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'''Janoji I''' (Janoji Bhonsle, {{IPA|mr|d͡ʒaːɳod͡ʒi bʱoːsəleː}}; reigned 14 February 1755{{snd}}21 May 1772) was the second [[Maharaja]] of [[Kingdom of Nagpur|Nagpur]] from the [[Bhonsles of Nagpur|Bhonsle dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Saswadkar |first=P. L. |date=1977 |title=An Eighteenth Century Diplomat from Nagpur: Devajipant Chorghade |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42936585 |journal=Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute |volume=37 |issue=1/4 |pages=155–162 |jstor=42936585 |issn=0045-9801}}</ref> He was one of the four legitimate sons of [[Raghuji I]]. Following a succession dispute with his brothers, Janoji ascended the throne in 1755, succeeding his father as the ruler of Nagpur.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Malik |first=Zahiruddin |date=1975 |title=Side Lights on the Administrative System of the Bhonsle State of Nagpur (1740–1772) |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44138856 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=36 |pages=310–320 |jstor=44138856 |issn=2249-1937}}</ref> He also participated in the conflict between [[Peshwa Madhavrao]] and the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], aligning himself with [[Raghunathrao]]. In 1765, both Madhavrao and Raghunathrao later turned against him and jointly sacked and burned the city of [[Nagpur]]. Janoji eventually agreed to pay tribute to Madhavrao.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Divekar |first=V. D. |date=July 1982 |title=The Emergence of an Indigenous Business Class in Maharashtra in the Eighteenth Century |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-asian-studies/article/abs/emergence-of-an-indigenous-business-class-in-maharashtra-in-the-eighteenth-century/DDA7C6E45AAC2D92D6D2FD022A16CD74 |journal=Modern Asian Studies |language=en |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=427–443 |doi=10.1017/S0026749X00015250 |issn=1469-8099|url-access=subscription }}</ref> He died in 1772 without leaving an heir and was succeeded by his brother, [[Mudhoji I]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Saswadkar |first=P. L. |date=1975 |title=Royal Weddings at Nagpur at the End of the Eighteenth Century |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42930952 |journal=Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute |volume=35 |issue=1/2 |pages=138–144 |jstor=42930952 |issn=0045-9801}}</ref> | |||
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| name = Janoji I | |||
| title = [[Maharaja]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8r_BXh0tueMC&q=%22janoji%22+%22maharaja%22 | title=A Hand-book to the Records of the Government of India in the Imperial Record Department: 1748 to 1859 | date=1925 }}</ref><ref>A History of Orissa, Volume 2, p.307 [https://books.google.com/books?id=BxpDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22maharaja+janoji%22]</ref> <br> Senasahib Subha | |||
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| image = Janoji Bhosale, Sena Saheb Subha, 1756-72.jpg | |||
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| caption = Equestrian portrait of Janoji Bhonsle | |||
| succession = 2nd [[Maharaja]] of [[Nagpur kingdom|Nagpur]] | |||
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| reign = 14 February 1755 – 21 May 1772 | |||
| predecessor = [[Raghuji the Great]] | |||
| successor = [[Mudhoji Bhonsle|Mudhoji]] | |||
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maratha Empire]] <br/> (present-day Nagpur, [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]) | |||
| death_date = 21 May 1772 | |||
| death_place = Nagpur, [[Maratha Confederacy]] <br> (present-day Nagpur, Maharashtra, India) | |||
| house = [[Nagpur kingdom|Bhonsles of Nagpur]] | |||
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| father = [[Raghuji the Great]] | |||
| mother = Sulā Bai [[Mohite (clan)|Mohite]]<ref name="state">{{cite web |title="Mahratta (Maratha) states- Nagpur": Indian Princely States K–Z |url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Nagpur |website=World statesmen |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226221028/https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Nagpur |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name= "mehta">{{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=Jaswant Lal |title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813 |date=1 January 2005 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-1-932705-54-6 |page=171 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA48 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| religion = [[Hinduism]] | |||
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[[File:Handwriting of Janoji Bhonsle.jpg|thumb|Handwriting of Janoji Bhonsle]] | [[File:Handwriting of Janoji Bhonsle.jpg|thumb|Handwriting of Janoji Bhonsle]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 23 June 2025
Janoji I (Janoji Bhonsle, mr; reigned 14 February 1755 – 21 May 1772) was the second Maharaja of Nagpur from the Bhonsle dynasty.[1] He was one of the four legitimate sons of Raghuji I. Following a succession dispute with his brothers, Janoji ascended the throne in 1755, succeeding his father as the ruler of Nagpur.[2] He also participated in the conflict between Peshwa Madhavrao and the Nizam of Hyderabad, aligning himself with Raghunathrao. In 1765, both Madhavrao and Raghunathrao later turned against him and jointly sacked and burned the city of Nagpur. Janoji eventually agreed to pay tribute to Madhavrao.[3] He died in 1772 without leaving an heir and was succeeded by his brother, Mudhoji I.[4]
| Janoji I | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja[5][6] Senasahib Subha | |
 Equestrian portrait of Janoji Bhonsle | |
| 2nd Maharaja of Nagpur | |
| Reign | 14 February 1755 – 21 May 1772 |
| Predecessor | Raghuji the Great |
| Successor | Mudhoji |
| Born | Nagpur, Maratha Empire (present-day Nagpur, Maharashtra, India) |
| Died | 21 May 1772 Nagpur, Maratha Confederacy (present-day Nagpur, Maharashtra, India) |
| House | Bhonsles of Nagpur |
| Father | Raghuji the Great |
| Mother | Sulā Bai Mohite[7][8] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
ReferenceEdit
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "A Hand-book to the Records of the Government of India in the Imperial Record Department: 1748 to 1859". 1925.
- ↑ A History of Orissa, Volume 2, p.307 [1]
- ↑ ""Mahratta (Maratha) states- Nagpur": Indian Princely States K–Z". World statesmen. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ↑ 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.