Bimbaji Bhonsle

Bimbaji Bhonsle
Subahdar
King of Ratanpur
Chhattisgarh Subah
Reign1758–1787
PredecessorMohan Singh
SuccessorChimnaji (second son of Mudhoji Bhonsle)[1]
Died1787
SpousesAnandibai[2]
HouseBhonsles of Nagpur
FatherRaghoji I Bhonsle

Bimbaji Bhonsle was the youngest son of Raghoji I Bhonsle,[2] the Maratha ruler of Nagpur. Bimbaji was the ruler of Chhattisgarh on behalf of the Maharaja of Nagpur. However, he was only nominally subordinate to the Maharaja of Nagpur, as he had a separate army and court with ministers at his capital of Ratanpur.[3][4]

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  2. ^ a b Jha, Makhan (1998). India and Nepal: Sacred Centres and Anthropological Researches. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-7533-081-8.
  3. ^ Dube, Saurabh; Dube, Professor of History Center for Asian and African Studies Saurabh (1 January 1998). Untouchable Pasts: Religion, Identity, and Power among a Central Indian Community, 1780-1950. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-3687-5.
  4. ^ Pradesh (India), Madhya (1965). Madhya Pradesh: Durg. Government Central Press.