Malhar Rao Holkar, Contemporary Painting c. 1770 from Bundi, Rajasthan
Born
(1693-03-16)16 March 1693 Jejuri, Pune District
Died
20 May 1766(1766-05-20) (aged 73) Alampur, Madhya Pradesh
Allegiance
Maratha Empire
Rank
Peshwa's general[1]
Battles/wars
Battle of Balapur
Afghan-Maratha War
Battle of Sikandarabad
Third battle of Panipat
Battle of Jalesar (1737)
Siege of Thane
Battle of Vasai
Battle of Mandsaur
Battle of Kakkor
Battle of Mangrol
Capture of Delhi (1760)
Battle of Delhi (1757)
Afghan–Sikh Wars
Northern Conquest of Raghunath Rao
Capture of Peshawar (1758)
Battle of Palkhed
Siege of Barwara (1757)
Battle of Bagru
Spouse(s)
Gautama Bai Sahib Holkar Bana Bai Sahib Holkar Dwarka Bai Sahib Holkar Harkuwar Bai Sahib Holkar
Children
Khanderao Holkar, Tukojirao Holkar
Relations
Khanderao Holkar (son)
Ahilyabai Holkar (daughter-in-law)
Male Rao Holkar (grandson)
Tukoji Rao Holkar (nephew and adopted son)
Malhar Rao Holkar (16 March 1693 – 20 May 1766) was a noble subedar of the Maratha Empire, in present-day India. He was one of the early officers along with Ranoji Scindia to help spread the Maratha rule to northern states and was given the estate of Indore to rule by the Peshwas, during the reign of the Maratha emperor Shahu I. He was founder of the Holkar dynasty that ruled Malwa.
^Holkars of Indore Archived 30 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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several challenges. Bajirao promoted young men like himself, such as MalharRaoHolkar, Ranoji Shinde, the Pawar brothers and Fateh Singh Bhosle, as commanders;...
Holkar State by granting 28 and a half parganas to MalharRaoHolkar, the founding ruler of the Holkar dynasty. His daughter-in-law Ahilyabai Holkar moved...
Gautama Bai Holkar and Krishna Bai Holkar, who were, respectively, the widow and mother of the deceased Maharaja MalharRaoHolkar III. Marthand Rao was installed...
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the child Marthand RaoHolkar by Krishna Bai Holkar, the mother of the deceased Maharaja MalharRaoHolkar III. In 1819, Hari Rao was involved in a power...
chauth from the area. The Peshwa returned to the Deccan, but left MalharRaoHolkar at Indore to oversee the chauth collection. The Marathas maintained...
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court. This in turn led Baji Rao to promote talented young men who were barely out of teens such as Ranoji, MalharRaoHolkar, the Pawar brothers, Pilaji...
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hurting the financial situation of Dhundhar. Raghunath Rao, Jankoji Rao Scindia and MalharRaoHolkar invaded Jaipur several times, extracting lakhs of rupees...
immediately, they came under fire from Portuguese guns and muskets. Appa, MalharRaoHolkar, Ranoji Shinde and Manaji Angre goaded their contingents to scale...
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led by Khanderao Dabhade, Santaji Sinde, Bajirao, Kanhoji Bhosle, MalharRaoHolkar, to reinforce the Sayyids. Thus, Alam Ali Khan managed to have a total...
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