For the 20th-century titular ruler, see Shahu II of Kolhapur.
Shahu
Maharaja
Portrait c. 1912
Maharaja of Kolhapur
Reign
1894–1922
Coronation
1894
Predecessor
Shivaji VI
Successor
Rajaram III
Born
Yashwantrao Ghatge[1] (1874-06-26)26 June 1874 Kagal, Kolhapur State, British India, (Present-day Kagal, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India) [2]
Died
6 May 1922(1922-05-06) (aged 47) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (Now Mumbai)
Names
Yashwantrao Jaisingrao Ghatge[3]
Era name and dates
British Era: 2 April 1894 - 6 May 1922[3]
Regnal name
Rajashree Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj
House
Bhosale
Dynasty
Maratha
Father
Jaisingrao (Aabasaheb) Ghatge
Mother
Radhabai
Religion
Hinduism
Shahu (also known as Chhatrapati Rajashree Shahu, Shahu IV, Rajashree Shahu Maharaj)[4]GCSI GCIE GCVO (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922) of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja (reign. 1894 – 1900) and the first Maharaja (1900–1922) of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur.[5][6][7] Rajarshi Shahu was considered a true democrat and social reformer. Shahu Maharaj was an able ruler who was associated with many progressive policies during his rule. From his coronation in 1894 till his demise in 1922, he worked for the cause of the lower caste subjects in his state. Primary education to all regardless of caste and creed was one of his most significant priorities.
On the occasion of Rajashree Shahuji Maharaj's centenary death anniversary in 2022, a memorial has been erected in his memory on 6 May 2022 through Pahlwan Sangram Kamble and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation at Gali No. 13, Khetwadi, Mumbai.[8][9]
Maharaja of Kolhapur in 1894
^"Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj's Birth Anniversary: All You Need to Know About the Erstwhile King of Kolhapur". News18. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^"Ahead of the curve: Revisiting Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj's 1902 decision to reserve jobs for backward castes". Firstpost. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ ab"'सर्वांगपूर्ण राष्ट्रपुरुष' राजश्री शाहू महाराज यांची आज जयंती". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^"'सर्वांगपूर्ण राष्ट्रपुरुष' राजश्री शाहू महाराज यांची आज जयंती". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^"Shahu Chhatrapati Biography – Shahu Chhatrapati Life & Profile". Cultural India. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^"Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj (Born on 26th June)". Mulnivasi organiser. 6 May 1922. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^Date, Vidyadhar (22 July 2002). "Gov seeks total make-over of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj's image". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^Ghadyalpatil, Abhiram (10 August 2018). "Rajashree Shahu Chhatrapati of Kolhapur, a reformer ahead of his time". Livemint. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^"Rajashree Shahu Chhatrapati of Kolhapur, a reformer ahead of his time". The Siasat Daily. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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Kolhapur Lok Sabha seat is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state India. Presently, after the implementation of the...
installed her own son, Sambhaji II on the Kolhapur throne. Shivaji died of smallpox on 14 March 1726. When Shahu, without a male heir to succeed to his throne...
Shahu I (Shivaji Sambhaji Raje Bhosale; Marathi pronunciation: [ʃaːɦuː]; 18 May 1682 – 15 December 1749) was the fifth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire...
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on the throne ofKolhapur. This brought the ruling house ofKolhapur under protection and subordination ofShahu at that time. Next Shahu turned to subdue...
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