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| reign = 1644 - 1676<br />
| death_date = 1676<br />
| father = Mudhoji II Nimbalkar <br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]] <br />
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'''Bajajirao Mudhoji Naik Nimbalkar''' was a Maratha nobleman and sixteenth [[Raja]] of [[Phaltan]] Jagir during 1644-1676. He was ''[[sardar]]'' of Deccan Sultanates and Maratha nobleman.<br />
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== Life ==<br />
He succeeded throne of Phaltan after his father Naik [[Nimbalkar]] Mudhoji II. He was sixteenth direct descent from Padakla Jagdevrao Parmar, the founder of his dynasty and Phaltan. Bajaji was the brother-in-law of [[Shivaji]], the founder of [[Maratha Empire]], as his sister [[Sayeebai|Maharani Saibai]] was his first wife. His sons were Mahadaji and Vanangoji. Mahadaji married Sakhubai, the eldest daughter of Shivaji and Saibai.He converted back from islam to hinduism later on.{{cn|date=April 2021}}<br />
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== Career ==<br />
He fought many battles for sultans of Deccan and for Marathas.<ref name="Gokhale1978">{{cite book|author=Kamal Shrikrishna Gokhale|title=Chhatrapati Sambhaji|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=43gBAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=29 June 2011|year=1978|publisher=Navakamal Publications}}</ref><ref>The rise and fall of the Maratha power, Volume 1 By Shivaram Laxman Karandikar</ref> However, it is said that he embraced the Muslim religion after Adilshah's pressure to join Islam.<ref name="WLoch1989">{{cite book|author1=Loch W. W.|author2=W.W. Loch|title=Dakhan History Musalman And Maratha, A.D. 1300 To 1818|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lWYq9H7ER78C&pg=PA599|accessdate=29 June 2011|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-0467-4|pages=599–}}</ref> Later, Shivaji brought him in Hindu religion at Nira-Narsingpur and he had given his daughter to Bajaji's Son. Bajaji also married to Ahirekar Patil and Bhosale Kinhaikar's daughters when returning to Hindu religion.<ref>Saibai by Dr.Shivade {{in lang|mr}}</ref><ref name="Kulakarṇī1996">{{cite book|author=A. Rā Kulakarṇī|title=Marathas and the Marathas Country: Medieval Maratha country|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TCBuAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=29 June 2011|year=1996|publisher=Books & Books|isbn=978-81-85016-49-8}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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