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Mastani
Second wife of Bajirao I ()
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Born | 29 August Mausahaniya, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India) |
Died | 28 May () (aged40) Pabal, Pune, Maratha Confederacy (modern-day Maharashtra, India) |
Burial | Pabal, Maharashtra, India |
Spouse | Bajirao I (m.) |
Issue | Shamsher Bahadur I |
House | Bundela (by birth) Bhat (by marriage) |
Father | Chhatrasal |
Mother | Ruhani Bai Begum |
Religion | Shia Islam, Hindu (Pranami Sampradaya) |
Mastani (29 August – 28 April ) was the daughter of Chhatrasal Bundela and Ruhani Bai Begum.
She was the second wife of the MarathaPeshwa (Prime Minister) Baji Rao I. Her relationship within the Maratha Brahmin family has been subject of both admiration and controversy[1][2] and well adapted in Indian novels and cinema.[3][4][5][6][7]
Biography
Early life
Mastani was born to Chhatrasal, and his concubineRuhani Begum.[8][9] Her father was the founder of the Panna State.[10]
She and her father were followers of the PranamiSampradaya, a Hindu sect based on the Bhakti worship of Sri Krishna, but as her mother was Shia, she was also a follower of Shia Islam.[7]
Marriage with Bajirao I
Main article: Bajirao I
In , Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash invaded Chhatrasal's kingdom, defeated him and besieged his capital.
Chhatrasal secretly wrote to Bajirao requesting his help. But being occupied in a military campaign in Malwa Bajirao did not respond until when he marched on towards Bundelkhand. Ultimately Bajirao defeated Bangash after reaching Jaitpur near Kulpahar in present Uttar Pradesh.[2]
In gratitude, Chhatrasal gave Bajirao the hand of his daughter Mastani, dominion over Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi - amounting to a third of his kingdom.
After his marriage to Mastani, he also gifted Bajirao with 33 lakh gold coins and a gold mine.[6][11] At the time, Bajirao was already married. He, however, accepted out of regard for Chhatrasal.[1]
Back in Pune, the marriage was not generally accepted because of the tradition of monogamy.
Mastani lived for some time with Bajirao at his palace of Shaniwar Wada in the city of Pune.
The palace's north-east corner held Mastani Mahal and had its own external doorway called Mastani Darwaza. Bajirao later built a separate residence for Mastani at Kothrud in ,[12] some distance away from Shaniwar Wada. The site still exists at the Mrutyunjay temple on Karve road.
The palace at Kothrud was dismantled and parts of this are displayed at a special section of Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum.[13][12]
Shamsher Bahadur
Mastani bore a son who was named Krishna Rao at birth, within a few months of Bajirao's first wife Kashibai delivering a son. The boy was eventually named Shamsher Bahadur I.
After the closely following deaths of Bajirao and Mastani in , Kashibai took the 6 year-old Shamsher Bahadur under her care and raised him as one of her own. Shamsher was bestowed upon a portion of his father’s dominion of Banda and Kalpi. In , he and his army contingent fought alongside the Peshwa in the Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghans.
Ruhani bai biography template pdf The descendant of Shamsher Bahadur continued their allegiance to baihi bai fought the English in the Anglo-Maratha War of Rupa Publications India. Create biographies about characters from a novel quickly and in a structured way. Sign in.He was wounded in that battle and died a few days later at Deeg.[14]
Death
Mastani died in , shortly after Bajirao's death. Her cause of death is unknown. According to some, say she died of a shock after perceiving her husband's death. But, many believe that she committed suicide after she heard of Bajirao's death by consuming poison.
Ruhani bai biography template Films [ edit ]. She and her father were followers of the Pranami Sampradaya , a Hindu sect based on the Bhakti worship of Sri Krishna, but as her mother was Shia , she was also a follower of Shia Islam. Retrieved 19 October Literature [ edit ].Mastani was buried in the village of Pabal. Her grave is called both Mastani's samadhi and Mastani's mazar.[11][15]
Descendants
Shamsher Bahadur's son Ali Bahadur I was given the Rajputana provinces that came in Mastani's dowry - Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi.
