Which ruler governed the Holkar territory of Malwa from Maheshwar on the Narmada?
- A.Rani Durgavati
- B.Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
- C.Vijayaraje Scindia
- D.Rani Avantibai Lodhi
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar. She administered the Holkar territory from Maheshwar in the second half of the eighteenth century, was known for a careful and just administration, and built ghats, wells and temples from the Narmada to the Ganga, including the rebuilding of the Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi in 1780. The airport at Indore is named Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport after her.
Option A, Rani Durgavati, was the Gond queen of Garha-Katanga in the sixteenth century. Option C, Vijayaraje Scindia, was the Rajmata of Gwalior in the twentieth century and a parliamentarian. Option D, Rani Avantibai Lodhi, fought in 1857 in the Mandla region. The three queens of three different centuries are the raw material of this question, so hold each with her town.
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