Chakrāvarti Yashwant Rao Holkar (1776–1811) also known as Jaswantrao Holkar belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy was the Maharaja of the Indore. He was a gifted military leader and educated in accountancy as well as literate in Persian and Marathi and Urdu.
Yashwantrao Holkar
Maratha chief Yashwantrao Holkar (left) meeting with Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh (right). This image is known to be the earliest painting depicting Ranjit Singh.
Chhatri of Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar at Bhanpura
Maratha State in 1805
The Holkars were a family that was part of the Maratha Empire, which held the rank of subahdar under Peshwa Baji Rao I. When the Maratha Empire began to weaken due to internal clashes, the Holkars declared themselves the rulers of Indore in Central India, existing as an autonomous member of the Maratha Empire until 1818. Later, their kingdom became a princely state under the protectorate of British India.
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