Pratap Singh (Raja of Satara)
{{Short description|First Raja of Satara from 1818 to 1839}}
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| name = Pratap Singh
| title = Maharaj
| succession = Chhatrapati of the Marathas
| succession1 = Raja Chhatrapati of Satara
| image = Chhatrapati Pratapsingh.jpg
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| reign = 3 May 1808 – 1818
| reign1 = 1818 – 5 September 1839
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1793|1|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ajinkyatara Fort, Satara, Maratha Confederacy {{small|(present-day Maharashtra, India)}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1847|10|14|1793|1|18|df=yes}}
| death_place = Benares, Benares State, British India {{small|(present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)}}
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| predecessor = Shahu II
| regent = Baji Rao II
| reg-type = Peshwa
| successor = Position abolished
| predecessor1 = Position established
| successor1 = Shahaji
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| royal house = Bhonsale
| dynasty =
| father = Shahu II
| mother = Girjabai Raje Bhonsale
| religion = Hinduism
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Pratap Singh ({{Langx|mr|प्रताप सिंह भोंसले}}; 18 January 1793 – 14 October 1847) was the eighth and last Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy from 1808 to 1818, when he surrendered to the British during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. He was also the Raja of Satara from 1818 until 1839, when he was replaced with Shahaji of Satara by the British.{{Cite book|last=Kulkarni|first=Sumitra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYOSHaZnBy8C&pg=PA23|title=The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture|date=1995|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-581-4|pages=29|language=en}}{{cite book |title=The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture |first=Sumitra |last=Kulkarni |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1995 |isbn=978-8-17099-581-4 |pages=21–24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYOSHaZnBy8C&pg=PA21}}
Descent
He was born in the Bhonsle dynasty that were of the Bhonsle clan and Maratha caste.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYFrgILWbIgC&q=Jadunath%20sarkar%20shivaji%20coronation&pg=PA158|title=Shivaji and His Times|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|date=1992|publisher=Orient Longman|isbn=9788125013471|language=en}}
Early life
Pratap Singh was born on 18 January 1798, as the eldest son of Shahu II of Satara, whom he succeeded, and a descendant of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom.
Reign
Pratap Singh ascended the throne on 3 May 1808, after his father's death. He ruled until he was deposed by the British in 1818, during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. After signing a treaty with East India Company the same year, he ruled as the Raja of Satara from 1818 until 1839, when he was replaced with Shahaji of Satara by the company.{{Cite book|last=Kulkarni|first=Sumitra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYOSHaZnBy8C&pg=PA23|title=The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture|date=1995|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-581-4|pages=29|language=en}}{{cite book |title=The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture |first=Sumitra |last=Kulkarni |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1995 |isbn=978-8-17099-581-4 |pages=21–24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SYOSHaZnBy8C&pg=PA21}}
Exile and death
On being dethroned the company in 1839, he was exiled to Benares State and granted an allowance for his maintenance. Rango Bapuji Gupte, a loyal Sardar to him, long fought unsuccessful legal battles in London on his behalf. He died in Benares on 14 October 1847.
== Succession ==
He was succeeded by his brother, Appa Saheb, under the title Shreemant Maharaj Shaji Raja Chhatrapati of Satara. Appa Saheb then became known as Raja Shahaji.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |chapter=The Mutiny in Western India: The 'Marginal' as Regional Dynamic |first=Veena |last=Naregal |pages=169–188 |title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857 |volume=1 |editor-first=Crispin |editor-last=Bates |publisher=SAGE Publications India |year=2013 |isbn=978-8-13211-336-2}}
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