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Shrimant Sardar Vithoji Rao Holkar (1776 – 16 April 1801), was the fourth son of Sardar Tukoji Rao Holkar. He was also known as Vithoba.

Life

Vithoji was born into the Holkar clan which was in the service of the Maratha Empire. When his elder brother Malhar Rao II Holkar was killed by the Scindia in September 1797, Vithoji escaped from Poona to Kolhapur.^{[citation needed]}

To acquire more resources, Yashwant Rao Holkar started a freebooting campaign in the north, while Vithoji started a campaign of plunder and rapine in the south. He plundered the Peshwa's territories. Baji Rao II sent Balaji Kunjir and Bapu Gokhale to arrest Vithoji. In April 1801, Vithoji was arrested and taken to Pune.^[1]

On the advice of Balaji Kunjar, Vithoji was sentenced to death by being trampled under the feet of an elephant. His sentence was carried out on orders of the Peshwa Baji Rao II, at Poona on 16 April 1801: he was bound to an elephant's foot and dragged to death in the streets of the city. This caused animosity between Baji Rao II and Yashwant Rao.^[1]^[2] He was survived by Hari Rao Holkar who ruled the Holkar from 1834.

References

^ ^a ^b Gazetteer 18.2. 1885, p. 281.
^ Forrest 1885, p. xxxii.

Bibliography

Forrest, George W., ed. (1885). Selections from the Letters, Despatches, and Other State Papers preserved in the Bombay Secretariat. Vol. 1. Part 1. Bombay: Government Central Press.
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency (1885). Vol. 18. Part 2. Bombay: Government Central Press.
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency (1885). Vol. 18. Part 3. Bombay: Government Central Press.

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-Shrimant [[Sardar]] '''Vithoji Rao Holkar'''{{cn|date=June 2020}} (1776 – 16 April 1801), was the fourth son of [[Sardar]] [[Tukoji Rao Holkar]]. He also known as '''[[Vithoba]]'''.
+Shrimant [[Sardar]] '''Vithoji Rao Holkar''' (1776 – 16 April 1801), was the fourth son of [[Sardar]] [[Tukoji Rao Holkar]]. He was also known as '''Vithoba'''.
 ==Life==
-Vithoji was a part of the [[Holkar]] clan in the service of the [[Maratha Empire]]. When his elder brother Malhar Rao II Holkar was killed by the [[Scindia]] in September 1797, Vithoji escaped from [[Poona]] to [[Kolhapur]] .{{cn|date=June 2020}}
+Vithoji was born into the [[Holkar]] clan which was in the service of the [[Maratha Empire]]. When his elder brother Malhar Rao II Holkar was killed by the [[Scindia]] in September 1797, Vithoji escaped from [[Poona]] to [[Kolhapur]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
-To acquire more resources, [[Yashwantrao Holkar|Yashwant Rao Holkar]] started freebooting campaign towards the north, whereas Vithoji started a campaign of plunder and rapine towards the south. He plundered the [[Peshwa]]'s territories. [[Baji Rao II]] sent [[Balaji Kunjir]] and [[Bapu Gokhale]] to arrest Vithoji. In April 1801, Vithoji was arrested and taken to [[Pune]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Prabook|url=https://prabook.com/web/mobile/#!profile/1911417|access-date=2022-02-03|website=prabook.com}}</ref>
+To acquire more resources, [[Yashwantrao Holkar|Yashwant Rao Holkar]] started a freebooting campaign in the north, while Vithoji started a campaign of plunder and rapine in the south. He plundered the [[Peshwa]]'s territories. [[Baji Rao II]] sent [[Balaji Kunjir]] and [[Bapu Gokhale]] to arrest Vithoji. In April 1801, Vithoji was arrested and taken to [[Pune]].<ref name=":0" />
+On the advice of Balaji Kunjar, Vithoji was sentenced to death by being trampled under the feet of an [[elephant]]. His sentence was carried out on orders of the Peshwa Baji Rao II, at Poona on 16 April 1801: he was bound to an elephant's foot and dragged to death in the streets of the city. This caused animosity between Baji Rao II and Yashwant Rao.<ref name=":0">''Gazetteer 18''.2. 1885, p. 281.</ref><ref>Forrest 1885, p. xxxii.</ref> He was survived by [[Hari Rao Holkar]] who ruled the Holkar from 1834.
-On the advice of Balaji Kunjar, Vithoji was sentenced to death by being trampled under the feet of an [[elephant]]. His sentence was carried out on orders of the Peshwa Baji Rao II, at Poona on 16 April 1801. This caused animosity between Baji Rao II and Yashwant Rao.<ref name=":0" /> He was survived by [[Hari Rao Holkar]] who became ruler in 1834.
 ==References==
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+== Bibliography ==
+* Forrest, George W., ed. (1885). ''Selections from the Letters, Despatches, and Other State Papers preserved in the Bombay Secretariat''. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Gu5BAQAAMAAJ Vol. 1]. Part 1. Bombay: Government Central Press.
+* ''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency'' (1885). Vol. 18. [https://books.google.com/books?id=E4tIAQAAMAAJ Part 2]. Bombay: Government Central Press.
+* ''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency'' (1885). Vol. 18. [https://books.google.com/books?id=esAIAAAAQAAJ Part 3]. Bombay: Government Central Press.
 ==See also==
-{{Commonscat|Vithoji Rao Holkar}}
+{{Commons category|Vithoji Rao Holkar}}
 *[[Holkar]]
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Holkar}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Vithoji Holkar}}
 [[Category:1776 births]]
 [[Category:1801 deaths]]
 [[Category:Holkar]]
+[[Category:People from the Maratha Confederacy]]