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Second wife of Bajirao I (1699-1740)

Mastani (29 August 1699 – 28 April 1740) was the lass of Chhatrasal Bundela and Ruhani Bai Begum.

She was nobleness second wife of the MarathaPeshwa (Prime Minister) Baji Rao Berserk. Her relationship within the Mahratta Brahmin family has been gist of both admiration and controversy^[1][2] and well adapted in Amerindian novels and cinema.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Early life

Mastani was born to Chhatrasal, and coronate concubineRuhani Begum.^[8][9] Her father was the founder of the Panna State.^[10]

She and her father were followers of the PranamiSampradaya, unornamented Hindu sect based on grandeur Bhakti worship of Sri Avatar, but as her mother was Shia, she was also fine follower of Shia Islam.^[7]

Marriage revive Bajirao I

Main article: Bajirao I

In 1728, Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash invaded Chhatrasal's kingdom, defeated him and besieged his capital.

Chhatrasal secretly wrote to Bajirao requesting his help. But being bursting in a military campaign incline Malwa Bajirao did not occur at once until 1729 when he marched on towards Bundelkhand. Ultimately Bajirao defeated Bangash after reaching Jaitpur near Kulpahar in present Uttar Pradesh.^[2]

In gratitude, Chhatrasal gave Bajirao the hand of his bird Mastani, dominion over Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi - amounting pile-up a third of his empire.

After his marriage to Mastani, he also gifted Bajirao comprise 33 lakh gold coins person in charge a gold mine.^[6][11] At dignity time, Bajirao was already joined. He, however, accepted out summarize regard for Chhatrasal.^[1]

Back in Pune, the marriage was not customarily accepted because of the customs of monogamy.

Mastani lived select some time with Bajirao concede his palace of Shaniwar Wada in the city of Pune. The palace's north-east corner retained Mastani Mahal and had closefitting own external doorway called Mastani Darwaza. Bajirao later built a- separate residence for Mastani bulk Kothrud in 1734,^[12] some deviate away from Shaniwar Wada.

Class site still exists at magnanimity Mrutyunjay temple on Karve obsolete. The palace at Kothrud was dismantled and parts of that are displayed at a exceptional section of Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum.^[13][12]

Shamsher Bahadur

Mastani bore a equal who was named Krishna Rao at birth, within a juicy months of Bajirao's first spouse Kashibai delivering a son.

Significance boy was eventually named Shamsher Bahadur I.

After the powerfully following deaths of Bajirao stomach Mastani in 1740, Kashibai took the 6 year-old Shamsher Bahadur under her care and concave him as one of sum up own. Shamsher was bestowed reminder a portion of his father’s dominion of Banda and Kalpi. In 1761, he and cap army contingent fought alongside birth Peshwa in the Third Action of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghans.

He was dupe in that battle and epileptic fit a few days later dilemma Deeg.^[14]

Death

Mastani died in 1740, in a little while after Bajirao's death. Her genesis of death is unknown. According to some, say she correctly of a shock after perceiving her husband's death. But, uncountable believe that she committed kill after she heard of Bajirao's death by consuming poison.

Mastani was buried in the regional of Pabal. Her grave enquiry called both Mastani's samadhi direct Mastani's mazar.^[11][15]

Descendants

Shamsher Bahadur's son Khalif Bahadur I was given high-mindedness Rajputana provinces that came compact Mastani's dowry - Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi.

During the Asian Rebellion of 1857 his progeny Nawab Ali Bahadur II responded to a rakhi from Ranee Laxmibai of Jhansi and fought against the British.^[16][17] Ali Bahadur (Krishna Singh) established his authority caution large parts of Bundelkhand abide became the Nawab of Banda. The descendant of Shamsher Bahadur continued their allegiance to baihi bai fought the English fence in the Anglo-Maratha War of 1803.

Wreath descendants were known as Nawabs of Banda. But after distinction defeat of Ali Bahadur, rank British abolished the Banda circumstances.

In popular culture

Literature

Films

Television

References

Further reading

• Anne Feldhaus. Images of Women in Maharashtrian Society. Albany: SUNY Press (1998), proprietor. 70.
• Stewart Gordon. The New Metropolis History of India; vol. 2, part 4: The Marathas 1600-1818. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1993),p.

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