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A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief (Raja) and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state. Maratha darbar.jpg
A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief (Raja) and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.

The following list includes a brief about the titles of nobility or orders of chivalry used by the Marathas of India and by the Marathis/Konkanis in general.

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Titles used by the Maratha Royals

The titles used by royalty, aristocracy and nobility of the Maratha Empire

(Chitnis)

Desais were the rulers of Kudal (Sindhudurg) in Maharashtra. [25] [26] [27] Desai, or a loftier compound, was a rare title for rulers of a few princely states, notably - Raja Sar Desai in the Maratha Savantvadi State from 1627 until the adoption of "Raja Bahadur" in 1763.

Titles given by the Portuguese

Viscount of Pernem Jitendra Deshprabhu Jitendra Deshprabhu.jpg
Viscount of Pernem Jitendra Deshprabhu

Titles given by the British

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The Maratha Confederacy, also referred to as the Maratha Empire, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states often subordinate to the former. It was established in 1674 with the coronation of Shivaji as the Maratha Chhatrapati and recognised by Emperor Bahadur Shah I as a tributary state in 1707 following a prolonged rebellion. Following this, the Marathas continued to recognise the Mughal emperor as their nominal suzerain, similar to other contemporary Indian entities, though in practice, imperial politics at Delhi were largely influenced by the Marathas between 1737 and 1803.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peshwa</span> Prime Minister of the Maratha Confederacy

The Peshwa was the second highest office in the Maratha Confederacy, next in rank and prestige only to that of the Chhatrapati. Initially serving as the appointed prime minister in the Maratha Kingdom, the office became hereditary after the death of Shahu in 1749. During the reign of Shahu, the office of Peshwa grew in power and the Peshwas came to be the de facto rulers of the Maratha Confederacy. However following the defeat of the Marathas in 1761, the office of the Peshwa became titular as well and from that point onwards served as the ceremonial head of the Confederacy underneath the Chhatrapati.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">House of Scindia</span> Maratha dynasty that ruled the Gwalior State in India

House of Scindia is a Hindu Maratha Royal House that ruled the erstwhile Gwalior State in central India. It had the Patil-ship of Kanherkhed in the district of Satara and was founded by Ranoji Shinde, who started as a personal servant of the Peshwa Bajirao I. Ranoji and his descendants, along with their rivals the Holkars, played a leading role during the Maratha ascendancy in northern India in the 18th-century. The Gwalior State became a princely state during the British Raj in the 19th and the 20th-centuries. After India's independence in 1947 and the abolition of princely states, several members of the Scindia (Shinde) family went on to enter Indian politics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Balaji Baji Rao</span> 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy (1720–1761)

Balaji Baji Rao, often referred to as Nana Saheb I, was the 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. He was appointed as Peshwa in 1740 upon the death of his father, the Peshwa Bajirao I.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaekwad dynasty</span> Hindu Maratha dynasty (1721–1947)

Gaekwads, a Hindu Maratha dynasty of the former Maratha Confederacy and its subsequent (erstwhile) princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until 1947. The ruling prince was known as the Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its capital, during the British Raj its relations with the British were managed by the Baroda Residency. It was one of the largest and wealthiest princely states existing alongside British India, with wealth coming from the lucrative cotton business as well as rice, wheat and sugar production.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jiwajirao Scindia</span> Last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior from 1925–1948

Jivajirao Scindia KStJ was the ruler of an Indian vassal state during the British Raj and later a government official.

Rajaram Bhonsle II, also known as Ramaraja, was the sixth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy. He was an adopted son of Chhatrapati Shahu I. Tarabai had presented him to Shahu as her own grandson and used him to grab power after Shahu's death. However, after being sidelined, she stated that Rajaram II was only an impostor. Nevertheless, Balaji Baji Rao retained him as the Chhatrapati. In reality, Peshwa and other chiefs had all the executive power, while Rajaram II was only a nominal head of the Marathas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sayajirao Gaekwad III</span> Maharaja of Baroda from 1875–1939

Sayajirao Gaekwad III was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is remembered for reforming much of his state during his rule. He belonged to the royal Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas which ruled parts of present-day Gujarat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pilaji Rao Gaekwad</span> First Maharaja of Baroda from 1721–1732

