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[[File:Handwriting of Janoji Bhonsle.jpg|thumb|Handwriting of Janoji Bhonsle]] | |||
'''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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