Bimbaji Bhonsle

Bimbaji Bhonsle was the youngest son of Raghoji I Bhonsle, the Maratha ruler of Nagpur. Bimbaji was the ruler of Chhattisgarh on behalf of the Maharaja of Nagpur. However, he was only nominally subordinate to the Maharaja of Nagpur, as he had a separate army and court with ministers at his capital of Ratanpur.

Bimbaji Bhonsale, primarily known for his role as the governor of Chhattisgarh appointed by Raghoji I Bhonsle in 1758, did not appoint a large number of generals in the same way as a major ruler would. While nominally subordinate to the Maharaja of Nagpur, Bimbaji had his own army and court, with ministers at his capital of Ratanpur, according to Wikipedia. During his reign, there were a total of 8 Zilhadars to 10 zilhadars (district magistrates) Scribd identifies some of these individuals as Krishnarao Appa (1st District Magistrate), Amrit rao, Sadruddin, Durga Prasad, Intuk Rao, Sakharam Bapu, Govind Rao, Gopal Rao, Krishnajirao siha Rodge.