Mastani biography wife

Mastani was the daughter of a Hindu, Maharaja Chhatrasal — , of Bundelkhand province, and was borne by his Persian-Muslim wife Ruhaani Bai and brought up as Muslim girl. However some version of historian says, According to their view of Chhatrasal, she was the daughter of Nizam of Hyderabad.

Mastani anchor religion

The Nizam, defeated by Chhatrasal in , was advised by his wife to marry his daughter to Chhatrasal to foster friendly relations with the Bundelas who had become the most dominant power in Central India and in the Indian Subcontinent. Mastani was skilled in horse-riding, spear-throwing and swordsmanship and a talented dancer and singer. She accompanied Bajirao on his military campaigns.

Bajirao bestowed the Jagir of Banda on Shamsher. The son fought on the side of the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in a.

Why did bajirao marry mastani

Mastani lived for some time with Bajirao at his palace of Shaniwar Wada in the city of Pune. 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 Kelkar Museum. In April , while Bajirao was inspecting his lands at Khargon, he suddenly became ill and died.

Others say that she jumped into the funeral pyre of her husband and committed sati. No documentation is available to confirm the actual cause. Her one Palace [Mahal] is in Chhatarpur district. Bajirao ardently desired that his son by Mastani be invested with the sacred thread and be declared a Brahmin. But even the powerful Bajirao could not get the orthodox Pune brahmin priests to agree.

With a heavy heart he had to bring up the lad as a Muslim.