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Bhonsle dynasty
Indian dynasty
Also known as: Bhonsla dynasty
Bhonsle dynasty, Indian dynasty of the family of the great Maratha king Shivaji. Raghuji Bhonsle of Berar founded the dynasty in 1730. There were eight rulers in the line. They ruled at Nagpur in present-day Maharashtra state and were a leading power in the 18th-century Maratha confederacy. They were British clients from 1818 to 1853.
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