HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Krishna Bai Holkar
OR:
Krishna Bai Holkar on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Maharani Krishna Bai Holkar or Maji Keshri Bai (died September 1849) was the regent of the Indian Princely
Indore State Indore State, also known as Holkar State, was a kingdom in India. Its rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty. After 1857, Indore became a 19-gun salute Maratha princely state (a rare high rank) under the British Raj. Indore state wa ...
between 1843 and 1849. She served as regent during the minority of her adoptive son Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Khanderao Holkar in 1843-1844, and for his successor
Tukoji Rao II Holkar XI Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Tukoji Rao II Holkar XI Bahadur (3 May 1835 – 17 June 1886) was the Maharaja of Indore ( Holkar State) belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas. His birth name was Shrimant Yukaji Jaswant Ho ...
in 1844-1849.


Life

She was a pottery maker before she became the harem concubine of
Jaswantrao Holkar VI Subadar Bahadur Yashwant Rao Holkar (c. 1776-1811) also known as Jaswantrao Holkar belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Empire was the Maharaja of the Maratha Empire. He was a gifted military leader and educated in accountancy as well as literate in P ...
,
Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, an ...
of
Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is t ...
(r. 1799-1811), whom she never formally married. She became the mother of
Malhar Rao Holkar III Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Shrimant Malhar Rao III Holkar VII Subadar Bahadur (1806–27 October 1833), belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas was the Maharaja of (Holkar State) (r. 1811–1833). He was born at Bhanpura Bhanpur ...
(r. 1811-1833).


See also

*
Holkar The Holkar (Pronunciation: o(ː)ɭkəɾ dynasty was a Maratha clan of Dhangar origin in India. The Holkars were generals under Peshwa Baji Rao I, and later became Maharajas of Indore in Central India as an independent member of the Marat ...


References

* https://guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1840.htm * J. W. Bond, Arnold Wright,
Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey
' Holkar Year of birth unknown Indian female royalty 19th-century women rulers 1849 deaths {{india-royal-stub