Ahilyabai Holkar, born on 31 May 1725, Chaundi village, Hyderabad [now in Ahilyanagar
district, Maharashtra], India, was a ruler of the Malwa territory, a part
of the Maratha Confederacy, from 1767 to 1795. She is one of the few women to
have led an Indian polity during the era. She served first as regent and then
as ruler of the Holkar Dynasty with its seats at Maheshwar and Indore in central India,
in a period considered the zenith of the
Holkar dynasty. She was also known for her philanthropy, especially the
building of multiple Hindu temples. She is known as Punyashlok (“One as Pure as
the Sacred Chants”).
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Ahilyabai Holkar's Birth Anniversary
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