Ali Bahadur

Ali Bahadur
Nawab of Banda[1]
Maratha ruler of Banda
Predecessor Shamsher Bahadur, Jahagirdar of Banda and Kalpi
Successor Shamsher Bahadur II, Nawab of Banda
Born 1758
Died 1802 (aged 43–44)
Issue Shamsher Bahadur II[2]
Full name
Ali Bahadur
House Banda (Maratha India)
Father Shamsher Bahadur I )[2]
Mother Mehrambai[2]

Ali Bahadur (Krishna Sinh) (1758–1802), was a Nawab of the dominion of Banda (present day Uttar Pradesh) in northern India, a vassal of the Maratha Empire. He was the son of Shamsher Bahadur I and the grandson of Shreemant Peshwa Bajirao I[3]

Under the auspices of the powerful Maratha nobles, Ali Bahadur established his authority over large parts of Bundelkhand and became the Nawab of Banda. His son and successor Shamsher Bahadur II held allegiance towards the Maratha polity and fought the English in the Anglo-Maratha War of 1803.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1789-1803 - Jadunath Sarkar". Books.google.co.in. 1992-01-01. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Indian Portrait, 1560-1860". Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  3. 1 2 "The Inwardness of British Annexations in India - Chidambaram S. Srinivasachari (dewan bahadur)". Books.google.co.in. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1789-1803 - Jadunath Sarkar". Books.google.co.in. 1992-01-01. Retrieved 2015-06-21.

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