Ahilyabai Holkar, the ruler of the Holkar state of Indore, made which town on the Narmada her capital?
- A.Burhanpur
- B.Maheshwar
- C.Mandu
- D.Ujjain
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Maheshwar. Ahilyabai Holkar ruled from 1767 to 1795 and shifted her seat to Maheshwar on the north bank of the Narmada, which became a centre of administration, temple building and handloom weaving; the Maheshwari sari is still named after it. She paid for the rebuilding of the Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi in 1780 and endowed works at Somnath, Gaya, Ujjain, Dwarka and Rameswaram. Option A is wrong because Burhanpur on the Tapi was a Mughal provincial city. Option C is wrong because Mandu was the capital of the earlier sultans of Malwa. Option D is wrong because Ujjain, though she endowed temples there, was never her capital. Papers often pair Ahilyabai with the Kashi Vishwanath temple of 1780, and describe her as a philosopher queen whose reign is the standard example of good governance by a woman ruler.
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