Shivaji II of Prabhat

Shivaji II (born Shivaji Baghwat Mukat Bhāgayari, April 6 1993) is the King of Prabhat, title by which he is head of state of the Kingdom of Prabhat and commander-in-chief of the Prabhati Armed Forces. Born in the House of Bhāgayari, the royal house that has ruled the Kingdom of Prabhat since its formation, he is the second son of King Nachiket II of Prabhat and Queen Consort Umarani Wadsisar. He was chosen as heir to the throne by the Prabhat Royal Council on August 9, 2016 after King Nachiket II announced his wish to abdicate. He acceded to the throne on March 1, 2017, at the age of 23, following the abdication of his father King Nachiket II.

He has been married to Ishani Paliagh, Queen Consort, since 2015. They both had a son named Nachiket Mukat Reyansh Bhāgayari in 2020, who is so far the only descendant of the King.

Early life
Shivaji was born in Bhāgya on April 6, 1993 at King Nachiket General Hospital. He was the first male child of King Nachiket II and Queen Consort Umarani Wadsisar, who had already had Shivaji's older sister, Laksha Kalamani Bhāgayari. In 1995 his younger brother Kumar Suyash Bhāgayari was born.

Studies and military career
Shivaji studied preschool, primary and secondary school at the Prabhati National School in Bhāgya, receiving as a complement a special educational regime provided by private teachers in accordance with the provisions of the training regulations for members of the royal family called Nivaḍa. In 2011 he started a degree in Political Science at Bhāgya National University, and in 2012 another in Public Translator and a technical degree in Public Administration and Management. His university careers were interrupted by his military career, entering the Prabhat Military Academy in 2013 and receiving a non-commissioned officer degree in the Prabhat Army in 2017. He continued with his university training once crowned as king, finishing his technical degree in 2018, receiving a degree in Political Science in 2020 and as a Public Translator in 2021.

Sports
Shivaji started playing polo in 2009 at the age of 16, joining the Saharas Polo Club where his uncle Darshan Jai Bhāgayari started, who was the one who introduced him to the sport. The following year he achieved the victory of his team in the Bhagyan Cup, and at the end of that same year he joined the Royal Bhagya Polo Club, considered the largest polo club in Prabhat, with a handicap of 4. In 2011 he led his team to be two-time champion in the Prabhat Open Polo Championship, after the victories achieved by his team in 2010, establishing himself with a handicap of 6. His two-time champion team would become three-time champion by winning again in 2012. During his military career he continued to practice polo as part of the Jamana Lancers, leading them to victory in the Southern Prabhat Cup in 2016. Shivaji II has been made an honorary member of several national and foreign polo clubs and has witnessed the opening and final of the Prabhat Open Polo Championshin as king since 2018.