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Sunday, November 1, 2020

Princely State of Indore - Shivaji Rao Holkar Coins

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Indore State, also known as Holkar State was a royal state in India. Its rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty. Indore was a 19-gun salute Maratha princely state (a rare high rank) during the British rule in India. Indore state was located in the present-day Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The capital of the state was the city of Indore.

Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Shivaji Rao Holkar Bahadur XII (Indore, 11 November 1859 – Maheshwar, 13 October 1908) was the Maharaja of Indore (Holkar State) belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas. He was the son of Tukojirao Holkar II and Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Parvati Bai Sahib.