Question

Which great woman's Parent house is not associated with Satara district?
1. Tararani
2. Savitribai Phule
3. Rani Yesubai
4. Rani Lakshmibai

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Rani Yesubai

The correct answer is Rani Yesubai.

• Maharani Yesubai (1719 A.D.), was the wife of Maratha Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
• She was the daughter of Pilajirao Shirke, a Maratha chieftain (chieftain) who was in the services of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• She was witness to the coronation of Shivaji raja at Raigad in 1674, the momentous war against the Mughals from 1681 until 1707, the march of Maratha armies to Delhi in 1719, and the firmly established rule of her son Shahu, with Balaji Vishwanath and Bajirao as his Peshwas.

• Sambhaji Bhosale (14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689) was the second ruler of the Maratha kingdom.
• He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire, and his first wife Saibai.