House of Holkar
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The Holkars were the ruling house of the Indore State of the Maratha Confederacy, and earlier held the rank of Subahdar under Peshwa Baji Rao I of the Maratha Empire. When the Maratha Confederacy bega
Coat of arms of Indore State
Fort Ahilya in Maheshwar
A Statue of Ahilyabai Holkar at Datta Temple
The gate of Rajwada, royal palace of the Holkar dynasty, Indore
Ahilyabai Holkar
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Ahilyabai Holkar, also spelled Ahalya Bai, Rajmata Ahilyabai Holkar was the Holkar Queen of the Malwa kingdom. She was later ruling queen of Indore within the Maratha Empire. She established Maheshwar
House of Holkar
…for the Maratha Empire controlled by their lords Peshwas, and was acknowledged as one of the five houses of the Maratha Empire. He was succeeded by Ahilyabai Holkar (r. 1767–1795), his daughter-in-law. She was born in the Chaundi village in Maharashtra. She moved the capital to Maheshwar, south of Indore on the…
Ahilyabai Holkar on a 2025 stamp of India
The Rajwada Palace was the official residence of the Holkars during the reign of Ahilyabai.
Current Kashi Vishwanath Temple built by Ahilyabai in 1780.