Shrimant Subhedar Male Rao Holkar II Bahadur (1745 – 5 April 1767), belonging to the

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 ...

dynasty of the

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was the

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(r.1766 – 1767). He was the only son of

Khande Rao Holkar Shrimant Sardar Khande Rao Holkar Subedar Bahadur (1798 - 22 February 1807), belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas was the Maharaja of Indore (r. 1799 - 1806). He was born in Poona in 1798, as posthumous son of Malhar Rao II Holkar ...

Bahadur, and his mother was

Ahilya Bai Holkar Ahilya Bai Holkar (31 May 1725 – 13 August 1795) was the hereditary noble queen of the Maratha Empire, in early-modern India. She established Maheshwar (in Madhya Pradesh) as the seat of Holkar Dynasty. After the demise of her husband Khan ...

. Male Rao Holkar was Heir apparent to his grand father Malhar Rao Holkar since death of his father Khanderao Holkar in 1754 in Battle of Kumbher. Malerao was a great warrior. Amazed by his sword fighting skills, Malhar Rao gifted him the Jagir of Sultanpur as a reward in 1761-62.

Death

Male Rao was mentally unwell and died in 1767 due to his disease. A legend says that Malerao had given death sentence to an innocent person thinking that he was the culprit. After knowing the truth about the victim's innocence he became depressed and mentally ill. During the course of illness, He was not able to sleep for 4 months and finally died in 1767 due to this illness.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holkar, Male Rao 1745 births 1767 deaths Maharajas of Indore He was the grandson of Malhar Rao Holkar