| Pratap Singh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 8thChhatrapati of theMaratha Empire | |
| Reign | 3 May 1808 – April 1818 |
| Predecessor | Shahu II |
| Successor | Position abolished |
| Peshwa | Baji Rao II |
| 1stRajaChhatrapati ofSatara | |
| Reign | 1818 – 5 September 1839 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Shahaji |
| Born | (1793-01-18)18 January 1793 Ajinkyatara Fort,Satara,Maratha Empire (present-dayMaharashtra,India) |
| Died | 14 October 1847(1847-10-14) (aged 54) Benares,Benares State,British India (present-dayVaranasi,Uttar Pradesh,India) |
| House | Bhosale |
| Father | Shahu II |
| Mother | Girjabai Raje Bhosle |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Pratap Singh Bhonsale (18 January 1793 – 14 October 1847) was the eighth and lastChhatrapati of theMaratha Empire from 1808 to 1818, when Maratha forces under Peshwa Bajirao II lost to the British during theThird Anglo-Maratha War. He was also theRaja ofSatara until 1839, when he was replaced with Shahaji of Satara by the British.[1][2]
He was born in theBhonsle clan ofMaratha caste.[3]
Pratap Singh was the eldest son ofShahu II of Satara, whom he succeeded, and a descendant ofChatrapati Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire.[2]
Pratap Singh was dethroned and stripped of his powers and personal possessions by the British in 1839. He was exiled toBenares and granted an allowance for his maintenance. Rango Bapuji Gupte, a loyal Sardar to him, long fought unsuccessful legal battles in London on his behalf.
He was succeeded by his brother, Appa Saheb, under the title Shreemant Maharaj Shaji Raja Chhatrapati of Satara. Appa Saheb then became known asRaja Shahaji.[2]
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Pratap Singh built Pune-Satara Road, a palace called 'Rajwada' that was used as a court for 150 years. It is now in possession of thevanshaj of Udayan Maharaj). Pratap Singh High School was started around 1851. DrBabasaheb Ambedkar was a pupil of this school until 4th standard.
Pratap Singh's wife started a Private Library in Satara town in 1851 that was open to the public of Satara. The library now known as Nagar Vachanalaya, was once Chhatrapati Pratap Singh Maharaj (Thorle) Nagar Vachanalay Satara.
He built the Satara-Medha-Mahabaleshwar Road inMahabaleshwar (a hill station for Britishers he established Malcom Peth named for the contemporary Governor of Bombay (Now Mumbai) 48 km from Satara) State.
Rajpath 2 ways from Rajwada to Powai Naka was built by him.
He started two schools for English, Persian, Marathi, and Sanskrit in Satara. Modern Satara is his creation as Chhatrapati Shahu I's RangMahal was burned in a fire, following which he built Jal Mandir Palace as a residence for him and his family where now ChhatrapatiUdayanraje Bhosale live.
| Preceded by | Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire 1808–1818 | Succeeded by Lapsed |
| Preceded by New creation | Raja of Satara 1818–1839 | Succeeded by |
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