Vitthal Sundar
| Vitthal Sundar Parshurami | |
|---|---|
| Raja PratapwantBahadur | |
 Samadhi (memorial commemorating the dead) of Vitthal Sundar Parashurami | |
| Prime Minister of the Hyderabad | |
| Reign | 8 July 1762 – 10 August 1763 |
| Predecessor | Basalat Jung |
| Successor | Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula |
| Died | 10 August 1763 Rakshasbhuvan(present day inBeed district,Maharashtra) |
| Father | Sundar Narayan Parshurami |
Vitthal Sundar Parshurami,alsoVithal Sundar(died 10 August 1763), was a diplomat and thePrime Minister of Hyderabad(orDiwan) during the reign ofNizam Ali Khan(Asaf Jah II). When Khan was appointed Subedar of the Deccan on 8 July 1762, he immediately appointed Sunder his Diwan and conferred upon him the titleRaja Pratapwant.[1]Sunder belonged to the HinduDeshastha Brahminsub-caste ofMaharashtra.[2][3][4][5]Sundar was the Nizam's commander-in-chief during theBattle of Rakshasbhuvanon 10 August 1763, and was killed in the battle.[6]
References
[edit]- ^K. Chandraiah (1998).Hyderabad, 400 Glorious Years.K. Chandraiah Memorial Trust. p. 73.
- ^Govind Sakharam Sardesai (rao bahadur) (1948).New History of the Marathas: The Expansion of the Maratha Power, 1707-1772.Phoenix Publications. p. 468.
- ^Tony Jaques (2007).Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z.Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 838.
- ^G. T. Kulkarni; M. R. Kantak (1980).Battle of Kharda: Challenges and Responses.Deccan College, Post-Graduate & Research Institute. p. 43.
- ^Journal of the University of Bombay, Volume 27.University of Bombay. 1958. p. 12.
- ^Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1977).The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Maratha Supremacy.Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 829.
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