Raghuji I

Raghuji I
Raghuji I
Senasaheb Subha ; Senadhurandhar
	Portrait of Raghuji Bhonsle
1st Raja of Nagpur
Reign	1739 – 14 February 1755
Predecessor	Position established; (Burhan Shah as Gond ruler);
Successor	Janoji I
Born	Raghuji Bhonsle; c. 1695; Satara, Maratha Kingdom; (modern day Maharashtra, India);
Died	14 February 1755 (aged 69–70); Nagpur, Maratha Empire; (modern day Maharashtra, India);
Issue	Janoji I ; Mudhoji ; Bimbaji ; Sabaji
House	Bhonsle (Nagpur)
Father	Bimbaji
Mother	Kashibai
Religion	Hinduism
Military career
Conflicts	Second Maratha invasion of Bengal; Fourth Maratha invasion of Bengal; Siege of Barabati (1745); Battle of Naubatpur (1745);

Raghuji I (Raghuji Bhonsle, Marathi pronunciation: [ɾəɡud͡ʒi bʱoːsəleː]; 1695 – 14 February 1755) was a Maratha general credited with the Maratha expansion into Gondwana, Odisha, and Bengal, establishing Maratha supremacy in these areas. He was granted the title of Senasaheb Subha, meaning "Lord of the Provinces and the Army", and a saranjam in the Vidarbha region by Shahu I. He is considered the founder of the Kingdom of Nagpur.