Historical place archive

Satara in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Satara in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels5 people1698–1720

Historical events in Satara

1698

1698
Return to Maharashtra
Rajaram Bhonsle · Maratha Empire

Rajaram returns to Maharashtra after the Mughal siege of Gingee, continuing resistance from the western Deccan.

1700

1700
Regency
Tarabai Bhonsle · Maratha Empire

Tarabai assumes the regency for her young son Shivaji II and directs Maratha resistance against the Mughal Empire.

1708

1708
Coronation
Shahu Bhonsle · Maratha Empire

Shahu is crowned at Satara and establishes his principal court there as Maratha politics reorganize after the long Mughal war.

1713

1713
Appointment as Peshwa
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat · Maratha Empire

Shahu appoints Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa, beginning the political rise of the Bhat family within the Maratha state.

1720

1720
Appointment as Peshwa
Baji Rao I · Maratha Empire

Shahu appoints the young Baji Rao I as Peshwa after the death of Balaji Vishwanath.

Provenance

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