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Khanderao Holkar, Ahilyadevi's husband, died in the battle of Kumher in Twelve years later, her father-in-law, Malhar Rao Holkar, died. She inherited the throne and became one of India's great women rulers. Upon taking the throne as queen, she launched a campaign to rid her kingdom of Thugs who sought to plunder the kingdom, personally leading her army into battle.

Her war time exploits became legendary. Ahilyadevi earned a reputation for administering justice fairly during her rule without partiality or partisanship.

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She sentenced her only son, found guilty of a capital offense , to death by being crushed by an elephant. Rani Ahilyadevi ordered the building of a multitude of Hindu temples in Maheshwar and Indore. She ordered the rebuilding of a temple destroyed and desecrated in Somanath, which is still used as a worship place by Hindus in Her father, Mankoji Shinde, was the patil of the village, a member of the proud Dhangar community.

Women then did not go to school, but Ahilyabai's father taught her to read and write. Her entrance onto the stage of history had been accidental. Malhar Rao Holkar, a commander in the service of the Peshwa Bajirao and lord of the Malwa territory, stopped in Chondi on his way to Pune and, according to legend, saw the eight-year-old Ahilyadevi at the temple service in the village.

Recognizing her piety and her character, he brought the girl to the Holkar territory as a bride for his son, Khanderao Holkar — They were married in Twelve years later, her father-in-law, Malhar Rao Holkar died. From until her death in , she ruled Malwa, trained in both administrative and military matters by Malhar Rao.