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		Situated in the heart of the Malwa Plateau it was the base of the Holkars, former rulers of this erstwhile state.
		Lal Baugh Palace: Currently this is the residence of Usha Raje, direct descendent of the Holkars, whose ancestral palace it used to be.
		Holkar Chhatris: The Krishnapura Chhatris: These are exquisite cenotaphs of the three later Holkar rulers.
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	Holkars in India
		Holkars, the Maratha rulers of Indore, ruled a major part of India during the 18th century.
		The founder of the House of Holkars was Malhar Rao Holkar.
		Malhar Rao Holkar was succeeded by his daughter-in-law Ahilya Bai Holkar, the greatest ruler of the dynasty.
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	Indore - District of Madhya Pradesh - Commercial City of MP
		Holkar, the family name of the Maratha rulers of Indore, was adopted as a dynastic title.
		She was at heart a queen of whole India rather than that of the Holkar kingdom.
		The Holkar dynsty as rulers of Indore formally came to an end when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi abolished the state pension of all the ex-ruler families.
	indore.nic.in /holkar.htm (869 words)

	Malwa
		Malhar Rao Holkar (1694-1766) became leader of Maratha armies in Malwa in 1724, and in 1733, the Maratha Peshwa granted him control of most of the region, which was formally ceded by the Mughals in 1738.
		The Holkar dynasty ruled Malwa from Indore and Maheshwar on the Narmada until 1818, when the Marathas were defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the Holkars of Indore became princely state of the British Raj.
		Upon Indian independence in 1947, the Holkars and other princely rulers acceded to India, and most of Malwa became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Maheshwar
		In the late eighteenth century Maheshwar served as the capital of the Maratha Rani (queen) Ahalya Bai Holkar, ruler of the state of Indore.
		She embellished the city with many buildings and public works, and it is home to her palace, as well as numerous temples, a fort, and riverfront ghats, broad stone steps which step down to the river.
		The Holkar were a prominent Maratha family, who ruled as rajas and later maharajas of Indore in central India as part of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818, and afterwards as a princely state of British India until Indias independence, when the Holkars acceded to the Indian government.
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	Indore, Indore travel information guide, palaces, places to see
		lanned and built by Rani Ahilyabai, the brave Holkar queen, Indore lies to the extreme west of Madhya Pradesh on the banks of the rivers Saraswati and Khan which unite at the centre of the city.
		The founder of the House of Holkars was Malhar Rao Holkar, born in 1693 AD.
		Lal Baag Palace is one of the grandest monuments the Holkar dynasty left Indore.
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	HOTELS IN AGRA
		Situated in the heart of the Malwa plateau it was the base of the Holkars, former rulers of this erstwhile state.
		The Lalbagh Palace of the Holkars on the banks of the Khan river is one of the grandest monuments the Holkar dynasty left to Indore city.
		Currently this is the residence of Usha Raje, direct descendent of the Holkars, whose ancestral palace it used to be.
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	John Malcolm - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		He was employed in many important negotiations and held various distinguished posts, being Ambassador to Persia, Resident of Gwalior (1803-1804) and Governor of Bombay 1827-1830.
		He was the commander of the English Army which defeated the Holkars who ruled Indore at the Battle of Mahidpur in 1818.
		It was under this treaty that the English were given the cantonment town of Mhow which is 23 km from Indore.
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	Indore Tourism,Indore India Tourism,Information on Indore Touriam in Madhya Pradesh (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The suffix 'kar' in Maharashtrian surnames is an equivalent of the German 'von' and the French 'du' – that is, Holkar means, 'of ' or 'from' Hol.
		The Holkars themselves remained loyal to the British throughout, however in 1857 during the Indian Uprising their soldiers decided not to follow the rulers' example.
		However as with all the erstwhile ruling dynasties, the present scion of the family Richard Holkar is still revered as a king by the people.
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		Holkar Palace (Rajwada), is close to the Chhatris, in the main square in the heart of the city.
		This historic palace of the Holkars is built in a mixture of Maratha, Mughal and French style.
		The gopura-like monumental stone and wood structure, flanked by bastions and studded with balconies and windows, is a testimony of the past grandeur of the Holkars.
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	The Inevitable
		Even, Holkars never meant to extinguish any Rajput State and hence with their sober out look they were comparatively more popular with the Rajputs in comparison with the Shindes.
