Malhar Rao Holkar

Malhar Rao
Malhar Rao
Subedar of Malwa; Maharaja
	Malhar Rao Holkar, Contemporary Painting c. 1770 from Bundi, Rajasthan
Maharaja of Indore
Reign	29 July 1732 – 20 May 1766
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Male Rao Holkar
Born	16 March 1693; Murum, Phaltan, Satara district
Died	20 May 1766 (aged 73); Alampur, Madhya Pradesh, Maratha Empire
Military career
Allegiance	Maratha Empire
Rank	Maratha Empire 's general
Conflicts	See list Battle of Balapur; Battle of Vasai; Battle of Palkhed; Battle of Sikandarabad; Battle of Mandsaur; Siege of Thane; Battle of Farrukhabad (1751); Maratha-Nizam war (1751-1752); Battle of Mangrol; Battle of Delhi (1757); Siege of Barwara (1757); Capture of Peshawar (1758); Battle of Kakkor; Battle of Sikandarabad; Capture of Delhi (1760); Battle of Delhi (1764); Third Battle of Panipat; Battle of Bagru; Battle of Rakshasbhuvan; Battle of Dholpur (1766); ;
Spouses	Gautama Bai Holkar; Bana Bai Sahib Holkar; Dwarka Bai Sahib Holkar; Harkuwar Bai Sahib Holkar
Children	Khanderao Holkar, Tukojirao Holkar
Relations	Khanderao Holkar (son); Ahilyabai Holkar (daughter-in-law); Male Rao Holkar (grandson); Tukoji Rao Holkar (grand-nephew and adopted son);

Malhar Rao Holkar (16 March 1693 – 20 May 1766) was a noble subedar of the Maratha Empire and the first Maharaja of Indore from 1732 until his death in 1766. He was one of the early officers along with Ranoji Scindia, appointed by Peshwa Bajirao I to help spread the Maratha rule to northern states and was given the estate of Indore to rule by the King chief, during the reign of the Maratha Emperor Shahu I. He was founder of the Holkar dynasty that ruled Malwa.