Ekoji II
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Ekoji II was the eldest surviving son of Maratha
king of Thanjavur Tukkoji
who succeeded to the throne on the death of his father in 1736. His reign was remarkably short and he died due to ill-health in 1737.
who invaded in 1736. The Madras manuscript says that the treasury was empty and the king appointed new ministers who could not cope up with the work. During this period, the power opf court-officials increased greatly and one of them Sayyid emerged as a king-maker. Ekoji died in 1737 at age 41 though it is not known whether he died due to illness or palace intrigues.
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
king of Thanjavur Tukkoji
Tukkoji
Tukkoji was the fourth Maratha ruler of Thanjavur. He was from the Bhonsle dynasty and was the son of Ekoji I as well as the younger brother of Shahuji I and Serfoji I...
who succeeded to the throne on the death of his father in 1736. His reign was remarkably short and he died due to ill-health in 1737.
Reign
Ekoji II ascended the throne in 1736 and ruled for about a year. His fought hard against Chanda SahibChanda Sahib
Chanda Sahib was the Nawab of the Carnatic between 1749 and 1752. His birth name is Husayn Dost Khan. He was the son-in-law of the Nawab of Carnatic Dost Ali Khan, under whom he worked as a Dewan. He belonged the Muslim Nait community which had ruled the Carnatic under the Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Khan...
who invaded in 1736. The Madras manuscript says that the treasury was empty and the king appointed new ministers who could not cope up with the work. During this period, the power opf court-officials increased greatly and one of them Sayyid emerged as a king-maker. Ekoji died in 1737 at age 41 though it is not known whether he died due to illness or palace intrigues.