Which of the following kingdoms ruled Indore?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Holkar.

Key Points

Holkar dynasty rulers were the Maratha rulers of Indore in India with Dhangar origin, who were ruled Indore.
The Holkars were generals under Peshwa Bajirao I, who later established their own dynasty.
Malhar Rao Holkar rose from the peasants' origins by his own ability and founded the Holkar dynasty.
Malhar Rao Holkar led Maratha armies in the Malwa region before founding his own dynasty.

Additional Information

Person	Important Points
Yashwant Rao Holkar	He ruled the Holkar dynasty as regent from 1799 to 1807. He died in 1811.
Ahilya Bai Holkar	She ruled the Holkar dynasty from 1767 to 1795. She was the daughter-in-law of Malhar Rao Holkar.
Shivaji Rao Holkar	He ruled the Holkar dynasty from 1886 to 1903.

Scindia dynasty

The Scindia dynasty was established by Ranoji Shinde, who was a Maratha Sardar of Peshwa Bajirao.
The Scindia dynasty (popularly as Shinde in Maharashtra), is a Hindu Maratha dynasty that governed the preceding State of Gwalior.
The Gwalior state was a part of the Maratha Confederacy in the 18th -19th centuries, and a princely state of the colonial British government during the later centuries.
After India's sovereignty in 1947, some members of the Sindia family went on to join Indian politics.