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'''Anandarayar Sahib''' was a [[poet]] and [[Public administration|administrator]] who served as a minister in the courts of the Thanjavur Maratha kings [[Shahuji I]], [[Serfoji I]] and [[Tukkoji]]. He was given the honorific title "[[Peshwa]]".

== Biography ==

Anandarayar Sahib hailed from a prominent [[Brahmin]] family of the [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]]. He was ''dharmadhikari'' during the reign of [[Shahuji I]] and ''dalavoy'' in the reign of his successor [[Serfoji I]].

Anandarayar Sahib is mentioned in literary works as "Aiyavayyan". He is credited with having duggen a canal called "Aiyavayyanaru" and dedicated ''[[agraharams]]'' as [[Mangamatam]] and [[Sarabhojirajapuram]].

== Military Campaigns ==

Anandarayar led the Thanjavur Maratha forces during the [[Ramnad estate|Ramnad]] war of succession in support of Bhavani Sankar.

== Literary works ==

There are a number of literary works attributed to Anandarayar Sahib or dedicated to him. Anandarayar composed two works, one in Tamil (''Advaita Kirtana'') and another in [[Sanskrit]] (''Sarabhoji Charitra'').

== Later years ==

While some sources claim that Anandarayar Sahib fell out of favour with the king and was thrown in jail where he died broken-hearted, others claim that Seroji later pardoned the minister who retired to [[Thiruvenkadu]] where he died.

== References ==

* {{cite book|title=The Maratha Rajas of Tanjore|author=K. R. Subramaniam|pages=37–40|year=1928}}

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