Newalkar

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First Newalkar Subhedar of Jhansi of Maratha Kingdom
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StyleIn the local Marathi, Sanskrit, Hindustani and Persian (local Bundeli) languages
First monarchRaghunath Rao I
Last monarch Damodar Rao [1]
Formation1769
Abolition5 April 1858
Residence Jhansi Fort, Jhansi

Newalkar dynasty were Marathi Karhade Brahmins, who were the Maharajas of Jhansi from 1769 to 1858. Their family deity was goddess Mahalakshmi. [2] [3] The Newalkars were sardars under Peshwa Madhavrao I, and later became Maharajas of Jhansi in Central India as an independent member of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818. Later, their kingdom became a princely state under the protectorate of British India.

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The dynasty was founded with Raghunath Hari Newalkar, [3] who joined the service of the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire, and quickly rose to the ranks of Subedar. [4] The Newalkar Maharajas of Jhansi are a great patron of arts and music. [5] The name of the dynasty was associated with the title of the ruler, who was known informally as Newalkar Maharaja.

Newalkar Maharajas of Jhansi

The rulers from this dynasty are as follows:

  1. Raghunath Hari Newalkar ( Raghunath Rao I )

The Founder of Newalkar Dynasty. Raghunath I had 2 son's Khande Rao and Damodarpant )

Raghunath Rao I ( first son Khande Rao Dynasty of Maharashtra ) :

  1. Khande Rao Newalkar ( son of Raghunath Rao I , Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra )
  2. Ramchandra Rao Newalkar ( son of Khande Rao , Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra )
  3. Anand Rao Newalkar ( son of Ramchandra , Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra )
  4. Hari Bhau Kashinath ( Lala Bhau ) ( son of Anand Rao, Tahsildar of Jhansi in 1852 )
  5. Vasudev Rao Newalkar ( son of Anand Rao, Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra and father of rani jhansi adopted son )

Raghunath Rao I, second son Damodarpant Dynasty of Jhansi ) :

  1. Damodarpant ( son of Raghunath Rao I , Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra )

damodarpant had 3 son's Raghopant, Sadashivpant and Haripant

  1. Raghopant Newalkar ( son of Damodarpant , Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra )
  2. Sadashivpant ( son of Damodarpant , Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra )
  3. Tryambakrao ( son of Sadashivpant, Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra )
  4. Narayanrao ( son of Tryambakrao, Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra )
  5. Sadashiv Rao Narayan ( son of Narayan, Parola Fort, Jalgaon, Maharashtra and Claimant of Jhansi Throne )

1. 1844-57 : Parola Fort of Maharashtra 2. 1835-1838, 1853 : Claimant of Jhansi Throne 3. 13 June 1857 : Battle of Karaira Fort of Gwalior against Rani Laxmibai and Rani Laxmibai arrest him. 4. 1860 : The British shifted him to the Andaman Islands, where he died after the died on rani jhansi.

  1. Haripant Newalkar ( son of Damodarpant, and Her Dynasty of Jhansi Royal Family )

haripant had 3 son's Raghunath Rao II, Shivrao Bhau and Laxmanrao ( Lalabhau Last Jahagirdar of Parola in 1859 )

  1. Subhedar Raghunath Rao II (son of Haripant : a.k.a. Raghunath Hari Newalkar; 1769–1796 First Subhedar of Jhansi )
  2. Raja Shivrao Bhau Newalkar ( Son of Haripant and Brother of Raghunath II : a.k.a. First Raja of Jhansi; 1796–1814)

Raja Shivrao Bhau had 2 Queens and 3 Son's Krishnarao ( To Queen Rakhmabai ), Raghunath III and Gangadhar Rao ( To Queen Padmabai )

  1. Laxmanrao Haripant Newalkar ( Son of Haripant and Brother of Raghunath II and Last Jahagirdar of Parola Fort, Maharashtra)
  2. Raja Krishna Rao Newalkar ( Son of Shivrao Bhau and Husbund of Rani Sakhubai )

Raja Krishna Rao and Queen Sakhubai had 2 Child : Ramchandra and Gangabai, Wife of Moreshwar Vinayak Chandorkar The Subhedar of Sagar MP. Raja Krishna Rao killed by her wife Rani Sakhubai.

  1. Maharaja Ramchandra Rao (First Maharaja of Jhansi, 1806–1835; Rani Sakhubai was regent at his minority, 1811–1835)[ clarification needed ]

Maharaja Ramchandra wife Rani Laxmibai. Ramchandra killed by her mother Rani Sakhubai.

