Tukojirao Holkar II
Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Tukoji Rao II Holkar XI Bahadur[1] (Karanji (Khurd)Tal - Niphad (Nashik) Maharashtra. 3 May 1835, Maheshwar 17 June 1886) was the Maharaja of Indore (Hokar State) belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas. His birth name was Shrimant Yukaji Jaswant Holkar. He was the son of Sardar Shrimant Santoji Rao Holkar, from the collateral branch of the Holkar dynasty.
Tukoji Rao II Holkar XI Bahadur, Maharaja of Indore, GCSI, CIE | |
|---|---|
 His Highness the Maharajah Holkar of Indore Central India as seen in The Graphic,1874 | |
| Reign | 23 June 1844 – 17 June 1886 |
| Coronation | 27 June 1844, Juna Rajwada Palace, Indore |
| Born | 3 May 1835 Karanji (Khurd)Tal - Niphad (Nashik) Maharashtra |
| Died | 17 June 1886 (aged 51) Maheshwar |
| Issue | Shivajirao Holkar Yadavrao Holkar |
| Dynasty | Holkar |
| Father | Sardar Shrimant Santoji Rao Holkar |
Life
On the death of Khande Rao Holkar II in 1844 former Maharaja Marthand Rao Holkar claimed the throne for himself, but his request backed by many nobles, was not given by the British. Krishna Bai Holkar Sahiba, one of the widows of Yashwant Rao Holkar, suggested the name of the younger son of Bhao Santoji Holkar,(uncle of Marthand Rao). The proposal was accepted and the 12-year-old Jaswant Holkar was installed with the regnal name of Tukoji Rao Holkar II on 23 June 1844
The regency council, controlled by the resident continued,At age 16 ( 1848 ) Tukoji Rao II began participating in the government formally. Krishna Bai died in 1849 and Tukoji further expanded his participation in the affairs and soon was granted all the powers (8 March 1852) on attaining 20 years of age. In this period many reforms were introduced.
In 1846 he married Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Mhalsa Bai Sahib Holkar (known as Rukhma Bai, who died of cholera in Indore in June 1848). After her death, he married Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Bhagirathi Bai Sahib Holkar and Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Radha Bai Sahib Holkar
He died at Maheshwar on 17 June 1886 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Shivajirao Holkar, born in 1859 (the first two sons had died in 1854 and 1857).
References
- Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1885). The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Londres: Trübner & co.
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tukojirao Holkar II. |
See also
Tukojirao Holkar II Born: 3 May 1835 Died: 17 June 1886 | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Khande Rao Holkar II |
Maharaja Holkar of Indore 1844 - 1886 |
Succeeded by Shivaji Rao Holkar |