Indore (Princely State) - The History Bro

Indore

Princely State

This province belong to a Maratha Dynasty.

Dynasty : Holkar

Hindi Name : इंदौर

Religion : Hindu

Area : 25,646 km²

Privy Purse : ₹1,500,000

Gun Salutes : 19

State : Madhya Pradesh

Population : 1,325,000 (1931)

Agency : Central India Agency

present head

HH Maharanidhiraja Rani Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Akhand Soubbagyavati Usha Devi, Maharaj Sahiba Holkar XV Bahadur, 15^th Maharani of Indore

History

In 1728, the Maratha Peshwa of Poona (today Pune) granted what is now the Indore State to Malhar Rao Holkar, a cavalry commander in his service. The Maharaja maintains a military force of 3231 cavalry, 6128 infantry, and 65 guns. He is entitled to a salute of 21 guns within the limits of Indore territory, and 19 guns elsewhere (in 1893).

GENEALOGY

- Maharaja Holkar MALHAR RAO I HOLKAR, 1^st Maharaja of Indore 1731/1766, born 1694, married and had issue. He died 19^th May 1766.
  - Maharajkumar Khandi Rao Holkar, born 1724, married Maharani Ahalya Bai, daughter of Shri Mankoji Shinde of Choundi, and had issue. He died vp on 15^th March 1754.
    - Maharaja Holkar Male Rao Holkar (qv)
- Maharaja Holkar MALE RAO HOLKAR, 2^nd Maharaja of Indore1766/1767, born 1745, died sp on 5^th April 1767.

