Rajaram II of Satara
| Rajaram II | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of Delhi | |
 6th Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire | |
| Reign | 15 December 1749 – 11 December 1777 |
| Predecessor | Shahu I |
| Successor | Shahu II |
| Peshwa | |
| Born | June 1726 Bhonsle |
| Father | Shahu I (adoptive) Shivaji II (claimed biological) |
| Mother | Bhavani Bai[1] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Rajaram Bhonsle II, also known as Ramaraja (June 1726 – 11 December 1777), was the sixth monarch of
Early life
After Shahu's death, Rajaram II was appointed as the new Chhatrapati, the Emperor of Marathas. When Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao left for the Mughal frontier, Tarabai urged Rajaram II to remove him from the post of Peshwa. When Rajaram refused, she imprisoned him in a dungeon at Satara, on 24 November 1750. She claimed that he was an imposter from Gondhali caste and she had falsely presented him as her grandson to Shahu. His health deteriorated considerably during this imprisonment. Tarabai later signed a peace treaty with the Balaji Rao, acknowledging his superiority. On 14 September 1752, Tarabai and Balaji Rao took an oath at Khandoba temple in Jejuri, promising mutual peace. At this oath ceremony, Tarabai also swore that Rajaram II was not her grandson, but an impostor from the Gondhali caste.[3] Nevertheless, the Peshwa retained Rajaram II as the titular Chhatrapati and a powerless figurehead.[4]
Reign
During Rajaram II's reign, the power of the
He was succeeded by another adopted titular ruler Shahu II of Satara.
References
- ^ "The Forgotten Story of Rani Tarabai, the Indomitable Warrior Queen of the Marathas". 5 December 2017.
- ^ V.S. Kadam, 1993. Maratha Confederacy: A Study in its Origin and Development. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi.
- ^ Charles Augustus Kincaid; Dattatray Balwant Parasnis (1918). A History of the Maratha People Volume 3. Oxford University Press. pp. 2–10.
- ISBN 9788171546589.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-89093-06-8.
