Holkar, the name of a powerful Mahratta family, the members of which have at various times been formidable enemies to the British empire in India. The founder of the family was Mulhar Rao Holkar, who was born in the Deccan, 1693, and, having gained by his valour the favour of the Peishwah, obtained from him the western half of Malwa, with Indore for his capital. See INDORE, MAHRATTAS.
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