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Second wife of Bajirao I ()

Mastani
A portrait of Mastani (dated 18th century)
Born	29 August Mausahaniya, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died	28 May () (aged&#;40) Pabal, Pune, Maratha Confederacy (modern-day Maharashtra, India)
Burial	Pabal, Maharashtra, India
Spouse	Bajirao I &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Issue	Shamsher Bahadur I
House	Bundela (by birth) Bhat (by marriage)
Father	Chhatrasal
Mother	Ruhani Bai Begum
Religion	Shia Islam, Hindu (Pranami Sampradaya)

Mastani (29 August – 28 April ) was the daughter of Chhatrasal Bundela and Ruhani Bai Begum.

She was the second wife of the MarathaPeshwa (Prime Minister) Baji Rao I. Her relationship within the Maratha Brahmin family has been subject of both admiration and controversy^[1][2] and well adapted in Indian novels and cinema.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Early life

Mastani was born to Chhatrasal, and his concubineRuhani Begum.^[8][9] Her father was the founder of the Panna State.^[10]

She and her father were followers of the PranamiSampradaya, a Hindu sect based on the Bhakti worship of Sri Krishna, but as her mother was Shia, she was also a follower of Shia Islam.^[7]

Marriage with Bajirao I

Main article: Bajirao I

In , Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash invaded Chhatrasal's kingdom, defeated him and besieged his capital.

Chhatrasal secretly wrote to Bajirao requesting his help. But being occupied in a military campaign in Malwa Bajirao did not respond until when he marched on towards Bundelkhand. Ultimately Bajirao defeated Bangash after reaching Jaitpur near Kulpahar in present Uttar Pradesh.^[2]

In gratitude, Chhatrasal gave Bajirao the hand of his daughter Mastani, dominion over Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi - amounting to a third of his kingdom.

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After his marriage to Mastani, he also gifted Bajirao with 33 lakh gold coins and a gold mine.^[6][11] At the time, Bajirao was already married. He, however, accepted out of regard for Chhatrasal.^[1]

Back in Pune, the marriage was not generally accepted because of the tradition of monogamy.

Mastani lived for some time with Bajirao at his palace of Shaniwar Wada in the city of Pune. The palace's north-east corner held Mastani Mahal and had its own external doorway called Mastani Darwaza. Bajirao later built a separate residence for Mastani at Kothrud in ,^[12] some distance away from Shaniwar Wada.

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 Dinkar Kelkar Museum.^[13][12]

Shamsher Bahadur

Mastani bore a son who was named Krishna Rao at birth, within a few months of Bajirao's first wife Kashibai delivering a son.

The boy was eventually named Shamsher Bahadur I.

After the closely following deaths of Bajirao and Mastani in , Kashibai took the 6 year-old Shamsher Bahadur under her care and raised him as one of her own.

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Shamsher was bestowed upon a portion of his father’s dominion of Banda and Kalpi. In , he and his army contingent fought alongside the Peshwa in the Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghans. He was wounded in that battle and died a few days later at Deeg.^[14]

Death

Mastani died in , shortly after Bajirao's death.

Her cause of death is unknown.

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According to some, say she died of a shock after perceiving her husband's death. But, many believe that she committed suicide after she heard of Bajirao's death by consuming poison. Mastani was buried in the village of Pabal. Her grave is called both Mastani's samadhi and Mastani's mazar.^[11][15]

Descendants

Shamsher Bahadur's son Ali Bahadur I was given the Rajputana provinces that came in Mastani's dowry - Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi.

During the Indian Rebellion of his son Nawab Ali Bahadur II responded to a rakhi from Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi and fought against the British.^[16][17] Ali Bahadur (Krishna Singh)&#;established his authority over large parts of Bundelkhand and became the Nawab of Banda.

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The descendant of Shamsher Bahadur continued their allegiance to baihi bai fought the English in the&#;Anglo-Maratha War of His descendants were known as Nawabs of Banda. But after the defeat of Ali Bahadur, the British abolished the Banda state.

In popular culture

Literature

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References

Further reading

• Anne Feldhaus.

  Images of Women in Maharashtrian Society. Albany: SUNY Press (), p.

• Stewart Gordon. The New Cambridge History of India; vol. 2, part 4: The Marathas . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (),p.