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Mastani was born to Chhatrasal, and his concubine Ruhani Begum. [8] [9] Her father was the founder of the Panna State.[10]She and her father were followers of the Pranami Sampradaya, a Hindu sect based on the Bhakti worship of Sri Krishna, but as her mother was Shia, she was also a follower of Shia Islam.
Bajirao Mastani is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language epic historical tragedy film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who co-produced it with Eros International and ...
Krishna Rao was the son of Peshwa Baji Rao I and his second wife Mastani, daughter of Chhatrasal and his muslim wife, Ruhani Bai. Bajirao wanted him to be accepted as a Hindu Brahmin, but because his mother was a Muslim, Brahmin priests refused to conduct the Hindu upanayana ceremony for him. Thus, Bajirao ordered that he be raised as a Muslim.
She was concerned that her daughter may be discriminated for being half-muslim and a follower of Shia Islam whereas Bajirao was a Hindu Brahmin but later Ruhani Bai accepted this marriage on the advice of her husband Chhatrasal that Mastani was also a half-Hindu, a follower of the Pranami Sampradaya and mastani will not treated with any ...
Bajirao took Mastani as his wife, the daughter of Rajput king Chhatrasal, born from his Muslim concubine. [20] The relationship was a political one, arranged to please Chhatrasal. [ 10 ] Mastani had a son, Krishna Rao , in 1734.
Bajirao I. Balaji married Radhabai Barve (1685–1752) and had two sons and two daughters. Baji Rao I (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740), also known as Bajirao I, was a noted general who was appointed as the Peshwa by Shahu I of the Maratha Empire in 1720., [4] [2] He is also known as Thorale Bajirao (Bajirao the elder) in Marathi to distinguish him from his grandson and namesake, Bajirao II ...
With Bajirao, she had four children, including Balaji Baji Rao and Ragunath Rao. Balaji succeeded Bajirao as Peshwa upon the latter's death in 1740. Also following Bajirao's death, Kashibai fostered her step-son, Shamsher Bahadur, whose mother was Bajirao's second wife, Mastani. [1] [2]
Rau (also referred to as Rauu) is a 1972 Marathi historical fiction novel by N S Inamdar.The story revolves around the fictionalized romance between real-life historical characters of the Maratha General Peshwa Baji Rao I and his second wife Mastani (born of a Hindu father and Muslim mother).