Shamsher Bahadur I (Krishna Rao)

Shamsher Bahadur was the son of Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I and his second wife Mastani, whose mother was a Persian Muslim. Bajirao wanted Shamsher Bahadur to be accepted as a Hindu Brahmin, but because of his mother's Muslim heritage, the priests refused to conduct the Hindu upanayana ceremony for him. His education and military training was conducted in line with other sons of the Peshwa family, even though Maratha nobles and chiefs didn't recognize Mastani as a legitimate wife of the Peshwa.[1] After the death of both Bajirao and Mastani in 1740, Shamsher was taken into the household of Kashibai, Bajirao's widow, and raised as one of her own. He married Laal Kunwar on 14 January 1749 and soon after her death in 1753, Shamsher Bahadur was married to Mehranbai on 18 October 1753.

Shamsher Bahadur was bestowed upon a portion of his father's dominion of Banda and Kalpi in present day North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He alongside with Raghunathrao, Malharrao Holkar, Dattaji Shinde, Jankoji Shinde and other Sardars Went to Punjab in 1757–1758 against Durrani Empire and won Attock, Peshawar, Multan In 1758. He was the part of Maratha Conquest of North India. In 1761, he and his army contingent fought alongside his cousins from the Peshwa family in the Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghan forces of Ahmad Shah Abdali. He was wounded in that battle and died a few days later at Deeg.[4]

Upon the death of Shamsher, his son Ali Bahadur (Krishna Sinh) (1758-1802), became the Nawab of the dominion of Banda (present day Uttar Pradesh) in northern India, a vassal of Mahratta polity.[5] Under the auspices of the powerful Maratha nobles, Ali Bahadur established his authority over large parts of Bundelkhand and became the Nawab of Banda and placed his trusted aide Ramsingh Bhatt as kotwal of Kalinjar . RamSingh Bhatt along with Yashwant Rao deshashta attacked and hain es Chauth from Vidhaya and Chunar Ghati . His son and successor Shamsher Bahadur II held allegiance towards the Maratha polity and fought the English in the Anglo-Maratha War of 1803[5][6] His descendant, Ali Bahadur fought alongside with Rani Lakshmibai in First War of Indian Independence of 1857.After the defeat, Banda state was abolished.[7] The present day descendants of Shamsher Bahadur lead a simple middle class lives in Central India.[8][9]

• Mastani
• Peshwa Bajirao
• Bhat family

In the 2019 film, Panipat, his role was played by Sahil Salathia.

• PESHWA (Prime Ministers)

• Ranjit Desai. Swami (in Marathi), a historical novel