- Ramaswami Amarasimha Bhonsle
Amar Singh or Ramaswami Amarasimha Bhonsle was the younger son of the Maratha Raja of Thanjavur
Pratapasimha and served as theregent soon after the death of his brotherThuljaji II and ruled Thanjavur in the name of Thuljaji's minor sonSerfoji II from1787 to1793 . In 1793, he usurped the throne after deposing the boy-King Serfoji and ruled as the absolute ruler of Thanjavur from 1793 to1798 .He is said to have been very generous and to have gifted vast amounts of land to learned men. He resisted attempts by the British to seize the kingdom right until the time of his death in 1798.
He showed interest in Telugu and Sanskrit dramas. Mathru Boothana was a famous poet in his court and he composed parijatapahavanam, which bears similarity to Kuchupudi Dance.
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