Srimant Rajasri Rajaram Rajah Sahib Bhonsle Chhatrapati was the eldest son of Prathapasimha, the younger brother of
Shivaji III of Thanjavur
Shivaji III was a pretender to the throne of the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom. He was the only son of Serfoji III, adopted son of Shivaji II
Shivaji II of Maratha Empire, later Shivaji I of Kolhapur (9 June 1696 – 14 March 1726) was the so ...
, by his first wife. He succeeded his uncle Shivaji III as the Senior Prince of Thanjavur and the head of the House of Bhonsle on the former's death.
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People from the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom