Maharani Tulsi Bai Holkar (born c. 1788 - 20 December 1817) was a queen of Indore by marriage to Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar, and regent of the Indore State for her

Malhar Rao Holkar II 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 in 1806 and ...

between November 1811 – 20 December 1817.

Biography

She was a daughter of Ajiba, a priest of the Mahanubhav sect (महानुभाव पंथ). She became one of the consorts of Yashwant Rao Holkar. Her spouse became king in 1806. Tulsi Bai did not have any children. After the death of Yashwantrao Holkar in 1811, Tulsi bai became regent for 4 year old

, son of Yashwantrao from another of his wife. When she was on the way to join

Baji Rao Peshwa Baji Rao I (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740), born as Visaji, also known as Bajirao Ballal (Pronunciation: ad͡ʒiɾaːʋ bəlːaːɭ, was the 7th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. During his 20-year tenure as a Peshwa, he defeated Nizam-ul ...

to fight against the British, General John Malcolm arrived near Mahidpur and started negotiations. Tulsi Bai was in favor of British terms, but some Generals of her army refused. Tulsi Bai was not much in command of the army.
War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1817
' Tension escalated and in the morning of 20 December 1817, her own soldiers beheaded her on the banks of the Shipra River near Mahidpur, and her body was thrown in the river. — husband; } — adopted son

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