Maharaja Holkar

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Maharaja Holkar was the hereditary royal title of the Holkar dynasty rulers who governed the princely state of Indore in central India.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Holkar of Indore 2
Maharaja Holkar canonical 1
Maharaja Holkar of Indore 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
royal title
abolishedBy integration of princely states into the Union of India
appliesToJurisdiction Indore State
associatedWithCapital Indore
associatedWithDynastyFounder Malhar Rao Holkar
associatedWithEvent accession of Indore State to India
associatedWithHistoricalRegion Maratha Confederacy
linked to: Maratha Empire
associatedWithMilitaryForce Holkar army
associatedWithReligion Hinduism
country Indore State
diplomaticStatus princely ruler under British paramountcy
endTime 20th century
followedBy titular ruler of Indore after Indian independence
follows title "Rao Holkar"
linked to: Rao of Kutch
hasGender male
hasMotto often associated with protection and welfare of subjects (paraphrased, various forms)
hasNotableBearer Ahilyabai Holkar
Malhar Rao Holkar
Tukoji Rao Holkar II
Tukoji Rao Holkar III
Yashwantrao Holkar
Yashwantrao Holkar II
Yashwantrao Holkar III
hasPart style "Maharaja"
hasRank Maharaja
hasSymbol Holkar coat of arms
hasTerritorialBase Malwa region
linked to: Malwa-Nimar region
hasTitleHolderFrom Holkar family
inception 18th century
languageOfWorkOrName Hindi
Marathi
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Central India
partOf system of princely titles in India
precededBy Maratha chieftaincy of Holkar
residenceOfTitleHolder Lal Bagh Palace, Indore
linked to: Lal Bagh Palace

Rajwada, Indore
seatOfPower Indore
subordinateTo British Crown in external affairs
titleHolderWas sovereign within internal affairs of Indore State
usedBy Holkar dynasty
usedByEthnicGroup Maratha
usedFor ruler of Indore State
usedIn British Raj
linked to: British India

Maratha Empire
usedInSystem princely state hierarchy of British India
usedUntil after Indian independence in 1947

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indore State rulerTitle Maharaja Holkar
Maratha–Holkar rule (18th–19th century) dynasticTitle Holkar of Indore
linked to: Maharaja Holkar
Holkar family dynasticTitle Holkar of Indore
linked to: Maharaja Holkar
Tukoji Rao Holkar III title Maharaja Holkar of Indore
linked to: Maharaja Holkar