During the Indian Rebellion of his son Nawab Ali Bahadur II responded to a rakhi from Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi and fought against the British.[16][17] Ali Bahadur (Krishna Singh)established his authority over large parts of Bundelkhand and became the Nawab of Banda. The descendant of Shamsher Bahadur continued their allegiance to baihi bai fought the English in theAnglo-Maratha War of His descendants were known as Nawabs of Banda.
But after the defeat of Ali Bahadur, the British abolished the Banda state.
In popular culture
Literature
Films
Television
References
- ^ abMehta, J. L. (). Advanced study in the history of modern India, .
Slough: New Dawn Press, Inc. p. ISBN.
- ^ aba (1 January ). Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume ).Biography template free Contents move to sidebar hide. She was against this marriage as Mastani was half-Muslim because she was born to a Persian mother and Rajput father. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Lotus Press. pp.19– ISBN.
- ^"Peshwa Bajirao Review: Anuja Sathe shines as Radhabai in the period drama", India Today, 25 January
- ^Jha, Subhash K (19 October ). "Bajirao Mastani review: This gloriously epic Priyanka, Deepika and Ranveer-starrer is the best film of ".
Firstpost. Retrieved 19 October
- ^Inamdar, N. S. (20 October ). Rau – The Great Love Story of Bajirao Mastani. Pan Macmillan. ISBN.
- ^ abChopra, Kusum. Mastani. Rupa Publications. ISBN.
- ^ ab"How Bajirao and Mastani became a byword for doomed romance".
10 December
- ^Desk, India TV News (20 November ). "How Bajirao's Mastani united Hindus and Muslims after her death | India News – India TV". . Retrieved 28 January
- ^Jaswant Lal Mehta (1 January ). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India . Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. ISBN.
- ^Sen, Sailendra ().
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A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp.– ISBN.
- ^ ab"How Bajirao's Mastani united Hindus and Muslims after her death". Retrieved 1 December
- ^ abRajakelkar MuseumArchived 8 March at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 March
- ^Tribure India accessed 3 March
- ^Burn, Sir Richard ().
The Cambridge History of India. CUP Archive.
- ^Mishra, Garima (20 November ). "Grave of Mastani: Hindus call it samadhi:), Muslims mazaar".
Biography template for professionals: Archived from the original on 26 March Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January Kullrich, Nina After the closely following deaths of Bajirao and Mastani in , Kashibai took the 6 year-old Shamsher Bahadur under her care and raised him as one of her own.
The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January
- ^"The Mastani Mystery - Ahmedabad Mirror". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 1 December
- ^"नवाब बांदा को राखी भेजकर रानी लक्ष्मीबाई ने मांगी थी मदद- Amarujala". Amar Ujala.Ruhani bai biography template word Chhatrasal wrote to Bajirao for help but being occupied in a military campaign Bajirao could not respond until when he marched on towards Bundelkhand. Mastani died in , shortly after Bajirao's death. Pabal , Maharashtra , India. She was concerned that her daughter may be discriminated for being half-muslim and a follower of Shia Islam whereas Bajirao was a Hindu Brahmin but later Ruhani Bai accepted this marriage on the advice of her husband Chhatrasal that Mastani was also a half-Hindu, a follower of the Pranami Sampradaya and mastani will not treated with any discrimination.
Retrieved 1 December
- ^Inamdar, N. S. (20 October ). Rau - The Great Love Story of Bajirao Mastani. Pan Macmillan. ISBN.
- ^Mastani at IMDb
- ^"ETV website". Archived from the original on 26 March Retrieved 3 December
Further reading
- Anne Feldhaus.
Images of Women in Maharashtrian Society. Albany: SUNY Press (), p.
- Stewart Gordon. The New Cambridge History of India; vol. 2, part 4: The Marathas . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (),p.