Vitthal Sundar

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]

Vitthal Sundar Parshurami
Raja Pratapwant Bahadur
a 5 foot square, castle-like white tomb of stone blocks
Samadhi (memorial commemorating the dead) of Vitthal Sundar Parashurami
Prime Minister of the Hyderabad
Reign8 July 1762 – 10 August 1763
PredecessorBasalat Jung
SuccessorMusa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula
Died10 August 1763
Rakshasbhuvan (present day in Beed district, Maharashtra)
FatherSundar Narayan Parshurami

References
  1. K. Chandraiah (1998). Hyderabad, 400 Glorious Years. K. Chandraiah Memorial Trust. p. 73.
  2. Govind Sakharam Sardesai (rao bahadur) (1948). New History of the Marathas: The Expansion of the Maratha Power, 1707-1772. Phoenix Publications. p. 468.
  3. Tony Jaques (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 838.
  4. G. T. Kulkarni; M. R. Kantak (1980). Battle of Kharda: Challenges and Responses. Deccan College, Post-Graduate & Research Institute. p. 43.
  5. Journal of the University of Bombay, Volume 27. University of Bombay. 1958. p. 12.
  6. Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1977). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Maratha Supremacy. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 829.


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