Pratap Singh (Raja of Satara)

Pratap Singh Bhonsale (18 January 1793 – 14 October 1847) was the eighth and last Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire from 1808 to 1818, when he surrendered to the British during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. He was also the Raja of Satara from 1818 until 1839, when he was replaced with Shahaji of Satara by the British.

Pratap Singh
8th Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire
Reign3 May 1808 – April 1818
PredecessorShahu II
SuccessorPosition abolished
PeshwaBaji Rao II
1st Raja Chhatrapati of Satara
Reign1818 – 5 September 1839
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorShahaji
Born(1793-01-18)18 January 1793
Ajinkyatara Fort, Satara, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died14 October 1847(1847-10-14) (aged 54)
Benares, Benares State, British India (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
HouseBhosale
FatherShahu II
MotherGirjabai Raje Bhosle
ReligionHinduism
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