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Fatehsinh Bhonsle
Fatehsinh Bhonsle was the founder of the Akkalkot State in the Deccan. Born into the Lokhande family, he was adopted as a boy by the Maratha king Shahu, who granted him Akkalkot in 1708. He commanded Maratha forces in campaigns in the Carnatic and served the Satara court, and his adopted descendants ruled Akkalkot as Rajas until 1948.
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