  1. Chandrakrishna Rao Newalkar ufr Krishna Rao II ( Son of Gangabai and Moreshwar Chandorkar of Sagar, MP, adopted son of Sakhubai and Claimant of Jhansi Throne )
  1. Maharaja Raghunath Rao III (1835–1838)
    "Maharajadhiraj Fidvi Badshah Jamjah Englishtan", i.e. "faithful servant of the glorious king of England" [6]
  1. Rani Sakhubai as regent of Chandrakrishna urf Krishna Rao II (November 1838-5 January 1839)
  1. Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar Gangadhar Rao (son of Raja Shivrao Bhau and Rani Padmabai 1843–21 November 1853)
  1. Virangana Maharani Laxmibai Rani Lakshmi Bai (21 November 1853– 3 April 1858; as regent of Damodar Rao of Jhansi from 4 June 1857–4/5 April 1858) [7]

Queens of Jhansi

Some of the known Queens:

  1. Rani Padmabai (wife of Shiv Rao Hari Bhau Newalkar )
  2. Rani Sakku Bai (wife of Krishna Rao and mother of Ramchandra Rao; Gangadhar's elder sister in law)
  3. Rani Janki Bai (first wife of Raghunath Rao III and his Royal consort; Gangadhar's younger sister in law) [8]
  4. Rani Lachcho Bai (second wife of Raghunath Rao III; Gangadhar's sister in law )
  5. Rani Rama Bai (Gangadhar Rao's first wife)
  6. Rani Lakshmi Bai (Gangadhar Rao's second wife and mother of Damodar Rao)

Other notable people

  1. Ranunath Rao of Jhansi (a.k.a. Raghunath Hari Newalkar)
  2. Shiv Hari Rao
  3. Shiv Rao Bhau (father of Krishna Rao I, Raghunath Rao III, and Gangadhar Rao) [9]
  4. Krishna Rao I (father of Ramachandra Rao and husband of Sakku Bai (Gangadhar Rao's brother)
  5. Krishna Rao II (adopted son of Ramchandra Rao and biological son of Ganga Bai of Sagar who was a daughter of Sakku Bai) [9]
  6. Ali Bahadur and Nasrat Jung (Raghunath Rao III and Lachcho Bai's illegitimate sons) [10]
  7. Raghunath Rao III (brother of Gangadhar and Krishna Rao)
  8. Sadashiv Rao (distant relative and nephew of Gangadhar Rao; executed in 1870) [11] (Rani Lakshmi Bai's brother-in-law)
  9. Vasudev Rao Newalkar, a cousin of Raja Gangadhar Rao
  10. JhalkariBai (Women's Army served Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi ) [12]
  11. Ghulam Ghaus Khan (Commander in Chief of Jhansi)
  12. Tatya Tope (Rani Lakshmi Bai 's Guru) [13]

Newalkars Today

Most of the Newalkar family has migrated from Jhansi to various cities in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. There is only one Branch of Newalkar family still residing in Jhansi. The members are well known for their humanitarian work and are affiliated with various humanitarian organizations which provide free health care to poor people by organizing [14] health camps and also provide aid to schools for underprivileged children. [15] Priti Newalkar [16] was the President of Lions Club of Jhansi for 2020 - 2021 and Manish Newalkar has served as the President of Rotary Club Of Jhansi Rani for 2021 - 2022. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Guida M. Jackson; Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer (1999). Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide. ABC-CLIO. p. 227. ISBN   9781576070918.
  2. ↑ Proceedings and Transactions of the All-India Oriental Conference. All-India Oriental Conference. p. 153. The Newalkar family belongs to Gautama gotra and to the Karhade sub-section of Maharastra Brahmanas.
  3. 1 2 Chapman 1986, p. 13.
  4. ↑ Shiva Pujan Pathak (1987). Jhansi during the British rule. Ramanand Vidya Bhawan. p. 13. Raghunath Hari Newalkar (1769–1794) in whose family the Subedarship became hereditary, its last ruler being Rani Laxmi Bai.
  5. ↑ Chapman 1986, p. 129.
  6. ↑ Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books; pg. 113
  7. ↑ Guida M. Jackson; Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer (1999). Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide. ABC-CLIO. p. 227. ISBN   9781576070918.
  8. ↑ Chapman 1986, p. 15: "the throne: Janki Bai, Raghunath's widow; Krishna Rao, the same adopted son of Ram Chand; Ali Bahadur, Raghunath's illegitimate son; and Gangadhar Rao, last surviving son of Shiv Rao Bhau."
  9. 1 2 Roy 2006, p. 31.
  10. ↑ Roy 2006, p. 30.
  11. ↑ Mahāśvetā Debī (2000). The Queen of Jhansi. Seagull Books. p. 46. ISBN   9788170461753. (page 46) Sadashiv Rao was the distant cousin (nephew) of Gangadhar Rao and the great grandson of Sadashivpanth.
  12. ↑ "Manikarnika The Queen of Jhansi: Ankita Lokhande joins Kangana Ranaut's army as Jhalkaribai". indianexpress.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Manikarnika The Queen Of Jhansi: Atul Kulkarni joins the Kangana Ranaut starrer as Tatya Tope". The Indian Express.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "JhansiTimes | रोटरी क्लब ऑफ झांसी रानी और RSSDI के संयुक्त तत्वावधान में मधुमेह जांच शिविर आयोजित".
  15. ↑ "झांसी : लायंस क्लब ऑफ द्वारा विद्यालय की छात्राओं को व्यायाम संबंधी उपकरण किए गए वितरित". 30 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "लायन्स क्लब ऑफ झाँसी का 57वाँ अधिष्ठापन समारोह".
  17. ↑ "JhansiTimes | रोटरी क्लब ऑफ झांसी रानी का अधिष्ठापन समारोह आयोजित".

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