Template:Lang is a title of nobility, which was conferred upon the seventeenth century Indian warrior king, Shivaji Bhonsale I, at the time of his coronation.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Kshatriya is one of the four varnasTemplate:Efn of Hinduism and Template:Lang means the 'head of the Template:Lang, or race'.[7]
On 24 June 1674, Shivaji was crowned as the first Chhatrapati ('emperor' or 'supreme lord'), of the Maratha Empire.[8][9]
See also
- Indian honorifics
- Bhonsle, a Maratha clan of the Kunbi caste, of tiller-agricultural origin, to which Shivaji belonged
- Chhatrapati, title of Shivaji Bhonsale I (Template:IPA-mr)
Notes
References
- ↑ Shivaji, the Great Maratha{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cosmo Publications(2002). ISBN 978-81-7755-286-7
- ↑ Pune Mirror, Khot, Tanaji. Punemirror.in(2010-05-31). Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ↑ Chhatrapati Shivaji, Architect of Freedom: An Anthology{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Chhatrapati Shivaji Smarak Samiti(1975)
- ↑ Administrative System in India: Vedic Age to 1947{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. APH Publishing(1998). ISBN 978-81-7024-928-3
- ↑ The Pearson Indian History Manual for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-1753-0
- ↑ Shivaji, the Pragmatist{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Vishwa Bharati Prakashan(1969)
- ↑ Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Inscriptions{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Concept Publishing Company(1978)
- ↑ Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Juggernaut Books(2018). ISBN 978-93-86228-73-4
- ↑ Medieval India: Society, the jagirdari crisis, and the village{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Macmillan(1982). ISBN 978-0-333-90396-4