Shrimant Ramaraja Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj

Ramaraja was the fifth monarch of the Maratha Confederacy. He was the adoptive son of Chhatrapati Shahuji, and the putative grandson of Chhatrapati Rajaram. The early years of his reign were marked by controversy over his succession, as the dowager queen Tarabai denounced him and alleging that he was not in fact the grandson of Rajaram and herself. During Ramaraja's reign, the power of the Chhatrapati was almost totally overshadowed by that of the Peshwas or Prime Ministers; furthermore, the Marathas were engaged in con ...Maratha Empire - The Royal House of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Chhatrapati Shivaji (1630-1680) Chhatrapati Sambhaji Chhatrapati Rajaram Chhatrapati Shahuji Chhatrapati Ramaraja (nominally) Maratha Empire - The Royal House of Kolhapur. ... Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj ... Maratha Empire - Peshwa. Balaji Vishwanath Maratha Empire, Maratha Empire - The Reign of Shivaji, Maratha Empire - Shivaji's Successors, Maratha Empire - Shahu the Chatrapati, Maratha Empire - The Peshwa, Maratha Empire - The Decline of the Empire, Maratha Empire - Marathas Rulers, Maratha Empire -