Chhatrapati
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Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit used to denote a king. The word "Chhatrapati" is a Sanskrit language compound word of chhatra (parasol or umbrella) and pati (master/lord/ruler).[1]
Usage examples
[edit]The title was used by Man Singh of Gwalior. Sangita Raga-Kalpa-druma (1842) by Krishnananda Vyasa contains dhrupad lyrics in which Tansen addresses Man Singh Tomar (r. c. 1486-1516), the ruler of Gwalior, as a Chhatrapati: "छत्रपति मान राजा, तुम चिरंजीव रहौ जौलो ध्रुव मेरू तारो".[2]
The 1644 CE Rajsitapur inscription, issued by Amarasimha I of Jhalavad, uses the epithet Chhatrapati for the Mughal emperor Shahjahan.[3]
The Maratha ruler Shivaji adopted the title Chhatrapati at the time of his coronation in 1674.[4] His descendants - the members of the House of Bhonsle - also used the title, as the rulers of the Maratha Confederacy and the princely states of Satara and Kolhapur.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Fairey, Jack; Farrell, Brian P. (28 June 2018). Empire in Asia: A New Global History: From Chinggisid to Qing. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4725-9123-4.
- ^ द्विवेदी, राधेश्याम (1972). हिन्दी भाषा और साहित्य में ग्वालियर क्षेत्र का योगदान (in Hindi). Kailāśa Pustaka Sadana. p. 86. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Diskalkar, Dattatraya Balkrishna (1941). Inscriptions of Kathiawad. Karnarak publishing house. p. 345. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
The epithet छत्रपति used with Shahajehan in this inscription deserves to be noted.
- ^ Shashikant Govind Dhopate (1990). Parmeshwari Lal Gupta; Ajay Mitra Shastri (eds.). "An Early Half-hon of Shivaji". Numismatic Digest. 14. Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies: 55–56.
References
[edit]- ^ V. S. Kadam, 1993. Maratha Confederacy: A Study in Its Origin and Development. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi.
- D. B. Kasar, Rigveda to Rajgarh: Making of Shivaji the Great. Manudevi Prakashan, Mumbai.
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