Khanderao Holkar

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Not to be confused with Khande Rao Holkar, Khande Rao Holkar II, or Apa Khande Rao.

Khanderao Holkar
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Bornc. 1723
Died1754(1754-00-00) (aged 30–31)
Kumher, Bharatpur State
(in-present Bharatpur District, Rajasthan, India)
SpouseAhilyabai Holkar
IssueMale Rao Holkar, Muktabai Holkar
FatherMalhar Rao Holkar
MotherGautama Bai Holkar

Khanderao Holkar (1723 - 1754 CE) was the only son of Malhar Rao Holkar, the founder of the Holkar dynasty of Indore, and Gautama Bai. He was the husband of Ahilyabai Holkar.

Early life[]

He was heir to his father from 20 January 1734.[clarification needed] Khanderao's wife was Lokmata Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar. She ruled Indore from 1767 to 1795 after his death. He had one son, Malerao, and a daughter, Muktabai. Ahilyabai influenced his thinking and mended his wayward nature by repeating her statecraft and training lessons to him along with stories from the epics.[further explanation needed][1]

Battle and Death[]

Further information: Battle of Kumher

In 1754, on behest of the Maratha Emperor, Khanderao laid siege to Kumher fort of Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur State. Mal had sided with Ahmad Shah's adversary Safdar Jang. Khanderao was inspecting his troops in an open palanquin in the battle of Kumher when a cannonball fired by the Jat artillery hit him and instantly killed him. In Khanderao's honor, Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal built a chattri, in Hindu style of architecture, on his cremation spot at Kumher near Deeg.

After his death in 1754, his father Malhar Rao prevented Khanderao's wife Ahilya Bai from committing sati.[2] Malhar Rao died in 1766, 12 years after the death of his son Khanderao. Malhar Rao's grandson and Khanderao's young son Male Rao Holkar became the ruler of Indore in 1766, under the regency of Ahilyabai, but he too died within a few months in 1767. Ahilyabai became the ruler of Indore after the death of their son.[3][4] while Tukoji Rao Holkar served as the commander in chief of the Holkar army.

Legacy[]

His samadhi chhatri is situated at Gangarsoli near Kumher & Deeg.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta (2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. . p. 606. ISBN 9781932705546.
  2. ^ Anne Feldhaus, ed. (21 March 1996). Images of Women in Maharashtrian Literature and Religion. State University of New York. p. 185-186. ISBN 9780791428382.
  3. ^ Swati Mitra; Eicher Goodearth Limited; Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (2011). Omkareshwar and Maheshwar: Travel Guide. . p. 60. ISBN 9789380262246.
  4. ^ R. V. Solomon; J. W. Bond; Somerset Playne (2006) [First published in London, 1922]. Arnold Wright; J. W. Bond (eds.). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Gautem Jetley, Asian Educational Services (AES) Publications. p. 72. ISBN 9788120619654.
  5. ^ "Khanderao Holkar - Biography, Death, and Wife Ahilyabai Holkar". 5 February 2021.
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