Rao Nandlal Chaudhary

Rao Nandlal Chaudhary (or Nandlal Mandloi) was the chief of the Zamindars of Kampel, Indore.[1][2] He is the one who controlled the Indore area with his people and an army, numbering about 2000.[3] He established and developed the Indore city. The place was then known as 'Indrapuri' (after the Lord Indreshwar Mahadev Temple) renamed as Indrapur. This city subsequently been called as ' Indur ' during the Maratha period and latter as 'Indore' during the British era.

A painting of Rao Raja Rao Nandlal Ji Mandloi 'Zamindar', the founder of Indore

References
  1. Rajaram Vyankatesh Nadkarnia The rise and fall of the Maratha Empire
  2. Palsokar, R. D. Bajirao I: An Outstanding Cavalry General. New Delhi: Reliance Pub. House, 1995. p.126
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