Malhar Rao Holkar: Difference between revisions

One of the foremost commanders of the [[Maratha Empire]] (1760), he participated in the battles such as the [[Battle of Jalesar (1737)]], the [[Battle of Delhi (1737)]], and the defeat of the Nizam in the [[Battle of Bhopal|Battle of Bhopal (1737)]]. He was also part of the campaign that wrested [[Vasai]] from the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese]] in 1739. He received [[Rampura, Neemuch|Rampura]], [[Bhanpura]] and [[Tonk (princely state)|Tonk]] in 1743, for the assistance given to [[Madhosingh I]] of [[Jaipur]] in his contest with Ishwari Singh. Granted an Imperial Sardeshmukhi for Chandore, for his gallantry in the [[Rohilla]] campaign of 1748. From 1748 onwards, Malhar Rao Holkar's position in Malwa became firm and secure. Such was his terror that when Ishwari Singh learned that Malhar Rao is coming to arrest him, he killed himself. However, as an act of chivalry, Malhar Rao cremated his body as per the Hindu rituals.