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Ahilyabai HolkarPunyashlok Rajmata of Malwa

Ruling Malwa from Maheshwar, she built the present Kashi Vishwanath temple in 1780 and restored temples, ghats and dharmashalas from Somnath to Gaya.

31 May 1725 – 13 Aug 1795; ruled 1767–1795

The full life
1Born at Chondi, Ahmednagar district, on 31 May 1725.
2Her husband Khanderao was killed at the siege of Kumbher, 1754.Ahilyabai Holkar
3Built the present Kashi Vishwanath temple in 1780.Ahilyabai Holkar
4Raised a Somnath temple at Prabhas Patan in 1783.Ahilyabai Holkar
5Rebuilt the Vishnupad temple at Gaya in 1787.Ahilyabai Holkar
6Died at Maheshwar on 13 August 1795.Ahilyabai Holkar

Sources for these facts

  • A Memoir of Central India (Sir John Malcolm, 1823)
  • Peshwa Daftar records (Selections, ed. G. S. Sardesai)

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