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Mastani

1699 - 1740

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Mastani (29 August 1699 – 28 April 1740) was either the daughter of Nizam Asaf Jah I of Hyderabad or Chhatrasal Bundela of Bundelkhand. She was the second wife of the Maratha Peshwa (Prime Minister) Baji Rao I. The marriage was arranged to promote diplomatic ties with the Maratha Empire. Her relationship within the Maratha Brahmin family has been subject of both admiration and controversy and well adapted in Indian novels and cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mastani is the 723rd most popular companion (down from 604th in 2019), the 528th most popular biography from India (down from 319th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Mastani ranks 723 out of 784Before her are Ermesinda of Bigorre, Catherine Sunesdotter, Prince Gustav of Denmark, Katherine Swynford, Mary of Guelders, and Prokopia. After her are Synadene, Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir, Nazikeda Kadın, Berengaria of León, Margaret of L'Aigle, and Antigone Costanda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1699, Mastani ranks 15Before her are Anna Leszczyńska, Françoise-Louise de Warens, Hans Joachim von Zieten, Bernard de Jussieu, Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Alamgir II. After her are Rafi ud-Darajat, and John Bartram. Among people deceased in 1740, Mastani ranks 18Before her are Jan Kupecký, Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Pietro Ottoboni, Vincent Lübeck, and Ephraim Chambers. After her is Grace Sherwood.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mastani ranks 528 out of 1,861Before her are Asin (1985), Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916), Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863), Puneeth Rajkumar (1975), Rajinikanth (1950), and Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888). After her are Kadambini Ganguly (1861), Bhaichung Bhutia (1976), Cerverí de Girona (1259), Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904), Jhalkaribai (1830), and M. S. Swaminathan (1925).

Among COMPANIONS In India

Among companions born in India, Mastani ranks 5Before her are Mumtaz Mahal (1593), Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542), Sita (null), and Jagat Gosain (1573). After her are Brian Horrocks (1895), Salima Sultan Begum (1539), and Kashibai (1703).