[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of the Mahrattas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826) › v2.c56.15 # A History of the Mahrattas v2.c56.15 A History of the Mahrattas v2.c56.15 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c56.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c56.15) ² \[The principality of Bhopāl (Bhopaul) was formed by Dōst Muham-mad Khān, an Afghan officer of Aurangzeb, who became independent a few years after that sovereign’s death in 1707. Since 1844 the State has usually been ruled by ladies; one of whom, Sikandar Bēgam, rendered signal services to the Government of India during the Mutiny in 1857.\] - [Previous: v2.c56.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c56.14) - [Next: v2.c56.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c56.16) - [Up: v2.c56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c56) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c56.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c56.15) · Pramāṇa