		Holkars being equal in position to Mahadaji, insisted scrupulously to have their say in framing the Maratha policies and especially the Rajput ones in the North.
		The Holkars suffered the penalty of mismanagement for a long time resulting into lethargy and thereby causing them to lag far behind their superior colleague who utilized Holkar’s incompetence to further his own advancement in the North.
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		Maratha affairs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries were dominated by internal rivalry between the Sindhia and Holkar, and by the three Anglo-Maratha wars with the British East India Company.
		The last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the Maratha Empire was largely annexed by the British Empire, although a number of Maratha states persisted as princely states of British India until Indian independence in 1947.
		Thus, the autonomous Maratha states of the Gaekwads of Baroda, the Holkars of Indore and Malwa, the Scindias (or Shinde's) of Gwalior (and Ujjain), Pawars of Udgir and Bhosles of Nagpur (no blood relation with Shivaji's or Tarabai's family) came into being in far flung regions of the empire.
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	Indore Travel, Tour Packages, Tours, Hotels, Holidays Or Vacation In Indore
		The capital city of the erstwhile Holkar rulers, Indore is rightly referred to as Mini Mumbai.
		The city was built by a Holkar Rani Ahilya Bai, one of the famous queens of India.
		The founder of the Holkar dynasty was Malhar Rao Holkar (1694-1766), who was appointed the chief general of the Peshwas in 1724 because of his valour and courage.
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	Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation Limited - Destinations - Indore - Must See
		This 200 year old seven-storey historic palace of the Holkars is built in a mixture of Muslim, Maratha and French styles.
		Lal Baag Palace is one of the grandest monuments the Holkar dynasty left Indore.
		A 2 minutes drive from the airport leads you to a hillock on which was perched a guest house of the Holkars, now converted into Border Security Arms Museum, as well as a small temple of Bijasen Mata, built in 1920, which has a magnificent view of the sunset.
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	The Armed Conflict at Lakheri
		And in fact it was this weakness of Holkars that was in the main responsible to make them hear contemptuous remarks (42) from the Shinde Sardars occasionally, inspite of their excellent services.
		She felt utterly helpless for the fact that the House of Holkar was being neglected in preference to the House of Shinde.
		For the Holkar’s defeat mismanagement of the provision of water was to a greater extent responsible.
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	Maratha Empire information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maratha affairs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries were dominated internal rivalry between the Sindhia and Holkar, and by the three Anglo-Maratha wars with the British East India Company.
		The last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the Maratha empire was largely annexed by British, although a number of Maratha states persisted as princely states of British India until Indian independence in 1947.
		Thus, the autonomous Maratha states of the Gaekwads of Baroda, the Holkars of Indore & Malwa, the Scindias (or Shinde's) of Gwalior (and Ujjain), Pawars of Udgir and Bhosles of Nagpur (no blood relation with Shivaji's or Tarabai's family) came into being in far flung regions of the empire.
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	Indore City : Star City of India
		It was the capital city of the erstwhile Holkar rulers.
		The Holkars were of peasant origin and are believed to have migrated from the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh to the village of Hol, about 65 km from Pune in Maharashtra.
		The founder of the dynasty was Malhar Rao Holkar (1694-1766), who was appointed the chief general of the Peshwas in 1724 because of his valour and courage.
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	Indore, Indore India, Indore Travel, Indore Tourism Guide - India Travelog
		From the very moment I landed at this royal city of the Holkars I was beguiled by many a splendid monuments remniscient of a magnificient past.
		The royal cenotaphs of the three Holkar rulers built on the banks of the Khan river were quite impressive.
		It is a spectacular structure of stone and wood flanked by bastions and bedecked by balconies all around.
	www.indiatravelog.com /indore (466 words)

	Indore - City in Madhya Pradesh State, India
		Indore was formerly ruled by Maratha Maharajas of the Holkar dynasty.
		The Dynasty's founder, Malhar Rao Holkar (1694-1766), was granted control of Maratha armies in Malwa in 1724, and in 1733, he was installed as the Maratha governor of the region.
		In 1818, the Holkars were defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the Holkar kingdom became part of the British Raj.
