Ramchandra Jadhav, the Maratha king of Deogiri whose daughter Jhatyapali was married to Alauddin Khilji b/w 1294-96 AD

Raja of Sangameshwar married his daughter to Alauddin II Bahmani Shah.

Another Sangameshwar Maratha Princess was taken in marriage by Feroz Shah Bahmani
Yusuf Adil Shah (1489–1510) invaded Jamkhind and to evade destruction, its Brahmin Maratha ruler Mukund Rao gave his sister in marriage to Yusuf.

She was later renamed Punji Khanam or Punji Khatun and she gave birth to Ismail Adil Shah.
Shambhaji Bhonsle married his daughter to Sikandar Khan Bijapuri’s son at Mughal court in which dowry of seven thousand rupees was presented by Aurangzeb himself.
Later Sambhaji’s brother Rajaram Bhonsle too married both his daughters to Gond Muslims.
Muslim Pindaris were very important to Maratha economy.

To seal this alliance, Sardar Bapu Sahib Scindia, a relative of Daulat Rao Scindia married his daughter on 25th march, 1822 to Crown prince Muhammad Wazir Khan, son of Amir Khan Pindari, Nawab of Tonk.
Similarly, Harihar II of the Vijayanagar Empire, was succeeded by his son Deva Raya I, who was defeated by Firoz Shah Bahmani and had to pay ten lakhs of pearls, elephants as an indemnity.

He also agreed to marry his daughter to the Sultan, which was celebrated with great show.
Along with him, Narsingh Rao of Kherla married his daughter to Firuz.

Ahmad Shah Wali, 9th Bahamani ruler married to the daughter of Raja of Sonkhed.
Last but not least, Purushottam of Khurda who sent his daughter to Mughal harem.
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