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{{Short description|Regent of Thanjavur Maratha kingdom from 1737–1738}}
{{Short description|Ruler of Thanjavur Maratha kingdom from 1737–1738}}
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{{Infobox royalty
{{Infobox royalty
| name               = Sujana Bai Bhosale
| name         = Sujana Bai Bhosale
| title             = Rani and Regent of [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]]
| title       =  
|image=Sujanbai Rani Saheb.jpg| reign              = 1737-1738
| image        = Sujanbai Rani Saheb.jpg
| birth_date         =  
| succession  = [[Rani]] of [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom|Thanjavur]]
| birth_place       =
| reign        = 1737–1738<ref name="subramanian">{{Cite book |author=K. R. Subramanian |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.74638/page/n51/mode/1up |title=The Maratha Rajas of Tanjore |date=1928|pages=43–44}}</ref>
| death_date         = 1738
| birth_date   =  
| death_place       =  
| birth_place =  
| predecessor       = [[Ekoji II]]
| death_date   = after 1738
| successor         = [[Shahuji II of Thanjavur]]/Katturaja
| death_place =  
| royal house       = [[Bhonsle]]
| predecessor = [[Ekoji II]]
| father             =  
| successor   = [[Shahuji II of Thanjavur|Shahuji II]]
| religion           = Hinduism
| royal house = [[Bhonsle]]
| father       =  
| religion     = Hinduism
}}
}}


'''Sujana Bai Bhonsle''' or '''Sujan Bai Bhonsle''' was the wife of [[Ekoji II]], the [[Maratha]] ruler of [[Thanjavur]] of the [[Bhonsle]] dynasty. She ruled the state from the death of her husband in 1737 until she was deposed in 1738.
'''Sujana Bai Bhonsle''' or '''Sujan Bai Bhonsle''' was the [[Maratha]] queen of [[Thanjavur]] of king [[Ekoji II]] of the [[Bhonsle]] dynasty. She ruled the state from the death of her husband in 1737 until she was deposed in 1738.<ref name="subramanian"/>


== Reign ==
== Reign ==
Sujana Bai ascended the throne on the death of her husband Ekoji II in 1737 and ruled the state for a year. Her reign is notable for intrigues of Sayyid who held the actual power behind the throne. In the end, taking matters onto her own hands she drove out the pretender [[Shahuji II of Thanjavur|Katturaja]]. Katturaja sought the help of the [[France|French]] and invaded Thanjavur. Sujana Bai was deposed and Katturaja ascended the throne as Shahuji II.
Sujana Bai ascended the throne on the death of her husband Ekoji II in 1737 and ruled the state for a year. Her reign is notable for intrigues of Sayyid who held the actual power behind the throne. In the end, taking matters onto her own hands she drove out the pretender [[Shahuji II of Thanjavur|Katturaja]]. Katturaja sought the help of the French and invaded Thanjavur. Sujana Bai was deposed and Katturaja ascended the throne as Shahuji II.<ref name="subramanian"/>


== References ==
== References ==
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# 'The Maratha Rajas of Tanjore' by K.R.Subramanian, 1928.
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[[Category:History of Thanjavur]]
[[Category:History of Thanjavur]]
[[Category:Indian female royalty]]
[[Category:Indian queens regnant]]
[[Category:18th-century Indian women]]
[[Category:18th-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:18th-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:18th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:18th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
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Revision as of 16:13, 4 May 2025


Sujana Bai Bhosale
Rani of Thanjavur
Reign1737–1738<ref name="subramanian">K. R. Subramanian (1928). The Maratha Rajas of Tanjore. pp. 43–44.</ref>
PredecessorEkoji II
SuccessorShahuji II
Diedafter 1738
HouseBhonsle
ReligionHinduism

Sujana Bai Bhonsle or Sujan Bai Bhonsle was the Maratha queen of Thanjavur of king Ekoji II of the Bhonsle dynasty. She ruled the state from the death of her husband in 1737 until she was deposed in 1738.<ref name="subramanian"/>

Reign

Sujana Bai ascended the throne on the death of her husband Ekoji II in 1737 and ruled the state for a year. Her reign is notable for intrigues of Sayyid who held the actual power behind the throne. In the end, taking matters onto her own hands she drove out the pretender Katturaja. Katturaja sought the help of the French and invaded Thanjavur. Sujana Bai was deposed and Katturaja ascended the throne as Shahuji II.<ref name="subramanian"/>

References

Preceded by
Ekoji II 		Maratha Ruler of Thanjavur
1737–1738 		Succeeded by
Shahuji II
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