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	Holkar - Japan
		In 1818, at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the Holkars lost much of their territory to the British and were incorporated into the British Raj as a princely state of the; Central India Agency.
		Raj Rajeshwar Shrimant Malharrao II Holkar VII Subadar Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Maharaja of Indore.
		Holkar, the family name of the Maratha rulers of Indore, was adopted as a dynastic title.
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		Malharrao Holkar was gifted the Indore area by the Peshwas for his valour and courage, thereby making him the ruler of a vast area stretching from the Deccan to the Malwa plateau.
		Although the city is known as the city of Holkars, it was Ahilyabai Holkar, the daughter in law of Malharrao who made Indore and important city.
		The power stayed wit the Holkars for quite some years after her but eventually was passed on to the British and Indore went and remained under British rule till 1947.
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	Preetlari.COM
		One who by getting the renovation of the temples of gods was saving the treasure of Indian culture, was dedicated to justice, efficient in politics, and loving her subjects, Rani Ahalya Bal Holkar was the daughter of Mankoji Shinde and the wife of Khande Rav, the son of the king of Indore Malhar Rav Holkar.
		At that time in Poona, Raghunath Rav who by deception had assumed the role of Peshava wanted to annex the kingdom of Indore to his own but because of the political acumen of Ahalya Bai he could not fulfil his desire.
		She spent the governmental money with a generous mind on the activities which were useful for the people and she got done the renovation of the great temples like those of Kasi-Visvesvara, Sorati Somanatha, Visnupada (Gaya), Parali-Baijnatha, etc.
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	Holkar - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Holkar were a prominent Maratha family, who ruled as rajas and later maharajas of Indore in central India as part of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818, and afterwards as a princely state of British India until India's independence, when the Holkars acceded to the Indian government.
		He was succeeded by Rajmata Ahilya Devi Holkar (reigned 1767-1795), his daughter-in-law.
		In 1818, at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the Holkars lost much of their territory to the British and were incorporated into the British Raj as a princely state of the Central India Agency.
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	INDORE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Indore chiefs are commmonly known as the Holkars after the founder of the dynasty.
		Malhar Rao Holkar was a sheep farmer who proved himself on the battlefield to the Maratha Peshwa ruler of Poona.
		Malhar Rao Holkar took part in many battles but during the great battle against Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761 he was ordered by the Maratha supreme commander to escort the Maratha women to safety.
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		Thus, Indore came to be ruled by the Maratha Maharajas of the Holkar dynasty.
		The dynasty's founder, Malhar Rao Holkar, (1694-1766), was granted control of Malwa Maratha armies in 1724, and in 1733, was installed as the Maratha governor of the region.
		In 1818, the Holkars were defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the Holkar kingdom became a part of the British Raj.
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	Sayaji Hotels - About Indore
		Indore is the administrative headquarters of the Indore district and Indore division, and formerly served as the capital of the former princely state of Indore and the summer capital of the erstwhile state of Madhya Bharat.
		A Painting from the Lal Baag PalaceLal Baag Palace is one of the grandest monuments the Holkar dynasty left Indore.
		ChhatrisChhatris are the tombs or cenotaphs erected in memory of dead Holkar rulers and their family members.
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	INDORE - Legacy of the Holkars, indore, maheshwar, omkareshwar, dewas, mhow, lal bagh, bad ganpati, town hall, hotels ...
		Planned and built by Rani Ahilayabai, the brave Holkar quuen, Indore lies to the extreme west of the state on the banks of the rivers Saraswati and Khan.
		Built by the Holkars, the architecture is a mix of Muslim, Maratha and French style.
		The chhatris picturesquely poised on the Khan river banks near Rajwada are incomparable in terms of Maratha architecture and sculpture of their period.
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	The Mewar Encyclopaedia: M
		Holkar then joined in, and after his first successes the Marathas were left with a free hand in central India and Rajasthan.
		Defeat by the British was swift, followed by the pensioning of the Peshwa and the annexation of his territories, thus resulting in driving the Marathas from Mewar and Rajputana, the destruction of the Maratha confederacy, giving the British total supremacy in India.
		Soon the leading Maratha families, the SINDHIAS and HOLKARS, also the Bhonsles, and Gaekwads, extended their conquests in northern and central India and became more difficult to control, setting themselves up as independent rulers of the lands they had either annexed or been given.
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