Jankibai

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Janki Bai
Bhosale
FatherPrataprao Gujar
ReligionHinduism

Janki Bhosale (

Empress consort of the Maratha Empire as the first wife of Rajaram I
.

Jankibai was the daughter of Prataprao Gujar, an aristocratic general, who was the commander-in-chief of the Maratha Empire.[1][page needed] Her father died in a battle against the Adil Shahi at Nesari on 24 February 1674. Shivaji, the king of the Marathas upon hearing the solemn news, grieved his general's death. As a result, he married his second son, the ten-year-old Rajaram to the five-year-old Jankibai. They were married in a grand ceremony that took place in Raigad Fort on 7 March 1680. Her father-in-law Shivaji died on 3 April 1680, twenty five days after her marriage.[2][page needed]

Death

On 2 March 1700, the thirty-year-old Rajaram died following a brief illness. Sources differ on Queen Janakibai's death . Some records say that she committed Sati with her husband at Sinhagad . However Marathi bakhars and letters reveal that Jankibai was one of the captives taken during the

Maratha
women.

References

  1. ^ Ranade, Mahadeo Govind. Rise of the Maratha power. Hesperides Press.
  2. ^ Mehta, Jashwant Lal. Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707-1813.