List of Maratha people

This article lists people belonging to the Maratha caste and Maratha Kunbi caste. To see the list of Marathi people (or Maharashtrians), please see List of Marathi people.

Maratha Empire

Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle, (1627/1630–1680), founder of the Maratha Empire Swarajya.^[1]
Venkoji, Founder of the Thanjavur Kingdom, half-brother of Shivaji Maharaj.
Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, (1657–1689), son of Shivaji Maharaj; second Chhatrapati of Maratha Swarajya.
Rajaram Chhatrapati, (1670–1700), second son of Shivaji Maharaj; third Chhatrapati of Maratha Swarajya.
Tarabai Bhonsle (née Mohite) (1675–1761), led Maratha resistance against the Mughals after the death of her husband, Rajaram Chhatrapati.Set up the Kolhapur house of Bhonsle and acted as regent for her young son, Shivaji II from 1700 to 1712.
Chhattrapati Shahu (1682–1749), fourth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Swarajya.
Shivaji II, son of Rajaram and Tarabai, Queen Tarabai ruled the empire as regent for her young son.
Sambhaji II, son of Rajaram Chhatrapati and Rajasbai. His mother deposed his half-brother Shivaji II in 1711 and instead made Sambhaji the ruler (Chhatrapati) of Bhonsle house of Kolhapur.
Rajaram II, fifth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire.
Raja Shahu II (1763–1808), Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, Satara until 1808.
Pratap Singh Bhosle (18 January 1793 - 14 October 1847), ruler of Satara.
Shahu of Kolhapur (1874 – 1922), GCSI GCIE GCVO, ruler of the princely state of Kolhapur and a social reformer.

Maloji Raje Bhosale (1552–1606, 1620 or 1622), Jagirdar and General under the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, first Bhosale to receive the title of "Raje".
Shahaji Raje Bhonsle (1594–1664), father of Shivaji Maharaj. Jagirdar and General under the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and Adilshahi.
Jijabai Bhosale (née Jadhav), (1598–1674), wife of Shahaji Raje Bhosale and mother of Shivaji.
Prataprao Gujar (−1674), Commander-in-chief, also known as Sarnobat.
Hambirrao Mohite (1640–1687), Commander-in-chief, also known as Sarnobat, who took the side of Sambhaji even though he was brother of Soyarabai and fought against Mughals.
Santaji Ghorpade (1660–1696), one of the most trusted General of Rajaram Chhatrapati.
Dhanaji Jadhav (1650[1]–1708), Commander-in-chief of Maratha forces under Rajaram and Tarabai, who led the fight against the Mughal Empire.
Khanderao Dabhade ( –1729), Commander-in-chief who led the Marathas into Gujarat.
Mahadaji Shinde (1730–1792), Maratha ruler of the state of Gwalior in central India. De facto ruler of the Mughal empire in 1780s He was the fifth and youngest son of Sardar Ranoji Scindia.

Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) First Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1 May 1960 – 14 November 1962), 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India (28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980), Minister of Home Affairs (14 November 1966 – 27 June 1970) & (28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980), Minister of External Affairs (10 October 1974 – 24 March 1977), Minister of Finance (27 June 1970 – 10 October 1974), Minister of Defence (14 November 1962 – 14 November 1966)^[2]
Shankarrao Chavan (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004) – former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Home Minister of India.^[3]
Sharad Pawar (12 December 1940 –)former Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs in the Indian Central Government, formerly Defence Minister of India and thrice former Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Food and Public Distribution, India and former BCCI President and ICC President.^[4]
Narayan Rane, Chief Minister of Maharashtra (Feb 1999 – Oct 1999).^[5]

Purushottam Khedekar-A prominent member of Maratha Seva Sangh, he has written many anti-Brahmin books like Bhatta Cha Kardhankal (a book with virulently anti-Brahmin hate propaganda) and Maharaj Mala Maaf Kara abusing the 17th century Marathi Hindu saint Samarth Ramdas). The police had issued an arrest warrant against Khedekar for inciting anti-Brahmin feelings and causing caste discrimination.^[6]^[7]

↑ Cashman, Richard I. (1975). The myth of the Lokamanya : Tilak and mass politics in Maharashtra. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 7. ISBN 9780520024076.
↑ Baviskar, B.S., 2007. Cooperatives in Maharashtra: Challenges ahead. Economic and Political Weekly, pp.4217-4221.
↑ Baviskar, B.S., 2007. Cooperatives in Maharashtra: Challenges ahead. Economic and Political Weekly, pp.4217-4221.
↑ Kamat, A.R., 1980. Politico-economic developments in Maharashtra: a review of the post-independence period. Economic and Political Weekly, pp.1669-1678.
↑ Deshpande, R. and Palshikar, S., 2017. Political Economy of a Dominant Caste. Political Economy of Contemporary India, p.77.
↑ "News Archives: The Hindu". The Hindu.
↑ "BJP demands ban on book on Shivaji". Indian Express.

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