Ali Bahadur (1758–1802), also known as Krishna Sinha, was a Nawab of the dominion of
Banda
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(present day
Uttar Pradesh
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, a vassal of the Peshwa. He was the son of
Shamsher Bahadur I and the grandson of
Peshwa Bajirao I.
Under the auspices of the 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.
See also
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Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...
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Mahadaji Shinde
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, Maharaja of Gwalior
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Shamsher Bahadur I
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Bhat Peshwa Family
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Further reading
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Ranjit Desai
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. ''Swami'' , a historical novel
Indian Hindus
Peshwa dynasty
People from the Maratha Empire
Marathi people
18th-century Indian monarchs
1758 births
1802 deaths
People from Banda, Uttar Pradesh
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