Shrimant Sardar Malharrao Holkar was a Maratha ruler. He was born at Hol, near Jejuri, Pune District, 16th March 1693, to Shrimant Khanduji Holkar, of Vir. He entered the Maratha service in 1717, and appointed by the Peshwa as one of the three sardars charged with collecting the revenues of Malwa in 1724. In 1726, he was appointed to the command of 5,000 horse, and in 1728, he was granted a jagir of eleven mahals. He was granted the rank of Saranjami Sardar together with seventy four parganas on 3rd October 1730. He was granted two shares of Malwa on 2nd November 1731. His grants were made hereditary to his issue by Gautama Bai, who also received Maheshwar, Indore and nine other villages on 20th January 1734. Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state. ... The Maratha Empire at its peak in 1760 Statue of the great Baji Rao, near Shaniwar Wada, Pune The Peshwa (also known in Marathi as Peshwe) were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Chattrapatis (Kings), who began commanding Maratha armies and later became the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire... Malwa (Malvi:माळवा) is a region in western India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin in the western part of Madhya Pradesh state and the south-eastern part of Rajasthan. ... A Jagir is a small territory granted by a ruler to an army chieftain (called a sardar in Marathi language) in recognition of his military service. ... Mahal is a small tows in chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Maheshwar is a town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. ... Indore(Marathi/Hindi:इंदोर), is the commercial capital of the Malwa region and the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP). ...

One of the foremost commanders of the Maratha confedaracy, he participated in the great victory near Delhi in 1736, and the defeat of the Nizam at Tal Bhopal in 1738. He also wrested Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739. He received Rampura, Bhanpura and Tonk in 1743, for the assistance given to Sawai Madho Singh of Jaipur in his contest with Ishwari Singh. Granted an Imperial Sardeshmuckhi for Chandore, for his gallantry in the Rohilla campaign of 1748. He was raised to the rank of Subedar in 1757. He was severely defeated at the Third Battle of Panipat on 7th January 1761, losing many of his possessions in North India soon afterwards. Bhopāl (Hindi: भोपाल, Urdu: بھوپال) is a city in central India. ... Bassein is a port in Myanmar. ... Look up Tonk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Also known as the Pink City, Jaipur has a long, rich and colorful history. ... Rohillas were Muslim Pashtun highlanders (Roh means mountains and Rohilla literally means mountaineer) of Pashtun origin. ... The Third Battle of Panipat took place on January 14, 1761 at Panipat (Haryana State, India) about 80 miles (130 km) north of Delhi, between the Maratha forces of north-western India aiding their allies, the Mughals, and Afghan forces under Ahmad Shah Abdali. ... A map showing North India North India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ...

He married, Gautama Bai Sahib Holkar (d. 29th September 1761) in 1717. She was the daughter of his uncle, Shrimant Sardar Bhojirajrao Bargal, of Talode. He also married Bana Bai Sahib Holkar, Dwarka Bai Sahib Holkar, Harku Bai Sahib Holkar, a Khanda Rani. He died at Alampur, 20th May 1766, and was succeeded by his grandson, having had issue one son and two daughters.