Raja Shahaji of Satara

Shahaji
Chhattapati of Maratha Empire
Shahaji
Reign	5 September 1839 - 5 April 1848
Born	1802 Jangli
Died	5 April 1848 (aged 46) Satara
House	Bhonsle
Father	Trimbukji Bhonsle Pratap Singh (adoptive)
Religion	Hinduism

Shahji of Satara, Appa Sahib, Shreemunt Maharaj Shajee Raja Chuttraputtee of Satara, ruled the Indian city of Satara and the surrounding Satara district from 1839 until 1848.

His adoptive father Pratap Singh had been dethroned as Raja Pratap Singh, Raja of Satara by the British rulers in 1839 and stripped of his powers and personal possessions. Appa Sahib succeeded his father under the title Shreemunt Maharaj Shajee Raja Chuttraputtee of Satara.

After his death, the British questioned the irregularity of his adoption, refused to recognise the succession, and annexed the state of Satara to the Presidency of Bombay under the doctrine of lapse, on 1 May 1849.

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