Gautama Bai Holkar

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Maharani Gautama Bai Holkar [Tai Sahib] was one of the queens of Malhar Rao Holkar III, Maharaja of Indore. After the death of her husband in 1833, she and her mother-in-law Krishna Bai Holkar adopted Marthand Rao Holkar, the son of Bapu Rao, a member of the Holkar family and then, under popular and military pressure, Hari Rao Holkar to succeed him. [1]

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References

  1. Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham.

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