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FIFTH KING OF THANJAVUR,  EKOJI  (BABA SAHIB)


fifth king of thanjavur, Maharajah Ekoji (baba sahib) ruled thanjavur from 1736-1737 A.D. eldest son of tukkoji maharajah, forth king of thanjavur. Baba sahib like his talented father was a sanskrit scholar. a wonderful encyclopaedia called prapanchamruta sara rajaranjini, rajanidhi (state law), pathivruta upakhyana, samashepa ramayana, pathivrutha dharma, and enakula thejonithy on an astrology are some of his works. even before he came to the throne he wrote two dramas in telugu are Ramayanam and vigneswara kalyanam. he ruled for only one year. 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.the rule of sujan bai lasted for a couple of years and after her death, the people unanimously choose maharajah pratap singh, the second son of maharajah tukkoji in preference to the pretender to succeed to the state.

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