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Tarabai
Queen consort and later regent of the Maratha Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maharani Tarabai Bhosale[lower-alpha 1] (née Mohite)[1] was the regent of the Maratha Kingdom from 1700 until 1708. She was the queen of Rajaram I, and daughter-in-law of the kingdom'd founder Shivaji I. She is acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against Mughal rule in Konkan, and acting as the regent during the minority of her son, Shivaji II and defeated Aurangazeb
For other uses, see Tarabai (disambiguation).
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Tarabai | |
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Regent of the Maratha Kingdom Maharani of Kolhapur | |
![]() Illustration of Tarabai, c. 1928 | |
Queen Regent of the Maratha Kingdom | |
Reign | March 1700–12 January 1708, 1710–2 August 1714 |
Predecessor | Jankibai |
Successor | Rajasbai |
Born | 1675 |
Died | 9 December 1761(1761-12-09) (aged 85–86) Satara |
Spouse | Rajaram (married c. 1683, died 1700) |
House | Mohite (by birth) Bhosale (by marriage) |
Father | Hambirao Mohite |
Religion | Hinduism |
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