Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai

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'''Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai Ammani Raje Sahib Chhatrapati''' [[Order of the Crown of India|CI]] (1846 – 31 January 1885) or '''Vijaya Mohana Mutumbar Bai''' as per British records, was a member of the Marathi Bhonsle royal family who succeeded [[Shivaji of Thanjavur|Shivaji]] as the ruler of the princely state of Tanjore. However, her position was purely titular and apart from customary privileges, she had little authority.

== Early life ==
Vijaya Bai was the second daughter of [[Shivaji of Thanjavur|Shivaji]], the last Maratha ruler of Tanjore and Kamakshi Bai, the queen of Tanjore and was born in 1846. She became the heir-apparent on the death of her elder sister Rajasa Boje Ammanee Rajur Bai.

== Shivaji's death and British annexation of Tanjore ==
Shivaji died in 1855. In the absence of a natural male heir to the throne, Tanjore was annexed by the British East India Company as per the newly constituted Doctrine of Lapse.

Nine-year-old Vijaya Bai assumed the title of Queen of Tanjore on 31 October 1855 after the British refused to recognise the claims of [[Serfoji III]], an adopted son of Shivaji II, but she had little authority in the kingdom apart from certain customary privileges. The dispossessed queen fought an unsuccessful legal battle to get her authority restored.

== Personal life ==
With the permission of the Madras government, Vijaya Bai married Sakharam Saheb, the prince of Kolhapur and the widower of Princess Rajur Bai in about 1859. She adopted [[Shambusinghji Rao]].

== Honours ==
Muktamba Bai was granted a personal salute of 13 guns on 8 December 1874.{{cn|date=June 2020}} She was awarded the Prince of Wales' gold medal in 1876 and the [[Empress of India Medal]] in gold in 1877.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Muktamba Bai was appointed to the [[Order of the Crown of India]] in the New Year Honours' List of 1878.{{cn|date=June 2020}}

== Notes ==

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== References ==

* {{cite book|title=The Tanjore Mahratta Principality in Southern India: The Land of the Chola, the Eden of the South|first=William|last=Hickey|year=1874|publisher=C. Foster|ref=Hickey}}
* {{cite news|title=Book on Maratha princess released|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article375646.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 January 2009}}

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Shivaji of Thanjavur

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{{Infobox monarch
| name = Shivaji Bhonsle of Thanjavur
| title = Raja of [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]]
| image = Choladesadhipati Srimant Rajasri Maharaja Kshatrapati Sri Shivaji Raje Sahib Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj.jpg
| caption = Shivaji Bhonsle of Thanjavur
| reign = 1832–1855
| coronation = 17 March 1832, Durbar Hall, Tanjore Fort
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| death_date = 29 October 1855
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| issue = Rajasa Boje Ammanee Rajur Bai (daughter) [[Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai]] (daughter)
| dynasty = [[Bhonsle]]
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Raja '''Shivaji''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: तंजावरचे शिवाजी) ([[Floruit|fl.]] 17 March 1832 – 29 October 1855) of the [[Bhonsle]] dynasty of [[Thanjavur]] in [[India]], was the son of [[Serfoji II|Raja Serfoji II]] and ruled the fortress of Thanjavur and its surroundings from 1832 to 1855. He was the last Raja of Thanjavur known to wield any authority.

Raja Shivaji was the only surviving son of Serfoji II when the latter died in 1832. The missionary Heber describes the young Shivaji as a 'pale and sickly child'. However, his health seemed to have got better as he grew up for he is known for his physical and mental attainments. He contributed to the expansion of the [[Saraswathi Mahal Library]] and gave many useful books. One Varahappaiyar prepared the catalogue for all the manuscripts in the library.

=='Arrest' of the Kanchi Mutt==
But Shivaji is mostly known for the incident related to the 'arrest' of the [[Kanchi mutt]]. The [[earrings]] (tatankas) of the goddess Akhilandeswari in the Jambukeshwarar Temple were replaced with new ones in 1843-44. Therefore the Kanchi mutt, then based in [[Kumbakonam]], shifted to [[Trichy]] with all its retinue in order to conduct a Tatanka-Pratishta ceremony for consecration of the earrings. However a lawsuit delayed the proceedings and the court case along with the ceremonies that followed incurred such heavy debts on the part of the Mutt that they were unable to return to Kumbakonam. At this juncture, the administrator-in-charge of the ceremonies, a young [[Brahmin]], went to the court of Shivaji and requested that the retinue be allowed to stop at [[Thanjavur]] to receive donations from the people. However the Raja staunchly refused.

Nevertheless, as the palanquin of the [[Shankaracharya]] and his retinue were making their way to Kumbakonam, they were stopped on the banks of the [[Cauvery]] at [[Thiruvaiyaru]] by the Raja's [[sepoys]], who surrounded them and respectfully escorted them into the city of Thanjavur. At Thanjavur, they were accorded a royal reception by Shivaji and the citizens of Thanjavur. It was later said that the Raja had had a dream a few nights before in which [[Lord Shiva]] had appeared and ordered him to render due honors to the Mutt. This incident is often referred to as the 'Arrest' of the Kanchi Mutt.

Raja Shivaji died on 29 October 1855 after a reign of 22 years.

On the death of Shivaji, due to the absence of a legitimate [[heir]] to the throne, the kingdom was annexed by the [[British East India Company]] as per the [[Doctrine of lapse]].

==See also==
* [[Bhonsle]]
* [[Maratha Empire]]
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]]

==References==
#[https://web.archive.org/web/20061127112850/http://www.sarasvatimahallibrary.tn.nic.in/Thanjavur/Maratha_Rulers/maratha_rulers.html Raja Shivaji in Saraswathi Mahal Library website]
#[http://www.kamakoti.org/souv/4-12.html The Episode of the 'Arrest' of the Kanchi Mutt]

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