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1456:Adversaries
1391:Farrukhabad
1341:Gajendragad
1291:3rd Panipat
1256:Katwa (2nd)
1246:Katwa (1st)
1136:Pavan Khind
929:Bhat family
914:Baji Rao II
899:Narayan Rao
183:Predecessor
1595:Categories
1554:Sindhudurg
1468:Qutb Shahi
1463:Adil Shahi
1176:Bhupalgarh
1141:Umberkhind
1126:Pratapgarh
1032:Parvatibai
1022:Lakshmibai
965:hereditary
943:Pratinidhi
924:Nana Sahib
884:Baji Rao I
831:Rajaram II
740:1675-1684
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1037:Putalabai
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746:Shahuji I
576:Bangalore
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332:Bengaluru
325:Shahaji's
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1529:Purandar
1411:Mahidpur
1406:Koregaon
1356:Chaksana
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1226:Mandsaur
1161:Sinhagad
1156:Purandar
1131:Kolhapur
1067:Baka Bai
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1007:Jankibai
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