Holkar
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Holkar Maharaja of Indore | |
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First monarch | Yashwantrao Holkar II |
Formation | 2 November 1731 |
Abolition | 26 June 1948 |
Residence | Rajwada, Indore |
The Holkars (pronunciation:
HH Maharanidhiraja Rani Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Akhand Soubbagyavati Usha Devi Holkar, 15th Maharani of Indore is the current titular head.[1]
Rise of Holkar as Subahdar
The Holkars were of Gadariya (Dhangar) origin.[2][3][4][5]
He was succeeded by
The adopted son of Malhar Rao Holkar, Tukoji Rao Holkar (r. 1795–1797) briefly succeeded Rani Ahilyabai upon her death. Tukoji Rao had been a commander under Ahilyabai for her entire rule.[citation needed]
The fall of the Maratha Empire
His son
Attempts by Yashwantrao Holkar to unite the kings failed, and he was approached to sign a peace treaty with the British. The Treaty of Rajghat, signed late December 1805, recognised him as a sovereign king.[citation needed]
Battle of Mahidpur
In 1811, the four-year-old
The treaty was signed on 6 January 1818 at
Princely state
Malharrao Holkar III entered Indore on 2 November 1818. Tantia Jog was appointed his
Holkar Maharajah's of Indore
- Malhar Rao Holkar I (r. 2 November 1731 – 20 May 1766). Born 16 March 1693, died 20 May 1766
- Male Rao Holkar (r. 23 August 1766 – 5 April 1767). Born 1745, died 5 April 1767
- Ahilya Bai Holkar (first as a regent on 26 May 1766) (r. 27 March 1767 – 13 August 1795). Born 1725, died 13 August 1795
- Tukoji Rao Holkar I (r. 13 August 1795 – 29 January 1797). Born 1723, died 15 August 1797
- Kashi Rao Holkar (r. 29 January 1797 – January 1799) Born before 1776, died 1808
- Khande Rao Holkar (r. January 1799 – 22 February 1807) Born in 1798, died 1807
- Yashwant Rao Holkar I (first as a regent from 1799) (r. 1807 – 27 October 1811). Born 1776, died 27 October 1811
- Malhar Rao Holkar III (r. 27 October 1811 – 27 October 1833) Born 1806, died 27 October 1833
- Marthand Rao Holkar (r. 17 January 1833 – 2 February 1834). Born 1830, died 2 June 1849
- Hari Rao Holkar (r. 17 April 1834 – 24 October 1843). Born 1795, died 24 October 1843
- Khande Rao Holkar II (r. 13 November 1843 – 17 February 1844). Born 1828, died 17 March 1844
- Tukoji Rao Holkar II (r. 27 June 1844 – 17 June 1886). Born 3 May 1835, died 17 June 1886
- Shivaji Rao Holkar (r. 17 June 1886 – 31 January 1903). Born 11 November 1859, died 13 October 1908
- Tukoji Rao Holkar III (r. 31 January 1903 – 26 February 1926). Born 26 November 1890, died 21 May 1978
- Yashwant Rao Holkar II(r. 26 February 1926 – 1948). Born 6 September 1908, died 5 December 1961
On 22 April 1948 Yashwantrao Holkar II signed a covenant with the rulers of the adjoining princely states to form a new state known as Madhya Bharat. Madhya Bharat was created on 28 May 1948. On 16 June 1948, the princely state of Indore, which the House of Holkar ruled, merged with the newly independent Indian states.
Family tree
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See also
Notes
- ^ "Indore (Princely State)". 20 October 1933.
- ISBN 9780521254847.
For example, Malhar Rao Holkar, who led successful expeditions north of the Narmada river between the 1720s and 1760s, became celebrated as a great Maratha, even an arch-Maratha, although he had come from a community of Dhangars...
- ^ John Stewart Bowman, ed. (2000). Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture. Columbia University Press. p. 285.
- ISBN 9788173070754.
The Maratha Holkar clan had established its stronghold in Indore and Holkar affairs in 1795 were managed by Ahalya Bai Holkar, widow of the founder of the Holkar clan, together with Tukoji Holkar, a cousin
- ^ Hoiberg, Dale; Ramchandani, Indu (1 January 2000). Students' Britannica India: I to M (Iblis to Mira Bai). Encyclopaedia Britannica (India). Retrieved 3 March 2017 – via Internet Archive.
holkar maratha clan.
References
- Sethi, P.K., S.K. Bhatt and R. Holkar (1976). A Study of Holkar State Coinage, Indore: The Academy of Indian Numismatics and Sigillography.
- ISBN 81-206-1965-X, 9788120619654, 835 pages
External links
- "Holkars of Indore". Indore District website. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.
- WorldStatesmen- India