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Mastani was the daughter of a Hindu, Maharaja Chhatrasal (1649-1731), of Bundelkhand province, and was borne by his Persian-Muslim wife Ruhaani Bai and brought up as Muslim girl.

However some version of historian says, According to their view of Chhatrasal, she was the daughter of Nizam of Hyderabad. The Nizam, defeated by Chhatrasal in 1698, was advised by his wife to marry his daughter to Chhatrasal to foster friendly relations with the Bundelas who had become the most dominant power in Central India and in the Indian Subcontinent. and by with that nawabzadi, mastani born as daughter of maharaja Chhatrasal.

Mastani was skilled in horse-riding, spear-throwing and swordsmanship and a talented dancer and singer. She accompanied Bajirao on his military campaigns. Mastani and Bajirao's wife, Kashibai, bore sons to Bajirao within a few months of each other. Kashibai's child died at an early age. Mastani's child was named Shamsher Bahadur.(also named as Krushnarao)

Bajirao bestowed the Jagir of Banda on Shamsher. The son fought on the side of the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in a.d. 1761 against Ahmed Shah Abdali and is said to have been killed in the battle.
Bajirao's love for his Muslim wife Mastani, and neglect of Kashibai angered his mother, Radhabai. In deference to Radhabai, Bajirao's brother, Chimnaji Appa, tried to send Mastani into exile. Bajirao's son, Balaji, also tried to coerce Mastani into leaving his father, but she refused. Enraged by her growing influence on Bajirao, and Bajirao's neglect of Kashibai, Balaji had Mastani placed under house arrest for a time, while Bajirao was on military campaign.
Mastani lived for some time with Bajirao at his palace of Shaniwar Wada in the city of Pune. The palace's north-east corner held Mastani Mahal and had its own external doorway called Mastani Darwaza. Because of his family's intolerance of Mastani, Bajirao later built a separate residence for Mastani at Kothrud in 1734, some distance away from Shaniwar Wada. The site still exists at the Mrutyunjay temple on Karve road. The palace at Kothrud was dismantled and parts of this are displayed at a special section of Raja Kelkar Museum. Court records (Bakhars) during Bajirao's regime specifically never included any reference to her.

In April 1740, while Bajirao was inspecting his lands at Khargon, he suddenly became ill and died. Kashibai, Chimnaji Appa, Balaji (Nanasaheb), and Mastani came to Khargon. Bajirao's mortal remains were consigned to flames on 28 April 1740, at Raver Khed on the banks of the Narmada River. soon afterwards, According to popular folklore, Mastani committed SATI honer suicide after hearing about Bajirao's death, by drinking poison from a ring which she was wearing. Others say that she jumped into the funeral pyre of her husband and committed sati. No documentation is available to confirm the actual cause. However it is accepted that she did not live long after Bajirao's demise and died in 1740.

Kashibai W/0 bajirao, took Mastani's six-year-old son Shamsher Bahadur (also named as Krushnarao) into her household and raised him as one of her ownand grant banda jagir .

Her one Palace [Mahal] is in Chhatarpur district. It's in Dhubela 15Km away from Chhatarpur town. One museum is in Dhubela and beside this "Mastani Mahal" is there where she lived. An original palace [mahal] shifted to Kelkar museum' of Pune is also must see thing when you visit to Pune.

Bajirao ardently desired that his son by Mastani be invested with the sacred thread and be declared a Brahmin. But even the powerful Bajirao could not get the orthodox Pune brahmin priests to agree. With a heavy heart he had to bring up the lad as a Muslim. Renamed Shamsher Bahadur. Kashibai took Mastani's six-year-old son Shamsher Bahadur (also named as Krushnarao) into her household and raised him as one of her own. Shamsher grew up into a formidable warrior and fought in the Third Battle of Panipat in14/1/1761 against Ahmed Shah Abdali Durani, alongside his cousin Sadashivrao Bhauand his half-nephew Vishwasrao, Nanasaheb's son. Shamsher Bahadur, barely 27 at the time, lost his life along with Sadashivrao Bhau and Vishwasrao in that battle. Shamsher Bahadur's son, Ali Bahadur, ruled over Baji Rao's lands in Bundelkhand, and founded the state of Banda, Uttar Pradesh.

NOTE :- in 16th jun 2009 some t ppl dug up the SAMDHI of the 18th century historical figure Mastani, in Maharashtra at Pabal village, digging could be an attempt to recover an assumed hidden treasure. this news was published in times of india Dt. Jan 18, 2009, 01.38pm IST

[ have many stories of Mastani and Bajirao's love, but in this blog it is needless to post that all. whenever i start new blog of stories. that time will post at that space .. -Meenakhshi Kumari ]