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Shivaji intended to reconcile with his half-brother Venkoji (Ekoji I), Shahaji's son by his second wife, Tukabai (née Mohite), who ruled Thanjavur (Tanjore) after Shahaji. The initially promising negotiations were unsuccessful, so whilst returning to Raigad, Shivaji defeated his half-brother's army on 26 November 1677 and seized most of his ...
Vyankojirajah Bhonsle (born 1632) or Ekojirajah I Bhonsle was the younger half-brother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and founder of Maratha rule in Thanjavur in modern day Tamil Nadu. [1] He was the progenitor of the junior branch ( cadet branch ) of the Bhonsle family which ruled Thanjavur until the formal annexation of the kingdom by the ...
Vyankoji, a half-brother of the Maratha king Shivaji, was the first Raja of Thanjavur from the Bhosale dynasty.It is believed [by whom?] that he took over the administration of Thanjavur in April 1674 and ruled until 1684.
He was the eldest son of Ekoji I, who was a half brother of Shivaji, the first Maratha ruler of Thanjavur. He reigned from 1684 to 1712. He reigned from 1684 to 1712. Accession
The Bhonsoles were also influential in the Carnatic Region. In 1675, the Sultan of Bijapur sent a force commanded by the Maratha general Venkoji a half-brother of the Shivaji, to Capture the city of Thanjavur and Established the Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom. Venkoji defeated Alagiri, and occupied Thanjavur.
Jijabai Bhosale (née Jadhav), (1598–1674), wife of Shahaji Raje Bhosale and mother of Shivaji. [6] Hambirrao Mohite (1640–1687), Commander-in-chief, also known as Sarnobat, who took the side of Sambhaji even though he was brother of Soyarabai and fought against Mughals. Santaji Ghorpade (1660–1696), one of the most trusted general of ...
Shivaji's claim to a portion of his father Shahaji's estate, held by his brother Vyankoji, sparked a familial dispute. Shivaji argued that although Shahaji's possessions were technically held in fief by Bijapur, Shahaji operated as an independent ruler, and Shivaji's case had not been properly heard before Vyankoji was granted the estate.
Shivaji's elder brother Sambhaji moved to Bangalore, [3] but Shivaji and Jijabai were called to Bangalore only in 1640. Meanwhile, Shivaji married Saibai, a member of the prominent Nimbalkar Maratha family. In 1642, Shivaji and his mother returned to Pune, after a formal presentation at the Bijapur court. [32]