| Shahu | |||||||||||||
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| Maharaja | |||||||||||||
 Portrait c. 1912 | |||||||||||||
| Maharaja of Kolhapur | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 2 April 1894 - 6 May 1922 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Shivaji V | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Rajaram III | ||||||||||||
| Born | Yashwantrao Ghatge[1] 26 June 1874 Kagal, Kolhapur State, British India, (Present-day Kagal, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India) [2] | ||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 1922 (aged 47) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (Now Mumbai) | ||||||||||||
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| House | Bhosale | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Maratha | ||||||||||||
| Father | Jaisingrao (Aabasaheb) Ghatge | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Radhabai | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||||
Shahu (also known as Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, Shahu IV, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj)[4] GCSI GCIE GCVO (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922) of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja (reign. 1894 – 1900) and the first Maharaja (1900–1922) of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur.[5][6][7] Rajarshi Shahu was considered a true democrat and social reformer. Shahu Maharaj was an able ruler who was associated with many progressive policies during his rule. From his coronation in 1894 till his demise in 1922, he worked for the cause of the lower caste subjects in his state. Primary education to all regardless of caste and creed was one of his most significant priorities.
On the occasion of Rajashree Shahuji Maharaj's centenary death anniversary in 2022, a memorial has been erected in his memory on 6 May 2022 through Pahlwan Sangram Kamble and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation at Gali No. 13, Khetwadi, Mumbai.[8][9]
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- ^ "Ahead of the curve: Revisiting Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj's 1902 decision to reserve jobs for backward castes". Firstpost. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b "'सर्वांगपूर्ण राष्ट्रपुरुष' राजश्री शाहू महाराज यांची आज जयंती". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "'सर्वांगपूर्ण राष्ट्रपुरुष' राजश्री शाहू महाराज यांची आज जयंती". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Shahu Chhatrapati Biography – Shahu Chhatrapati Life & Profile". Cultural India. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj (Born on 26th June)". Mulnivasi organiser. 6 May 1922. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Date, Vidyadhar (22 July 2002). "Gov seeks total make-over of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj's image". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Ghadyalpatil, Abhiram (10 August 2018). "Rajashree Shahu Chhatrapati of Kolhapur, a reformer ahead of his time". Livemint. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Rajashree Shahu Chhatrapati of Kolhapur, a reformer ahead of his time". The Siasat Daily. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.