Thread by @19SunSunny

Had Tarabai not taken charge, Aurangzeb would have snuffed out Maratha rule & the history of India would have been very different

Rani Tarabai, the daughter-in-law of #shivajimaharaj & an indomitable & shrewd queen

One of the grittiest characters in history
@Panipat_1761
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Rani Tarabai was also called the ‘rainha dos Marathas’ or the ‘Queen of the Marathas’ by the Portuguese

She was the daughter of Hambir Rao Mohite, Shivaji’s commander-in-chief, and she was married to Shivaji’s younger son Rajaram at the age of eight
@TIinExile
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After Shivaji’s death, his first son Sambhaji took over the throne. As he was killed,

Rajaram was brought into power. He died an untimely death, leaving behind an heir, Shivaji II, who was only four years old at the time

In his name, Tarabai at the age 25 became the ruler
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Under her leadership, the Marathas were able to recapture lost territories and also raided southern and western regions in Malwa and Gujarat

A sick and dispirited Aurangzeb finally returned to Aurangabad, where he died in 1707 at the age of 89, a broken man
@LostTemple7
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In 1752, she and the Peshwa took oaths of mutual peace at the Jejuri temple.

Tarabai died in 1761, at the age of 86. Tarabai was a brave and ambitious ruler, who put her kingdom above everything else
@NAN_DINI_ @MrsGandhi @ShankhNaad @AskAnshul @ShefVaidya @_Aadishaktii
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