Ali Bahadur I

Ali Bahadur
Peshwa's Subedar of Banda
Maratha ruler of Banda
Reign	18 January 1761 – 1802
Predecessor	Shamsher Bahadur, Jagirdar of Banda and Kalpi
Successor	Shamsher Bahadur II, Nawab of Banda
Born	1758
Died	1802 (aged 43–44)
Names Ali Bahadur
House	Banda (Maratha Empire)
Father	Shamsher Bahadur I[1]
Mother	Mehrambai[1]
Religion	Shia Islam [1]

Ali Bahadur (1758–1802), also known as Krishna Sinha, 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 Peshwa Bajirao I.^[2][3]

Under the auspices of the powerful Maratha nobles, Ali Bahadur established his authority over large parts of Bundelkhand and became the Peshwa's Subedar 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.^[2][4]

See also

• Maratha Empire
• Mahadaji Shinde, Maharaja of Gwalior
• Shamsher Bahadur I
• Bhat Peshwa Family

References

1. Crill, Rosemary; Jariwala, Kapil (2010). The Indian Portrait, 1560-1860. Mapin Publishing Pvt. ISBN 9788189995379. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
2. Srinivasachari, Chidambaram S. (12 February 2009). "The Inwardness of British Annexations in India - Chidambaram S. Srinivasachari (dewan bahadur)". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
3. Sarkar, Jadunath (1 January 1992). Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1789-1803 - Jadunath Sarkar. Sangam. ISBN 9780861317493. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
4. Sarkar, Jadunath (1 January 1992). Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1789-1803 - Jadunath Sarkar. Sangam. ISBN 9780861317493. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

Further reading

• Ranjit Desai. Swami (in Marathi), a historical novel