Mastani

Mastani (29 August 1699 – 28 April 1740) was the daughter of Chhatrasal and Ruhani Bai Begum. She was the second wife of the Maratha Peshwa (Prime Minister) Baji Rao I. Her relationship within the Maratha Brahmin family has been subject of both admiration and controversy and well adapted in Indian novels and cinema.

Mastani
Maharani
A portrait of Mastani (dated 18th century)
Born29 August 1699
Mausahaniya, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire
(modern-day Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died28 May 1740(1740-05-28) (aged 40)
Pabal, Pune, Maratha Confederacy
(modern-day Maharashtra, India)
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1729)
IssueShamsher Bahadur I
HouseBundela (by birth)
Bhat (by marriage)
FatherChhatrasal
MotherRuhaani Bai Begum
ReligionShia Islam, Hindu (Pranami Sampradaya)
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