Satara State
The Satara State was a Maratha rump state in India created after the fall of the Maratha Confederacy in 1818 following the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and annexed by the British in 1849 using the Doctrine of lapse. The state was ruled by the Bhonsle dynasty, descendants of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha kingdom.
The first Raja of the state was Pratap Singh who was installed on the throne by the British after they defeated Peshwa Bajirao II in 1818. Pratap Singh was deposed in 1838. His brother, Shahaji succeeded him but died without a natural heir in 1848 and At that time the Revenue of entire satara princely state was 15,00,000 rupees just before its annexation under the Doctrine of Lapse. Afterward the revenue was 30,00,000 rupees around 1901.At that time, the East India Company government refused to accept Shahaji's adopted son as his successor under the company's Doctrine of lapse, a policy introduced by the then Governor,
Lord Dalhousie, and absorbed the territory into the growing British dominion.
Rulers of Maratha Empire
Satara State:- Shivaji I
- Sambhaji
- Rajaram I
- Shivaji II
- Shahu I
- Rajaram II and
- Shahu II
- Pratap Singh – After the fall of the Peshwas in 1818, He signed a treaty with the East India Company ceding part of the sovereignty of his kingdom to the British company
- Shahji III
- Venkatji
- Pratapsinhji I
- Rajaram III
- Shivaji Rajaram
- Pratapsinh II
- Shahu
- Pratapsinh
- Udayanraje Bhosale
Territory