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Chhatrapati is aroyal title fromSanskrit used to denote a king. The word "Chhatrapati" is aSanskrit language compound word ofchhatra (parasol orumbrella) andpati (master/lord/ruler).[1] This title was used by theHouse of Bhonsle, between 1674 and 1818, as the heads of state of theMaratha Empire and later by the states ofSatara andKolhapur.