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Tarabai came from Mohite clan. She was the daughter of Hambirrao Mohite, Commander-in-Chief of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha kingdom.Hambirrao's sister Soyarabai was the queen of Shivaji and the mother of his younger son Rajaram I.Tarabai married Rajaram at the age of 8 in 1682, becoming his second wife. After the death of his half-brother and predecessor Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Rajaram ruled the Maratha Kingdom from 1689 to 1700, when his first wife Jankibai was the queen ...
Tarabai was the regent of the magnificent Maratha Empire in India for a few years in the early 1700s. Rarely has there been a female personality like her in Indian history who saved a kingdom from collapse through her sheer courage and willpower. A woman whose indomitable spirit was unarguably at par with that of the legendary Rani of Jhansi, she deserves more than a passing mention. The younger daughter-in-law of Chhatrapati Shivaji, she acted as regent of the Maratha Empire from 1700 to ...
Tarabai breathed her last at the age of 86 in 1761. Her demise happened a few months following the disastrous third battle of Panipat, where the Maratha army was annihilated by Ahmad Shah Abdali. Historians agree that the same disaster at Panipat would have been visited upon the Marathas had Tarabai not taken charge in 1701. The survival of the nascent Maratha kingdom was her enduring legacy.
Dec 5, 2017 · Tarabai breathed her last at the age of 86 in 1761, a few months after Ahmad Shah Abdali decimated the Maratha Army at the 3rd battle of Panipat. Had the indomitable queen not taken charge in 1701, it is quite likely that the Marathas would have had to face a similar defeat much earlier and the history of India would have been very different.
Jun 17, 2024 · In the annals of Indian history, Tarabai stands out as a remarkable figure whose leadership and resilience left an indelible mark on the Maratha Empire during the tumultuous years of the 18th century. As the daughter-in-law of the legendary Chhatrapati Shivaji and the wife of Rajaram Bhonsle, Tarabai emerged as a formidable force in the
Rani Tarabai’s Legacy. A statue of Rani Tarabai in Kolhapur. Image Credit: Wikimapia. Tarabai was a brave, ambitious and level-headed ruler, who put her kingdom above everything else. She concentrated on fighting the Mughals and was an earnest politician who never went against her own family to attain power. Even after her leadership was snatched away, she continued working in the government.
Apr 4, 2010 · Tarabai's power politics. After the death of Shahu in 1749, Tarabai supported the succession of Ramraja (Tarabai's putative grandson and later adopted by Shahu) to the Maratha throne. Through Ramraja, she tried to exercise control over the affairs of the Maratha kingdom. She even tried unsuccessfully to remove the Peshwa Balaji Bajirao from his post, as she found him an impediment which was challenging her power.
Tarabai was born on April 14, 1675, into the Maratha Empire's Mohite family. Her father, Hambirao Mohite, was a well-known Maratha army commander-in-chief. As a result, she received early instruction in archery, sword fighting, military strategy, and statecraft. She married Rajaram, Chhatrapati Shivaji's younger son, when she was eight years old.
Mar 28, 2008 · The movement was led by Tarabai, one of the most remarkable women in Indian history. Her life also coincided with significant developments in the eighteenth-century western Deccan: (a) the rise of powerful Brahmins in the central administration of the new Maratha state, (b) the eruption of Maratha warriors out of the Deccan and across the whole of north India from the Punjab to Bengal, and (c) changes in the social composition of the category “Maratha.” ...
Tarabai Bhosale (née Mohite) was the regent of the Maratha Empire from 1700 until 1708. She was the queen of Rajaram I, and daughter-in-law of the empire's founder Shivaji I. She is acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against Mughal occupation of Maratha territories after the death of her husband, and acting as the regent during the minority of her son, Shivaji II and defeated Aurangazeb
