His brother Pratapsinha had been dethroned as Raja Pratap Singh, Raja of Satara by the British rulers in 1839 and stripped of his powers and personal possessions.
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Pratapsinha was the eldest son of Shahu II (born 1763 and died on 4 May 1808), whom he succeeded.