Ahilyabai Holkar


1725: Ahilyabai Holkar, Maharani of the Malwa Kingdom, was born in the village of Chondi. Her husband Khanderao Holkar, whom she had married in 1733, was killed in the battle of Kumbher in 1754, and twelve years later, her father-in-law, Malhar Rao Holkar, died. A year after that she was crowned Maharani of the Malwa kingdom within the Maratha Empire. She tried to protect her kingdom from plundering invaders, personally leading armies into battle, and she was a great pioneer and builder of Hindu temples, building hundreds of temples and Dharmashalas throughout India.

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