Emperor of the Marathas

E1004244

head of state monarchical title sovereign title

Emperor of the Marathas was the supreme sovereign of the Maratha Empire, holding ultimate political and military authority over its confederated chiefs in early modern India.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Chhatrapati	5
Emperor of the Marathas canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12759250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Emperor of the Marathas
Context triple: [Chhatrapati Shahu I, claimedTitle, Emperor of the Marathas]

A. Maharaja of Nawanagar
The Maharaja of Nawanagar was the hereditary ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar in Kathiawar, western India, historically known for its influential royal family and patronage of cricket.
B. Maharaja of Datia
The Maharaja of Datia was the hereditary ruler of the princely state of Datia in central India, belonging to the Bundela Rajput dynasty.
C. Baji Rao I
Baji Rao I was an 18th-century Maratha general and statesman who served as Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and is renowned for his military campaigns that significantly expanded Maratha power in India.
D. Maharaja of Panna
The Maharaja of Panna is the hereditary royal ruler of the former princely state of Panna in central India, traditionally belonging to the Bundela Rajput dynasty.
E. Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, whose defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of Maratha sovereignty and the consolidation of British rule in India.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Emperor of the Marathas
Target entity description: Emperor of the Marathas was the supreme sovereign of the Maratha Empire, holding ultimate political and military authority over its confederated chiefs in early modern India.

A. Maharaja of Nawanagar
The Maharaja of Nawanagar was the hereditary ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar in Kathiawar, western India, historically known for its influential royal family and patronage of cricket.
B. Maharaja of Datia
The Maharaja of Datia was the hereditary ruler of the princely state of Datia in central India, belonging to the Bundela Rajput dynasty.
C. Baji Rao I
Baji Rao I was an 18th-century Maratha general and statesman who served as Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and is renowned for his military campaigns that significantly expanded Maratha power in India.
D. Maharaja of Panna
The Maharaja of Panna is the hereditary royal ruler of the former princely state of Panna in central India, traditionally belonging to the Bundela Rajput dynasty.
E. Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, whose defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of Maratha sovereignty and the consolidation of British rule in India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state ⓘ monarchical title ⓘ sovereign title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Maratha Empire ⓘ
ceremonialEvent	coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674 ⓘ
confers	supreme military authority over Maratha forces ⓘ supreme political authority over Maratha chiefs ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Maratha Empire ⓘ
endTime	19th century ⓘ
equivalentTitle	Maratha Emperor ⓘ
followedBy	British paramountcy in India ⓘ
follows	local Maratha chieftaincies ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
hasPart	imperial court at Raigad (initially) ⓘ imperial court at Satara (later) ⓘ imperial regalia ⓘ royal seal ⓘ
hasQuality	hereditary ⓘ patrilineal succession ⓘ sacral kingship elements ⓘ
hasRole	grantor of sanads and jagirs ⓘ guardian of Hindu dharma (ideological role) ⓘ overlord of Maratha sardars ⓘ supreme sovereign of the Maratha Empire ⓘ symbolic head of the Maratha confederacy ⓘ
historicalRegion	Deccan ⓘ linked to: Deccan Plateau Western India ⓘ
inception	1674 ⓘ
languageUsed	Marathi ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	India ⓘ
militaryBranchCommanded	Maratha army ⓘ linked to: Maratha light cavalry
partOf	Maratha confederacy ⓘ linked to: Maratha Empire Maratha political system ⓘ
positionHeldBy	Pratap Singh of Satara ⓘ linked to: Bhosale of Satara Rajaram I ⓘ Rajarshi Shahu of Kolhapur ⓘ linked to: Bhosale of Kolhapur Sambhaji ⓘ Shahaji II of Kolhapur ⓘ linked to: Bhosale of Kolhapur Shahu I ⓘ Shivaji ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
residence	Raigad Fort ⓘ Satara ⓘ
startTime	17th century ⓘ
subordinatePosition	Peshwa (as chief minister) ⓘ linked to: Peshwa
titleInMarathi	Chhatrapati ⓘ
usedBy	Marathas ⓘ linked to: Maratha

How these facts were elicited