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Rajaram was born in the family of Bhonsle dynasty, to Chhatrapati Shivaji and his second wife, Soyarabai on 24 February 1670. He was thirteen years younger than his brother, Sambhaji. Given the ambitious nature of Soyarabai, Rajaram was installed on the Maratha throne upon the death of his father in 1680 at the age of 10.
Rajaram returned to jinji and occupied the fort 11 November 1689, but left before it fell in 1698, setting up his court at fort Satara. Then, Maratha commanders, Santaji Ghorpade and Dhanaji Jadhav , defeated the Mughal forces, therefore cutting off their lines of communication in Jingi.
During these critical days of the Maratha kingdom under Rajaram it was Pralhad Niraji, who came to the front and exercised considerable influence in Maratha politics. But the most influential man at that time was Ramchandra Pant Amatya , whose father Abbaji Sondev had been Shivaji's military commander.
The Battle of Raigad occurred between the Mughal Empire and the Maratha Kingdom in 1689. Aurangzeb ordered his General Zulfiqar Khan to capture the Maratha king, Rajaram.Mughal forces attacked Raigad and the fortress fell, however Rajaram escaped before that happened.
10 November 1659 Marathas: Bijapur: Pratapgarh, Bijapur: Victory Battle of Pavan Khind: 13 July 1660 Marathas: Bijapur: Vishalgad, Bijapur: Inconclusive Battle of Panhala: mid 1660–22 September 1660 Marathas: Bijapur: Panhala, Bijapur: Defeat Maratha insurgency against the Mughal Empire; Battle of Chakan: 23 June – 14 August 1660 Marathas ...
Santaji belonged to the Ghorpade clan, a senior branch of the Bhosale clan.The Ghorpades were initially known as Bhosales. Santaji was the eldest son of Mhaloji Ghorpade of Kapshi, who served as the Senapati during the reign of Chhatrapati Sambhaji for a brief period following the unexpected demise of Hambirrao Mohite. [3]
Rajaram II of Satara, putative grandson of Rajaram Chhatrapati, ruled 1749–1777; Rajaram II (1850–1870), Raja of Kolhapur 1866–1870; Rajaram III (1897–1940), Maharaja of Kolhapur 1922–1940; Raja Ram Dayal Singh, Indian monarch; Rajaram Dattatraya Thakur (1923–1975), Indian film director; Rajaram Amrut Bhalerao (1933–2020), Indian ...
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 consort.