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'''Govind Ballal Kher''' (1710 - 17 December 1760), historically known as '''Govind Pant Bundela''', was a [[Military]] [[General]] of [[Peshwas]] in [[Northern India]] during 1733 to 1760. Peshwa [[Bajirao]] appointed him his trustee for the 1/3 kingdom rewarded to him by [[Maharaja Chhatrasal]] in [[Bundelkhand]]. He ruled the city of [[Kalpi]] and later it was given as jagir to his descendant Nana Govinda Rao. After this Govind Rao ruled the [[Jalaun State]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Rani of Jhansi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t7xBDQAAQBAJ&q=govind+pant+bundela&pg=PT92|author=Bhawan Singh Rana|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd|year=2014|isbn = 9789350830031}}</ref>

==Early life==
Govind Pant was born in a [[Karhade Brahmin]] family in village ‘Nevare’ in [[Ratnagiri]] district of [[Maharashtra]] in or around 1710. His father was [[Kulkarni]] of the village and Govind Pant inherited this post on early death of his father. Being a vagabond, however, he was forced to leave the post and also his native place and was compelled to wander in the search of a job.

==Career==
In the beginning of his career, he worked under the established Maratha Generals of North India [[Malharrao Holkar]] and Antaji Mankeshwar Gandhe and got good experience of guerilla war and administration.
On recommendation by the [[Deshastha Brahmin]] Antaji, Bajirao Peshwa assigned some jobs to Govind Pant and found him extremely useful. Soon he became Bajirao’s one of the most favorite.
When Bajirao got [[Bundelkhand]] from [[Maharaja Chhatrasal]] in 1733, he appointed Govindpant as his [[Administrator (law)|Administrator]] and [[Power of attorney]] for this newly annexed land.

He was always known to be the greatest ‘[[Fund raiser]]’ of the [[Maratha Empire]].

==Contribution to the Battle of Panipat==
Govind Pant did his best to help the [[Maratha]] army under the leadership of [[Sadashivrao Bhau]] during [[Battle of Panipat (1761)|Battle of Panipat]]. He himself had trapped [[Ahmed Shah Abdali]] in the region between [[Ganges]] and [[Yamuna]] (termed as ''Duab'') and had made him totally helpless. But when he got the opportunity he delivered a considerable amount at Delhi to Naro Shankar and started attacking the supplies of Ahmad Shah Abdali.<ref>Third Battle of Panipat by Abhas Verma {{ISBN|9788180903397}} Bharatiya Kala Prakashan</ref> Unfortunately however, a sheer misunderstanding led him to lose his life in an unexpected tussle with the troops under Abdali’s General Ataikhan.

==Controversy==
Veteran historian [[V K Rajwade]] holds Govind Pant responsible for the defeat of [[Marathas]] in the [[Third Battle of Panipat]]. Also he does not consider him as a man of importance. Moreover, he accuses him to be always corrupt. Whereas according to Shuresh Sharma, "It was Balaji Bajirao's love of pleasure which was responsible for loss in Panipat. He delayed at Paithan celebrating his second marriage until December 27, when it was too late."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Suresh K. |title=Haryana: Past and Present |date=2006 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=9788183240468 |page=173 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6n7vV0eiS3YC&q=Balaji+Baji+Rao+married++1760%7C1761&pg=PA173 |access-date=7 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==

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* ‘Marathi Riyasat Volume I’ ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]) by [[Govind Sakharam Sardesai]]
* ‘Peshwyanchi Bakhar’ (Marathi) Editorial Notes by R.V.Herwadkar
* ‘Bhausahebachi Bakhar’ (Marathi) Editorial Notes by R.V.Herwadkar
* 'Aitihasik Prastavana' (Marathi) by [[V K Rajwade]]
* 'Third Battle of Panipat' by Abhas Verma {{ISBN|9788180903397}} Bharatiya Kala Prakashan

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[[Category:People from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]
[[Category:People from Ratnagiri district]]
[[Category:People from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh]]
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