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
Maratha rulers
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, (1627/1630–1680), founder and first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire /Hindavi Swarajya.[1]
- Venkoji, Founder of the Thanjavur Kingdom, half-brother of Shivaji.
- Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, (1657–1689), son of Shivaji; second Chhatrapati of Maratha Empire /Hindavi Swarajya.
- Tarabai (née Mohite) (1675–1761), led Maratha resistance against the Mughals after the death of her husband, Rajaram I.Set up the Kolhapur house of Bhonsle and acted as regent for her young son, Shivaji II from 1700 to 1712.
- Rajarshi Shahu (1874 – 1922), GCSI GCIE GCVO, ruler of the princely state of Kolhapur and a social reformer.
Other notable Maratha Empire people
- Maloji 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. 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.
- 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.
Rulers during British colonial era
- Bhonsle Maharajas of Kolhapur State, Satara State, Sawantwadi State, Akkalkot State, Kingdom of Nagpur, and Barshi.
- Gaekwad Maharajas of Baroda State
- Shinde Maharajas of Gwalior State
- Pawar Maharajas of Dhar State and Dewas State
Modern politics
- 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 Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Food and Public Distribution, India and former BCCI President and ICC President.[2]
- Ajit Pawar - Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra
- Eknath Sambhajirao Shinde (9 February 1964) - Shivsena MLA leader and Minister In State.
- Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (1913 – 1984) - first Chief Minister of Maharashtraa, fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of External Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence[3]
- Vasantdada Patil (13 November 1917 – 8 July 1978) - former Chief Minister of Maharashtra who came from Sangli
- Shankarrao Chavan (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004) – former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Home Minister of India.[4]
- Narayan Rane - Chief Minister of Maharashtra (Feb 1999 – Oct 1999).[5]
- Patangrao Kadam (1944-2018) - a prominent Indian politician of Indian National Congress, Forest minister of Maharashtra government; founder of Bharti Vidyapeeth, a deemed university
- Vilasrao Deshmukh 1945 - 2012
- Madhavrao Mehere 1955 - to present - Head of Maharashtra Judiciary
- Ashok Chavan 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Prithviraj Chavan 17 March 1946 - ) - 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtr; former Minister of State in the Prime Minister Office in Dr. Manmohan Singh's ministry
- Jyotiraditya Scindia /shinde - Senior BJP leader.
- Raosaheb Danve - Member of Parliament - Jalna
- Rajesh Tope - Health Minister, Maharashtra
- Amit Deshmukh - Health Education Minister, Maharashtra
- Balasaheb Thorat - Revenue Minister, Maharashtra
- Jayant Patil - Water Resource and Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra
- Dilip Walse Patil - Labour Minister, Maharashtra
- Shankarrao Gadakh - Soil Minister, Maharashtra
- Subhash Desai - Insutries Minister, Maharashtra
- Anil Parab - Transportation Minister, Maharashtra
- Gulabrao Patil - Water Supply Minister, Maharashtra
- Rajendra Shingane - Food and Drugs Minister, Maharashtra
- Sandipan Bhumre - Employment Gurantee Minister, Maharashtra
- Dada Bhuse - Agriculture Minister, Maharashtra
References
- The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1975. p. 7. ISBN 9780520024076.
- Kamat, A. R., 1980. "Politico-economic Developments in Maharashtra: a review of the post-independence period". Economic and Political Weekly, pp. 1669-1678
- 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
- Deshpande, R. & Palshikar, S., 2017. Political Economy of a Dominant Caste. Political Economy of Contemporary India, p. 77
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