Janoji of Nagpur

Janoji I
Sardar
Senasahibsubha Sarkar
Maharaja of Nagpur[1][2]
Equestrian Portrait of Janoji Bhosale
2nd Maharaja of Nagpur and Orissa
Reign14 February 1755 – 21 May 1772
PredecessorRaghuji I
SuccessorMudhoji I
BornNagpur, Nagpur State, Maratha Confederacy
(modern day Maharashtra, India)
Died21 May 1772
Nagpur, Nagpur State, Maratha Confederacy
HouseBhonsles of Nagpur
FatherRaghoji I
MotherSulā Bai Mohite[3][4]
ReligionHinduism
Handwriting of Janoji Bhonsle

Janoji I (r. 14 February 1755 – 21 May 1772) was the 2nd Maharaja of Nagpur from the Senasahibsubha Bhonsle Dynasty.[5] He was one of four legitimate sons of Raghoji I. He succeeded his father in 1755 as Raja after succession conflicts with his other brothers.[6] He also took part in the wars between the Peshwa Madhavrao and the Nizam of Hyderabad on behalf of Raghunathrao, both of whom later jointly sacked and burnt Nagpur in 1765. Janoji eventually conceded to pay tribute to Madhavrao I.[7] He later died in 1772 without an heir and was succeeded by his brother Mudhoji I.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "A Hand-book to the Records of the Government of India in the Imperial Record Department: 1748 to 1859". 1925.
  2. ^ A History of Orissa, Volume 2, p.307 [1]
  3. ^ ""Mahratta (Maratha) states- Nagpur": Indian Princely States K-Z". World statesmen. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (1 January 2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.
  5. ^ Saswadkar, P. L. (1977). "An Eighteenth Century Diplomat from Nagpur: Devajipant Chorghade". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 37 (1/4): 155–162. ISSN 0045-9801. JSTOR 42936585.
  6. ^ Malik, Zahiruddin (1975). "Side Lights on the Administrative System of the Bhonsle State of Nagpur (1740-1772)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 36: 310–320. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44138856.
  7. ^ Divekar, V. D. (July 1982). "The Emergence of an Indigenous Business Class in Maharashtra in the Eighteenth Century". Modern Asian Studies. 16 (3): 427–443. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00015250. ISSN 1469-8099.
  8. ^ Saswadkar, P. L. (1975). "Royal Weddings at Nagpur at the End of the Eighteenth Century". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 35 (1/2): 138–144. ISSN 0045-9801. JSTOR 42930952.