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Tukojirao Holkar II

Maharaja of Indore from 1844 to 1886

Summary

Maharaja of Indore from 1844 to 1886

Field	Value
pre-nominals	His Highness Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir
name	Tukoji Rao II
post-nominals	Holkar XI Bahadur, Maharaja of Indore, GCSI, CIE
module	{{Infobox royalty	embed = yes
image	His Highness the Maharajah Holkar of Indore Central India.jpg
succession	[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg	border	33x30px]] 11th Holkar Maharaja of Indore
caption	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
dynasty	Holkar
successor	Shivajirao Holkar
father	Raja Shrimant Santoji Rao Holkar
issue	Shivajirao Holkar
religion	Hinduism
birth_date
birth_place	Karanji (Khurd)Tal - Niphad (Nashik) Maharashtra
death_date
death_place	Maheshwar
predecessor	Khande Rao Holkar II

| pre-nominals = His Highness Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir | post-nominals = Holkar XI Bahadur, Maharaja of Indore, GCSI, CIE |}}

Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Tukoji Rao II Holkar XI Bahadur (3 May 1835 – 17 June 1886) was the Maharaja of Indore (Holkar State) and a member of the Maratha Holkar dynasty in the Indian subcontinent. His birth name was Shrimant Yukaji Jaswant Holkar. He was the son of Raja Shrimant Santoji Rao Holkar, from the collateral branch of the Holkar dynasty.

Biography

Tukoji II,The Maharaja Holkar of Indore in 1877

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 the age of 16, in 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. In the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Indore State stayed loyal to the British side.

Death

Tukoji rao Holkar II 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.

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