Gautama Bai Holkar

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Maharani Gautama Bai Holkar [Tai Sahib] was one of the queens of Malhar Rao Holkar , Maharaja of Indore. After the death of her husband in 1766, she and daughter-in-law Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar took over the reins of the Holkar state as , the wife of Maharaja Khanderao Holkar. The name of the Holkar Empire was written in golden letters.

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