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Raghoji II of Nagpur
Raghuji II (died 22 March 1816), or Raghuji was the Maratha ruler of the Kingdom of Nagpur in Central India from 1788 to 1816.
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.
"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. The Palace had 2 storeys and five halls of mirrors. Raghuji founded one new ward at Sonegaon. The temples of Tulshibag and Ram-Kshetra and one in Induli garden were built. Raghuji had the fort of Umred built and a map of Sioni fort prepared.
Daily, forty Brahmins dined in the Nagpur Bhonsle Palace. Raghuji built several temples and had idols of Vishnu, Lakshmi and Garuda ordered from Pune to be installed. Religious functions were marked by the distribution of lavish grants to the Brahmins. Cows with golden tops on the horns and silver hoofs were given to the Brahmins on the day of eclipse. Nearly one lakh every year were spent on charity. Throughout the year several festivals were celebrated with pomp and pleasure.
Nagpur at the end of the eighteenth century was a city of lakes and gardens.
The famous Henry Thomas Colebrooke was given one bungalow in the Telangkhedi garden by the Maratha King. Henry describes it thus "The garden is laid out in straight walks with cut hedges".
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Raghoji II of Nagpur
Raghuji II (died 22 March 1816), or Raghuji was the Maratha ruler of the Kingdom of Nagpur in Central India from 1788 to 1816.
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.
"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. The Palace had 2 storeys and five halls of mirrors. Raghuji founded one new ward at Sonegaon. The temples of Tulshibag and Ram-Kshetra and one in Induli garden were built. Raghuji had the fort of Umred built and a map of Sioni fort prepared.
Daily, forty Brahmins dined in the Nagpur Bhonsle Palace. Raghuji built several temples and had idols of Vishnu, Lakshmi and Garuda ordered from Pune to be installed. Religious functions were marked by the distribution of lavish grants to the Brahmins. Cows with golden tops on the horns and silver hoofs were given to the Brahmins on the day of eclipse. Nearly one lakh every year were spent on charity. Throughout the year several festivals were celebrated with pomp and pleasure.
Nagpur at the end of the eighteenth century was a city of lakes and gardens.
The famous Henry Thomas Colebrooke was given one bungalow in the Telangkhedi garden by the Maratha King. Henry describes it thus "The garden is laid out in straight walks with cut hedges".