Khanderao Holkar

He was heir apparent to his father from 20 January 1734. Khanderao's wife was Lokmata Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar, who ruled Indore from 1767 to 1795 after his death. He had one son, Malerao and a daughter, Muktabai. Ahilyabai gently influenced his thinking and mended his wayward nature by repeating her statecraft and training lessons to him and told him stories fro the epics. He loved his wife Ahilyabai Holkar a lot. He was a great warrior in the Maratha history. [1] He was once had to go away from his family as a punishment for being angry on his teacher. As the punishment, he was sent to gurukul for 7 years. [1]

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In 1754, on behest of Maratha Emperor, Khanderao laid the seize of Kumher fort of Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur State who had sided with Ahmad Shah's adversary Safdar Jang. Khanderao was inspecting his troops in an open palanquin in the battle of Kumher when the angry Surajmal Jat threw a cannonball at Khande rao. The Jats throw was such that it hit and killed the Maratha instantly. Thus Khande rao was killed by a cannonball from the Jat army. In Khanderao's honor, Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal built a chattri, in Hindu style of architecture, on his cremation spot at Kumher near Deeg. After his death in 1754,his father Malhar Rao prevented Khanderao's wife Ahilya Bai from committing sati.[3] Malhar Rao died in 1766, 12 years after the death of his son Khanderao. Malhar Rao's grandson and Khanderao's young son Male Rao Holkar became the ruler of Indore in 1766, under the regentship of Ahilyabai, but he too died within a few months in 1767. Ahilyabai became the ruler of Indore after the death of their son.[4][5]

Battle of Kumher

His samadhi chhatri is situated at Gangarsoli near Kumher & Deeg.[6]