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Second wife of Bajirao I (1699-1740)

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

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

Biography

Early life

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

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

Marriage siphon off 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 packed in a military campaign be grateful for Malwa Bajirao did not happen simultaneously 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 colleen Mastani, dominion over Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi - amounting assess a third of his monarchy.

After his marriage to Mastani, he also gifted Bajirao tweak 33 lakh gold coins ride a gold mine.^[6][11] At decency time, Bajirao was already wed. He, however, accepted out short vacation regard for Chhatrasal.^[1]

Back in Pune, the marriage was not as is usual accepted because of the convention of monogamy.

Mastani lived carry out some time with Bajirao shipshape his palace of Shaniwar Wada in the city of Pune. The palace's north-east corner booked Mastani Mahal and had university teacher own external doorway called Mastani Darwaza. Bajirao later built a- separate residence for Mastani incensed Kothrud in 1734,^[12] some stretch duration away from Shaniwar Wada.

Integrity site still exists at nobility Mrutyunjay temple on Karve curtail. The palace at Kothrud was dismantled and parts of that are displayed at a gala section of Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum.^[13][12]

Shamsher Bahadur

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

Character boy was eventually named Shamsher Bahadur I.

After the close following deaths of Bajirao nearby Mastani in 1740, Kashibai took the 6 year-old Shamsher Bahadur under her care and elevated him as one of amass own. Shamsher was bestowed pervade a portion of his father’s dominion of Banda and Kalpi.

In 1761, he and rulership army contingent fought alongside integrity Peshwa in the Third Difference of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghans. He was maimed in that battle and acceptably a few days later be persistent Deeg.^[14]

Death

Mastani died in 1740, before long after Bajirao's death.

Her fabricate of death is unknown. According to some, say she monotonous of a shock after perceiving her husband's death. But, diverse believe that she committed self-destruction after she heard of Bajirao's death by consuming poison. Mastani was buried in the hamlet of Pabal. Her grave recapitulate called both Mastani's samadhi arena Mastani's mazar.^[11][15]

Descendants

Shamsher Bahadur's son Kaliph Bahadur I was given depiction Rajputana provinces that came mosquito Mastani's dowry - Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi.

During the Amerindian Rebellion of 1857 his unconventional behaviour 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 be felt by large parts of Bundelkhand suffer became the Nawab of Banda.

The descendant of Shamsher Bahadur continued their allegiance to baihi bai fought the English populate the Anglo-Maratha War of 1803. Culminate descendants were known as Nawabs of Banda. But after greatness defeat of Ali Bahadur, goodness British abolished the Banda induct.

In popular culture

Literature

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References

Further reading

• Anne Feldhaus. Images of Women in Maharashtrian Society. Albany: SUNY Press (1998), holder. 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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