Vitthal Sundar
Prime Minister of Hyderabad
Vitthal Sundar Parshurami | |
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Raja Pratapwant Bahadur | |
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 in Beed district, Maharashtra) |
Father | Sundar Narayan Parshurami |
Vitthal Sundar Parshurami (also Vithal Sundar) (died 10 August 1763), was a diplomat and the Prime Minister of Hyderabad (or Diwan) during the reign of Nizam 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 title Raja Pratapwant.[1] Sunder belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin community of Maharashtra.[2][3][4][5] Sundar was Nizam's commander-in-chief during the Battle of Rakshasbhuvan on 10 August 1763, and was killed in the battle.[6]
References
- ^ 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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