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potrait of MAharani SUJAN BAI (1737 A.D to 1738 A.D) was the wife of Ekoji (alies baba sahib) the fifth ruler of Tanjavur and the son of TUkkoji 1, a direct descendant of Venkoji.after the death of ekoji his brave and heroic queen,sujan bai sahib took over the control of the kingdom and placed herself on the throne of her husband and ruled over thanjavur territory as a sole and independent ruling queen since ekoji left no male heir to succeed him.

This was a time of great disturbance for Tanjavur when the Muslim rulers of the deccan had started training their eyes on the prosperous city. One Chanda Sahib was responsible for overpowering the ruling king and looting most of the treasures. He also succeeded in getting rid of Ekoji without any resistance.

At such a time, a woman had the courage to ascend the throne and take on the reins of administration into her hands.sujan bai, Ekoji's widow was the only woman ever to have ruled over Tanjavur. But she proved no challenge to the cunning of Chanda Sahib and succumbed to the wicked ways of the conspirators.

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