Shahu II (born 7 January 1948) is the 12th descendant of
Shivaji
Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, ; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the ...
and the great-grandson of
Shahu I of Kolhapur and the son and heir to
Shahaji II of Kolhapur. He is the current
Member of Parliament in
Lok Sabha
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from
Kolhapur constituency and is a member
Indian National Congress
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.
He studied at the
Bishop Cotton School, Bangalore and later on graduated from the Indore Christian College in 1967 with History, Economics and English literature. He became the ceremonial
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 1962.
Family
On 9 March 1970, he married Yadnaseniraje, from the Pawar family of Mangsuli. Their elder son
Sambhaji
Sambhaji (Sambhajiraje Shivajiraje Bhonsle, ; 14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689), also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king ( Chhatrapati) of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the elde ...
was born in 1971 and the younger son
Maloji in 1976. Sambhaji has done his MBA and has married Sanyogeetaraje and have a son named Shahaji.
Maloji has done his B.A and has married Madhurimaraje and have a daughter and son named Yashashwini and Yashraj respectively. Yashashwini has graduated from
Regent's University, London and is currently studying in the
Columbia University
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, New York, US.
Sambhaji
Sambhaji (Sambhajiraje Shivajiraje Bhonsle, ; 14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689), also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king ( Chhatrapati) of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the elde ...
was nominated to the
Rajyasabha and
Maloji had represented Kolhapur in the
Vidhansabha of Maharashtra.
See also
*
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 ...
*
List of Maratha dynasties and states
This is a list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states in the Indian subcontinent.
Maratha States
The Maratha Salute state and Head of State by precedence
* Baroda, title Maharaja Gaikwad, Hereditary salute of 21-guns
* Gwalior, tit ...
*
List of Indian princely states
Before the partition of India in 1947, about 584 princely states, also called "native states", existed in India. These were not part of British India, the parts of the Indian subcontinent which were under direct British administration, but ...
Sources
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Maharajas of Kolhapur
1948 births
Living people
India MPs 2024–2029
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election
Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
Bishop Cotton Boys' School alumni