Shahaji II (formerly ''Vikramsinhrao (Nana Sahib) Pawar'') (4 April 1910 – 9 May 1983) of the
Bhonsle dynasty of the
Marathas
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...
, was the
Maharaja
Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...
of
Kolhapur
Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
between 1947 and 1949. He was the grandson of
Shahu of Kolhapur through his daughter Radhabai and hence nephew of
Rajaram III of Kolhapur.
He was the son of Maharaja
Tukoji Rao III Pawar of Dewas Senior. He was the
Maharaja
Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...
of
Dewas Senior between 1937 and 1947, when he abdicated to become Maharaja of Kolhapur. He was the first Maharaja of Kolhapur to be adopted from the
Pawar dynasty.
As his only son
Krishnajirao III had already succeeded him as the
Maharaja
Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...
of
Dewas Senior in 1947 therefore, his grandson from eldest daughter Shaliniraje succeeded him as the titular
Maharaja
Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...
of
Kolhapur
Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
in 1983 with regnal name
Shahu II of Kolhapur.
See also
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Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...
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List of Maratha dynasties and states
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List of Indian princely states
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Krishnajirao III
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Tukojirao IV
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Vikram Singh Rao II Puar
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Dhar State
Dhar State was a princely state. It was a salute state in the colonial sway of the Central India Agency. Dhar began as one of the states during Maratha Empire, Maratha dominance in India about 1730. In 1941 it had an area of and a populatio ...
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Maharajas of Kolhapur
1910 births
1983 deaths
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
People from Dewas
Indian knights
Monarchs who abdicated