Multiple choice general knowledge history

In Indian history, who first claimed himself to be the Sardeshmukh of Maharashtra ?

  1. Nana Saheb

  2. Rajaram

  3. Shivaji

  4. Balaji Baji Rao
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Explanation

Shivaji was the first Maratha ruler to adopt the title Chhatrapati and established the Maratha Empire. While he used various titles including 'Sardeshmukh' in his coronation ceremony of 1674, he is historically recognized as the first major Maratha leader to claim paramount authority over Maharashtra region, establishing sovereignty against the Sultanate of Bijapur and later the Mughal Empire. Nana Saheb and Rajaram came later, while Balaji Baji Rao (Nana Saheb) was a Peshwa (prime minister), not the sovereign ruler.

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