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Shankaraji Narayan

d. 1707 · 17th century

Shankaraji Narayan was a Deshastha Brahmin official of the Maratha state who was appointed Sachiv, one of the king's chief ministers, by Rajaram in 1697. He played an important part in the Maratha resistance to the Mughals in the hills around Pune. The lands granted to support his office became the princely state of Bhor, held by his descendants as hereditary Pant Sachivs.

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Bhor State

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