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[[File:Tanjore palace1.jpg|thumb|Thanjavur Maratha palace, 2008]]<br />
The '''Thanjavur Maratha Palace Complex''', known locally as '''''Aranmanai''''', today is the [[official residence]] of the [[Thanjavur Marathas|Bhonsle family]] that ruled [[Chola Nadu|Tanjore]] from 1674 to 1855.<ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/185 185]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The Thanjavur Maratha palace was originally constructed by the rulers of [[Thanjavur Nayak kingdom]]. After the fall of the Thanjavur Nayak kingdom, it served as the official residence of the [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom|Thanjavur Marathas]]. When most of the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom was annexed by the British Empire in 1799, the Thanjavur Marathas continued to hold sway over the palace and the surrounding fort. The [[Bhonsle]] family continued to hold on to the palace even after the last king, [[Shivaji of Thanjavur]].<br />
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== Constituents ==<br />
The palace complex consists of the Sadar Mahal Palace, the queen's courtyard and the Durbar Hall. The Royal Palace Museum contains a splendid collection of Chola bronzes. The Raja Serfoji Memorial Hall and the Royal Palace Museum are situated in the Sadar Mahal Palace. There is also a small bell tower. The [[Saraswathi Mahal Library]] is situated with the Thanjavur palace complex.<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:ElephantGoads1913.jpg|Elephant goads at the Thanjavur Maratha palace<br />
File:Thanjavur Palace Interior.jpg|Thanjavur Palace Interior<br />
File:Thanjavur Escape Tunnel.jpg|Escape Tunnel<br />
Thanjai mahal b.jpg<br />
Thanjai mahal a.jpg<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mysore Palace|Ambavilas Palace (Mysore Palace)]] of the [[Wadiyar dynasty|Wodeyars]]<br />
*[[Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum, Kolhapur|New Palace, Kolhapur]] of the [[Bhonsle]] [[Chhatrapati]]s<br />
*[[Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara]] of the [[Gaekwad]]s<br />
*[[Jai Vilas Mahal|Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior]] of the [[Scindias]]<br />
*[[Rajwada|Rajwada, Indore]] of [[Holkar]]s<br />
*[[Shaniwar Wada|Shaniwar Wada, Pune]] of the [[Peshwa]]s<br />
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== Citations==<br />
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==References==<br />
*{{cite book|title=Country Guides - India|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2007|isbn=978-1-74104-308-2|authors=Joe Bindloss, Sarina Singh|pages=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetindi00sari/page/1084 1084]|ref=Lonely Planet|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetindi00sari/page/1084}}<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Palaces in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Thanjavur]]<br />
[[Category:Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Museums in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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