Senakhaskhel is a title of nobility in the

Maratha empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shi ...

. This title was instated by

Rajaram I Rajaram Bhosle I (Pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒaɾaːm – 3 March 1700) was the third ''Chhatrapati'' of Maratha Empire, who ruled from 1689 to his death in 1700. He was the second son of the Shivaji, the founder of the empire and younger half- ...

, the Maratha emperor, at the end of the 17th century. It is placed after the

Senapati Senapati (Sanskrit: सेनापति; ''sena-'' meaning "army", ''-pati'' meaning "lord") is a title in ancient India denoting the rank of military commander or general of the army. It was a hereditary title of nobility used in the Maratha ...

title and is considered to a more important one. ''Senakhaskhel'' means upasenapati (sub-commander) and translates to 'a leader of the sovereign tribe' in English. A ''Senakhaskhel'' has permission to keep an army. The

Chhatrapati Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit language.The word ‘Chhatrapati’ is a Sanskrit language compound word (tatpurusha in Sanskrit) of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). Th ...

provided a Senakhaskhel with the salary of an army, called the 'fauz saranjam' (army accouterments). In a time of war, a ''Senakhaskhel'' was obliged to come with his army by order of the Chhatrapati.

References

* ''Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane'' – V.K.Rajwade. * *{{cite book, title=Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati Papers: 1894-1900 A.D.: early administrative reforms, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lWJDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22senakhaskhel%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22senakhaskhel%22+-wikipedia, year=2005 Maratha Empire Honorifics Feudalism in Asia