surname	Bhonsle
Caste	Maratha
Other kingdoms	Maratha Empire, Satara, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Akkalkot,Sawantwadi and Barshi. -
Colour	Ochre
Nishan	Rudra on flagpole
Clan God	Mahadev (Khanderao)
Clan goddess	Tulja Bhavani
Locations	Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Languages	Marathi

and Barshi. -

The Bhonsle (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle) are a prominent group within the Maratha clan system. Traditionally a warrior clan, some members served as rulers of several states in India, the most prominent being Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. His successors ruled as chhatrapatis (emperors/maharajas) from their capital at Satara, although de facto rule of the empire passed to the Peshwas, the Maratha hereditary chief ministers, during the reign of Shahu I. In addition to the Bhonsle Chhatrapatis of Satara, rulers of the Bhonsle clan established themselves as junior branch of Chhatrapatis at Kolhapur, and as Maharajas of Nagpur in modern-day Maharashtra in the 18th century.

After the British defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818, the four Bhonsle dynasties continued as rulers of their princely states, acknowledging British sovereignty while retaining local autonomy. The states of Satara, Thanjavur, and Nagpur came under direct British rule in the mid-nineteenth century when their rulers died without male heirs, although the British allowed titular adoptions to take place. Kolhapur state remained autonomous until India's independence in 1947, when the rulers acceded to the Indian government.

Akkalkot State,Sawantwadi State and Barshi were amongst other prominent states ruled by the Bhonsles.

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