{"id":335225,"date":"2025-05-01T17:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=335225"},"modified":"2025-05-05T18:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:56:21","slug":"raje-raghuji-bhonsle-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/raje-raghuji-bhonsle-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Raje Raghuji Bhonsle I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Maharashtra government has reclaimed the iconic sword of Maratha warrior <strong>Raje Raghuji Bhonsle I<\/strong> at an auction in London.<\/p>\n<h2>About Raje Raghuji Bhonsle I<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Raghuji Bhosale I (also spelt Raghoji Bhonsle) was a <strong>Maratha ruler and military commander<\/strong> born in 1695.<\/li>\n<li>He played a significant role in the <strong>expansion of the Maratha Empire in the 18th century<\/strong>, carving out the <strong>Nagpur Kingdom<\/strong> in east-central India <strong>under Chhatrapati Shahu I.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>He hailed from the <strong>Hingankar Bhosale clan<\/strong>, and his family had deep roots in Maratha military tradition.<\/li>\n<li>His rise started under the <strong>mentorship of his uncle Kanhoji Bhosale<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Raghuji <strong>extended his authority<\/strong> over the <strong>Berar and Gondwana regions<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>He led campaigns in <strong>Bengal (1745\u20131755),<\/strong> and expanded Maratha rule to Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Maratha warrior\u2019s strategic acumen and undeterred ambition earned him the prestigious <strong>title of Senasahib Subha<\/strong> from Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Features of his Sword<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_335226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335226\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-335226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CMO-Maharashtra.png?resize=326%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CMO-Maharashtra.png?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CMO-Maharashtra.png?w=738&amp;ssl=1 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; CMO-Maharashtra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>basket-hilt sword<\/strong> has a <strong>European-style single-edged blade<\/strong>, which is <strong>slightly curved<\/strong>, and <strong>two fullers<\/strong> \u2014 grooves or channels that run the length of the sword.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>spine of the sword is inlaid in gold<\/strong> with an inscription in <strong>Devanagari script<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The inscription reads <strong>Shrimant Raghuji Bhosale Sena Saheb Subah Firang<\/strong>, suggesting that the sword could be <strong>ceremonial<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Following the <strong>1817 Battle of Sitabuldi,<\/strong> the British East India Company defeated the Nagpur Bhonsles and looted the Bhonsle treasury, including this sword.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Maharashtra government has reclaimed the iconic sword of Maratha warrior Raje Raghuji Bhonsle I at an auction in London. About Raje Raghuji Bhonsle I Raghuji Bhosale I (also spelt Raghoji Bhonsle) was a Maratha ruler and military commander born in 1695. 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