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Faiz Mohammad Khan

Her efforts were to be deterred by the invasion Nanasaheb Peshwa and his Maratha brigands who pillaged Malwa and all the territories that Yar Mohammad Khan had recaptured from them.

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Mamola Bai actively sought restraint and organized a peace treaty between Faiz Mohammad Khan and Nanasaheb Peshwa in which half of the territories of the Nawab of Bhopal were unfairly annexed by the Marathas.

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Faiz Muhammad Khan Bahadur, (r.1742-1777) the third Nawab of Bhopal, was the son of Yar Mohammad Khan the second Nawab of Bhopal, and the stepson of Mamola Bai a very influential Hindu wife of Yar Mohammad Khan and a direct descendant of Dost Mohammad Khan.

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During this illness Faiz Mohammad Khan's younger brother Yasin Khan organized the Nawab of Bhopal under the supervision of Mamola Bai.

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When Ahamd Shah Durrani and his massive army of 150,000 began their campaign to eliminate the renegade Marathas, Sadashivrao Bhau organized his Maratha brigands and marched northwards to Panipat, while on his way he passed through the territories of Faiz Mohammad Khan the Nawab of Bhopal, and invited him to a meeting.

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In the year 1743, Faiz Mohammad Khan the Third Nawab of Bhopal, informally abdicated his official duties which were now given to his young stepmother Mamola Bai and achieved great fame and even the status of a Sufi saint.

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Unable to halt the advancements of Sultan Mohammad Khan and Sadar Khan and their sponsored revolt in Islamnagar, the 27-years-old widow Mamola Bai the stepmother of the 11-year-old Faiz Mohammad Khan appointed him as the new Nawab of Bhopal and successfully had him recognized by the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, through the efforts of the chief scribe Bijjeh Ram.

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Faiz Mohammad Khan refused to meet Sadashivrao Bhau without his delegation that kept its distance from the Maratha leader.

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The 11-year-old, Faiz Mohammad Khan, the third Nawab of Bhopal and his stepmother Mamola Bai appointed Bijjeh Ram as the commander of a Mughal Army consisting of 5000 troops and together they marched to confront Sultan Mohammad Khan at Eidgah Hill, the battle ended in complete mayhem when Sultan Mohammad Khan's forces abandoned him and recognized Faiz Mohammad Khan as the new Nawab.

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Furthermore, Sultan Mohammad Khan was suddenly informed that a brigand of Marathas led by Holas Rai, were on their way to capture Fatahgarh Fort.

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Although Mamola Bai managed a successful administration, she collected taxation and defended the territories of Bhopal.