Prime Minister of Hyderabad
Vitthal Sundar Parshurami |
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Samadhi (memorial commemorating the dead) of Vitthal Sundar Parashurami |
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Reign | 8 July 1762 – 10 August 1763 |
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Predecessor | Basalat Jung |
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Successor | Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula |
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Died | 10 August 1763 Rakshasbhuvan (present day in Beed district, Maharashtra) |
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Father | Sundar Narayan Parshurami |
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Vitthal Sundar Parshurami (also Vithal Sundar) (died 10 August 1763), was a diplomat and the Prime Minister of Hyderabad (or Diwan) during the reign of Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II). When Khan was appointed Subedar of the Deccan on 8 July 1762 he immediately appointed Sunder his Diwan and conferred upon him the title Raja Pratapwant.[1] Sunder belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin community of Maharashtra.[2][3][4][5] Sundar was Nizam's commander-in-chief during the Battle of Rakshasbhuvan on 10 August 1763, and was killed in the battle.[6]
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