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| death_date = 1676 | | death_date = 1676 | ||
| father = Mudhoji II Nimbalkar | | father = Mudhoji II Nimbalkar | ||
| religion = [[Hinduism]] | | religion = [[Hinduism]] (by upbringing)<br>[[Islam]] (converted)<br>[[Hinduism]] (reconverted) | ||
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'''Bajajirao Mudhoji Naik Nimbalkar''' was a Maratha nobleman and sixteenth [[Raja]] of [[Phaltan]] Jagir during | '''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. | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
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. | 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. Balaji 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 to Hinduism from Islam later on and his conversion was performed by [[Shivaji]] according to [[Hindu]] [[Vedic]] rites. | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
He fought many battles for | He fought many battles for the Islamic Sultans of Deccan and later for the 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 in the court of the [[Adil Shahi Dynasty]] after pressure for him 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 back in the Hindu religion at Nira-Narsingpur and he had given his daughter to Bajaji's Son. Bajaji also married Ahirekar Patil and Bhosale Kinhaikar's daughters when he returned to the 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> | ||
<ref>Discovery of God By Arvind Savant</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 25 November 2025
| Bajaji Rao Naik Nimbalkar | |
|---|---|
| Tenure | 1644 - 1676 |
| Died | 1676 |
| Father | Mudhoji II Nimbalkar |
| Religion | Hinduism (by upbringing)<br>Islam (converted)<br>Hinduism (reconverted) |
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.
Life
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. Balaji was the brother-in-law of Shivaji, the founder of Maratha Empire, as his sister 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 to Hinduism from Islam later on and his conversion was performed by Shivaji according to Hindu Vedic rites.
Career
He fought many battles for the Islamic Sultans of Deccan and later for the Marathas.<ref name="Gokhale1978">Kamal Shrikrishna Gokhale (1978). Chhatrapati Sambhaji. Navakamal Publications. Retrieved 29 June 2011.</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 in the court of the Adil Shahi Dynasty after pressure for him to join Islam.<ref name="WLoch1989">Loch W. W.; W.W. Loch (1 January 1989). Dakhan History Musalman And Maratha, A.D. 1300 To 1818. Asian Educational Services. pp. 599–. ISBN 978-81-206-0467-4. Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref> Later, Shivaji brought him back in the Hindu religion at Nira-Narsingpur and he had given his daughter to Bajaji's Son. Bajaji also married Ahirekar Patil and Bhosale Kinhaikar's daughters when he returned to the Hindu religion.<ref>Saibai by Dr.Shivade (in Marathi)</ref><ref name="Kulakarṇī1996">A. Rā Kulakarṇī (1996). Marathas and the Marathas Country: Medieval Maratha country. Books & Books. ISBN 978-81-85016-49-8. Retrieved 29 June 2011.</ref> <ref>Discovery of God By Arvind Savant</ref>