Janoji of Nagpur explained

Janoji I
Sardar Senasahibsubha Sarkar Maharaja of Nagpur^[1] ^[2]
Succession:	2nd Maharaja of Nagpur
Reign:	14 February 1755 – 21 May 1772
Predecessor:	Raghuji I
Successor:	Mudhoji I
Birth Place:	Nagpur, Nagpur State, Maratha Confederacy (modern day Maharashtra, India)
Death Date:	21 May 1772
Death Place:	Nagpur, Nagpur State, Maratha Confederacy
House:	Bhonsles of Nagpur
Father:	Raghoji I
Mother:	Sulā Bai Mohite^[3] ^[4]
Religion:	Hinduism

Janoji I (r. 14 February 175521 May 1772) was the 2nd Maharaja of Nagpur from the Senasahibsubha Bhonsle Dynasty.^[5] He was one of four legitimate sons of Raghoji I. He succeeded his father in 1755 as Raja after succession conflicts with his other brothers.^[6] He also took part in the wars between the Peshwa Madhavrao and the Nizam of Hyderabad on behalf of Raghunathrao, both of whom later jointly sacked and burnt Nagpur in 1765. Janoji eventually conceded to pay tribute to Madhavrao I.^[7] He later died in 1772 without an heir and was succeeded by his brother Mudhoji I.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8r_BXh0tueMC&q=%22janoji%22+%22maharaja%22&dq=%22janoji%22+%22maharaja%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiD6bPusOeEAxV2kq8BHQoWAycQ6AF6BAgKEAI
2. A History of Orissa, Volume 2, p.307 https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BxpDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22maharaja+janoji%22&dq=%22maharaja+janoji%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYrJ2MseeEAxVflK8BHX72ALAQ6AF6BAgJEAI
3. Web site: "Mahratta (Maratha) states- Nagpur": Indian Princely States K-Z . World statesmen . 4 February 2023 . 26 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191226221028/https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Nagpur . live .
4. Book: Mehta . Jaswant Lal . Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813 . 1 January 2005 . Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd . 978-1-932705-54-6 . 171 . en.
5. Saswadkar . P. L. . 1977 . An Eighteenth Century Diplomat from Nagpur: Devajipant Chorghade . Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute . 37 . 1/4 . 155–162 . 0045-9801.
6. Malik . Zahiruddin . 1975 . Side Lights on the Administrative System of the Bhonsle State of Nagpur (1740-1772) . Proceedings of the Indian History Congress . 36 . 310–320 . 2249-1937.
7. Divekar . V. D. . July 1982 . The Emergence of an Indigenous Business Class in Maharashtra in the Eighteenth Century . Modern Asian Studies . en . 16 . 3 . 427–443 . 10.1017/S0026749X00015250 . 1469-8099.
8. Saswadkar . P. L. . 1975 . Royal Weddings at Nagpur at the End of the Eighteenth Century . Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute . 35 . 1/2 . 138–144 . 0045-9801.