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| name = Raghunatha Tondaiman II<br />
| title = Raja of Pudukkottai<br />
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| reign = 20 July 1825 – 13 July 1839<br />
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| predecessor = [[Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman II]]<br />
| successor = [[Ramachandra Tondaiman]]<br />
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| royal house = Pudukkottai<br />
| father = [[Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman]]<br />
| mother = Rani Ayi Ammani Ayi Sahib<br />
| birth_date = c 1798<br />
| birth_place = [[Pudukkottai]], [[Pudukkottai state]]<br />
| death_date = 13 July 1839 (age 41)<br />
| death_place = Pudukkottai<br />
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'''Raja Sri Raghunatha Tondaiman Bahadur''' (c. 1798 – 13 July 1839) was the ruler of the [[Pudukkottai state|princely state of Pudukkottai]] from 4 June 1825 to 13 July 1839.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Raghunatha Tondaiman was born in 1798 to [[Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman]], Raja of Pudukkottai, and his second wife, Rani Ayi Ammani Ayi Sahib Avargal in [[Pudukkottai]] and was educated by a private tutor.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Raghunatha was the youngest of two sons of Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman who survived him. Raghunatha Tondaiman succeeded to the throne on the premature death of his elder brother [[Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman II]] in June 1825.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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Raghunatha Tondaiman reigned for 14 years from his coronation on 20 July 1825.{{cn|date=June 2020}} His reign was largely uneventful. In 1837, Raghunatha Tondaiman suggested a scheme to bring [[Cauvery River]] water into Pudukkottai state but could not execute it due to lack of funds.<ref name="madrasgazzetteersp314">{{cite book|work=Madras District Gazetteers|volume=7|page=314|title=Pudukkottai|publisher=Government Press}}</ref> Raghunatha Tondaiman was permitted the style "[[Excellency|His Excellency]]" on 2 April 1830 along with a 17-gun salute.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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== Family ==<br />
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Raghunatha was married twice, first in 1812, to a daughter of M.R.Ry. Sri Suryamurti Panrikondran, of Kallakurichi.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Later he married Rani Kamalambal Ayi Sahib. The couple had two sons and two daughters.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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* Rajkumari Periya Rajammani Bayi Sahib (died 1836)<br />
* Rajkumari Chinna Rajammani Bayi Sahib (died 1840)<br />
* [[Ramachandra Tondaiman]] (1829–1886)<br />
* Thirumalai Tondaiman (1831–1871)<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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[[Category:1798 births]]<br />
[[Category:1839 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]<br />
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