Shahu of Kolhapur
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Shahu Maharaj, also known as Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu or Shahu IV, was the ruler of the princely state of Kolhapur in British India from 1894 to 1922. Born Yeshwantrao Ghatge into the Ghatge Maratha
Shrimant Rajarshi Shri Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj c. 1912
Maharaja of Kolhapur in 1894
H.H. Shahu Maharaj seated with palace servants
The 19-year-old Shahu Maharaj with the then British resident for Kolhapur state and the latter's staff in 1894
Shivaji IV of Kolhapur
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Chhatrapati Shivaji IV was Raja of Kolhapur from 1871 to 1883. On 1 January 1878, at age 14, he was knighted with the title of Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India. Diagnosed by British
Shahu of Kolhapur
…Ghatge into the Ghatge Maratha family of Kagal, he was adopted by the Kolhapur royal family on 17 March 1884 following the death of the childless Raja Shivaji IV. He received his education at Rajkumar College in Rajkot and was tutored in administrative affairs by Sir Stuart Fraser before ascending to the throne…
Shivaji IV in c. 1875
Bust of Chh. Shivaji IV of Kolhapur in the gardens of New Palace, Kolhapur