Raghuji bhonsle biography of william hill

Ruler of Nagpur from 1788–1816

Raghuji II (died 22 March 1816) or Raghuji was the Maratha ruler of the Kingdom of Nagpur in Central India from 1788 to 1816.

Reign

Raghuji was adopted as an infant by his uncle Janoji Bhonsle to be his chosen heir. Janoji died in 1772, and his brothers fought for succession, until Madhoji shot the other in the Battle of Panchgaon, six miles south of Nagpur, and succeeded to the regency on behalf of Raghuji.

The Nagpur Kingdom reached its greatest extent in the first half of Raghuji's reign.

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"The prince," writes Colebrooke, "has a taste for architecture, which he has displayed in the palace he has built for himself.” The building of the Nagpur palace took six years. Artisans from Delhi, Cuttack, and Kashi came to Nagpur.

Masons and carpenters employed for building the new Bhonsle Palace were rewarded with golden bracelets worth Rs. 250 each.

There were four quadrangles and four halls of mirrors in this new palace