Historical Places in Satara

Important links at Satara

1) Daily Aikya 2) Daily Lokmat

1 ) Kaas Pathar 2) Thoseghar

3) Mahabaleshwar 4) Wai ganapati

5) Panchagani

History of Satara : -

The first Muslim invasion of the Deccan took place in 1296.
In 1636 the Nizam Shahi dynasty came to an end. In 1663 Shivaji conquered Parali and Satara fort.
After the death of Shivaji, Aurangjeb conquered Satara fort later won by Parshuram Pratinidhi in 1706.
In 1708 Chattrapati Shahu was crowned within the Satara fort. The direct descendents of The Great Maratha King Chh. Shivaji continue to live in Satara.
The current king of Satara, Chh. Udayanraje Bhonsale is the 13th descendent of Shivaji Maharaj.
After their victory in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818, the British Empire annexed most of the Maratha territory to Bombay Presidency, but restored the titular Raja Pratap Singh, and assigned to him the principality of Satara, an area much larger than the present district.
As a result of political intrigues, he was deposed in 1839, and his brother Shahji Raja was placed on the throne.
When this prince died without a male heir in 1848, Satara was annexed by the British government and added to Bombay Presidency.