Pilajirao Gaekwad was a Maratha general. He is considered to be the founder of the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Empire, who became Maharaja of Baroda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malhar Rao Holkar</span> First Maharaja of Indore from 1731–1766

Malhar Rao Holkar was a noble subedar of the Maratha Empire, in present-day India. He was one of the early officers along with Ranoji Scindia to help spread the Maratha rule to northern states and was given the estate of Indore to rule by the Peshwas, during the reign of the Maratha emperor Shahu I. He was founder of the Holkar dynasty that ruled Malwa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jayajirao Scindia</span> Maharaja of Gwalior (1834–1886)

Jayajirao Scindia GCB, GCSI, CIE of the Scindia dynasty of the Marathas was the ruling Maharaja of Gwalior under the British rule from 1843 to 1886.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daulat Rao Sindhia</span> Maharaja of Gwalior (1779–1827)

Shrimant Daulat Rao Scindia was the Maharaja (ruler) of Gwalior state in central India from 1794 until his death in 1827. His reign coincided with struggles for supremacy within the Maratha Empire, and wars with the expanding East India Company. Daulatrao played a significant role in the Second and Third Anglo-Maratha wars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daly College</span> Private boarding school in India

The Daly College is a group of institutions consisting of a co-educational private boarding, day school, a private junior school, an undergraduate management school and a postgraduate business school, located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was founded by Sir Henry Daly of the British Indian Army during India's colonial British Raj, following an English public school model. The school started in 1870 as the Residency School. It was then renamed as the East Rajkumar College in 1876, and in 1882, it came to be known as The Daly College. It was established by the Resident Governor of the erstwhile Presidency, to educate the children of the royalty, nobility and aristocracy of Central Indian Princely States of the 'Marathas', 'Rajputs', 'Mohameddans' and 'Bundelas'. It is one of the oldest co-educational boarding schools in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yashwantrao Holkar</span> Maharaja of Indore from 1799 to 1811

Yashwant Rao Holkar (1776–1811) also known as Jaswantrao Holkar belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy was the Maharaja of the Indore. He was a gifted military leader and educated in accountancy as well as literate in Persian, Marathi and Urdu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madho Rao Scindia</span> Maharaja of Gwalior (1876–1925)

Maharaja Sir Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior, was the 5th Maharaja of Gwalior belonging to the Scindian dynasty of the Marathas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad</span> Last ruling Maharaja of Baroda from 1939–1968

Shrimant Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad, who belonged to the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas, was the ruling Maharaja of Baroda. He succeeded to the throne upon the death of his grandfather Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1939. In 1947, British India was partitioned into two independent dominions, and Pratap Singh acceded his state to the Dominion of India. By 1949, Baroda had been merged into India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kolhapur State</span> Maratha princely state of India

The Kolhapur State was a Maratha princely state of India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. It was considered the most important of the Maratha principalities with the others being Baroda State, Gwalior State and Indore State. Its rulers, of the Bhonsle dynasty, were entitled to a 19-gun salute – thus Kolhapur was also known as a 19-gun state. The state flag was a swallow-tailed saffron pennant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baroda State</span> Princely state of India (1721–1949)

Baroda State was a kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy and later a princely state in present-day Gujarat. It was ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its capital, its relations with the British Raj authorities were managed by the Baroda Residency. The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs. 13,661,000. Baroda formally acceded to the Dominion of India on 1 May 1949, before which an interim government was formed in the state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jath State</span> Princely state in India, 1686 to 1948

Jath State, was one of the non-salute Maratha princely states of Deccan States Agency, one of the former Southern Maratha Jagirs. Jath State and Daphlapur State were the only two states belonging to the Bijapur Agency under the Bombay Presidency, which later became part of the Deccan States Agency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maratha Campaigns in Gujarat</span> 17th-18th century conflict

Maratha campaigns of Gujarat was a series of raids and military invasions conducted by the Marathas between the later-half 17th century and 1750s in Gujarat. The Marathas succeeded to conquer most parts of the Gujarat Subah under the Mughal Empire.

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