Maharaja Holkar TUKOJI RAO I HOLKAR, 3^rd Maharaja of Indore 1795/1797, born 1723, married and issue. He died 15^th August 1797.
- Maharaja Holkar Yashwant Rao I Holkar (qv)
- Maharaja Holkar Kashi Rao Holkar (qv)
- Maharaja Holkar Malhar Rao II Holkar (qv)
- Maharajkumar Vithoji Rao Holkar, married and had issue. He died 1801.
  - Maharaja Holkar Hari Rao Holkar (qv)
- Maharajkumar Wittaji Rao Holkar, died 1806.
Maharaja Holkar MALHAR RAO II HOLKAR, 4^th Maharaja of Indore 1797/1798, born 1770, married and had issue. He died 1798.
- Maharajkumar Khande Rao Holkar, born 1797, died 1808.
Maharaja Holkar KASHI RAO HOLKAR, 5^th Maharaja of Indore 1798/1806, died sp in 1806.
Maharaja Holkar YASHWANT RAO I HOLKAR, 6^th Maharaja of Indore 1806/1811, married and had issue. He died 20^th October 1811.
- Maharaja Holkar Malhar Rao III Holkar (qv)
- Maharaja Holkar Martand Rao Holkar (qv)
Maharaja Holkar MALHAR RAO III HOLKAR, 7^th Maharaja of Indore 1811/1833, born 1801, died sp on 27^th October 1833.
Maharaja Holkar MARTAND RAO HOLKAR, 8^th Maharaja of Indore 1833/1834, died sp on 2^nd February 1834
Maharaja Holkar HARI RAO HOLKAR, 9^th Maharaja of Indore 1834/1843, born 1795, married and had issue. He died 24^th October 1843.
- Maharaja Holkar Khande Rao II Holkar (qv)
Maharaja Holkar KHANDE RAO II HOLKAR, 10^th Maharaja of Indore 1843/1844, died sp on 17^th February 1844.
Maharaja Holkar TUKOJI RAO II HOLKAR, 11^th Maharaja of Indore 1844/1886, born 1832, married and had issue. He died 17^th June 1886.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Holkar Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Shivaji Rao Holkar (qv)
HH Maharajadhiraj Holkar Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri SHIVAJI RAO HOLKAR, 12^th Maharaja of Indore 1886/1903 (abdicated), born 1859, married and had issue. He died 1908.
- HH Maharajadhiraj Holkar Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Tukoji Rao III Holkar (qv)
HH Maharajadhiraj Holkar Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir TUKOJI RAO III HOLKAR, 13^th Maharaja of Indore 1903/1926 (abdicated), born 26^th November 1890, G.C.I.E. [cr.1918], the ruler enjoys a 21 local gun salute, married 1^stly, HH Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Chandrawati Bai (Senior Maharani), married 2^ndly June 1913, HH Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Indira Bai (Junior Maharani), married 3^rdly, 12^th March 1928 at Barwaha, Her Highness Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Sharmishtha Devi Bai Sahiba (née Nancy Anna Miller), born 9^th September 1907 in Seattle, died 1995, and had issue, one son and five daughters. He died 21^st May 1978 in Paris, France.
- Field Marshal (Hon.) HH Maharajadhiraj Holkar Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Yeshwant Rao II Holkar Bahadur (by Chandrawati Bai) (qv)
- Maharajkumari Manorama Raje (by Chandrawati Bai), died o f tuberculosis at the age of twenty.
- Maharajkumari Sharada Raje (by Sharmistha Bai)
- Maharajkumari Sita Raje (by Sharmistha Bai), married Shrimant Sardar Fatehsinhrao Dattajirao Ghatge of Kagal-Jnr, and has issue.
Field Marshal (Hon.) HH Maharajadhiraj Holkar Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant YESHWANT RAO II HOLKAR Bahadur, 14^th Maharaja of Indore 1926/1961, G.C.I.E., LL.D., born 6^th September 1908, educated at Cheam Public School, Surrey and Charter House; Christchurch College, Oxford; married 1^stly 1924, HH Maharani Sanyogitabai Raje Ghatge, born 1913, died 13^th July 1937 in Paris, daughter of Meherban Shrimant Rajamanya Rajashri Dattajirao Narayanrao [Kaka Sahib] Ghatge Sarjerao, Chief of Kagal-Jnr, b his third wife, married 2^ndly, 19^th September 1938 (div.1942) in Mexico City, Marguerite Lawler (married 1^stly (div. 1938), John Branyen, married 3^rdly 1945, Charles W. Masters), born 1909 in Fargo, ND, she died 1963 in Corona del Mar, CA, married 3^rdly, 6^th July 1943 (div. 1960), Euphemia Fay Watt (born 1^st July 1914, died 6^th September 1994), and had issue. He died 5^th December 1961 at Bombay.
- HH Maharanidhiraja Rani Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Usha Devi Holkar, (by 1^st wife) (qv)
- Shrimant Maharajkumar Richard Shivajirao Yeshwantrao Holkar, (by 3^rd wife), born 18^th May 1944, Chairman of Rehwa Society (founded 1977), a fine gourmet and cook, he has co-authored a book on “The Cooking of the Maharajas” with Sally (he now pens a column “Maheshwar Musings” for a Delhi-based magazine), his favourite pastime is fishing, married 1^stly, 8^th November 1966 in Dallas (div. 2002), Shrimant Akhaund Soubbagyavati Shalinidevi Holkar [née Sally Sue Budd], born 1945, married 2^ndly, Pamela Rooks, died 1^st October 2010, and has issue.
  - Shrimant Akhand Soubbagyavati Sabrinaraje Sanyogita Holkar (by Shalinidevi), born 25^th October 1979, educated in the USA, married 3^rd March 2006, Ari Kanakdari Ellis.
  - Shrimant Maharaj Yeshwantrao Holkar (by Shalinidevi), born 3^rd November 1982, educated in the USA.
HH Maharanidhiraja Rani Rajeshwar Sawai Shrimant Akhand Soubbagyavati Usha Devi, Maharaj Sahiba Holkar XV Bahadur, 15^th Maharani of Indore (1961/-) (Lal Baug Palace, Indore and Windmere, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, India), born 20^th October 1933 in Paris, married Shri Satish Chandra Malhotra, Chairman of Empire Industries, and has issue.
- Shri Dilip Malhotra