Satara State
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The Satara State was a Maratha rump state in India created after the fall of the Maratha Confederacy in 1818 following the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and annexed by the British in 1849 using the Doctrin
Satara State in 1832
Bhonsle dynasty
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The Bhonsle dynasty is an Indian Marathi royal house of the Bhonsle clan. The Bhonsles claimed descent from the Rajput Sisodia dynasty, but were likely Kunbi Marathas.
Rajmudra (royal seal) of Shivaji I
Portrait of Shivaji Bhonsle, later known as Shivaji I, the first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire.
Raigad Fort served as the initial capital of the Bhonsles.
Emblem depicting Chatrapati Shahu I of the Maratha Confederacy.