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 Hindu Deshastha Brahmin sub-caste of Maharashtra.^[2][3][4][5] Sundar was the Nizam's commander-in-chief during the Battle of Rakshasbhuvan against the Maratha Confederacy on 10 August 1763, and was killed in the battle.^[6]

Vitthal Sundar Parshurami
Raja Pratapwant Bahadur
Samadhi (memorial commemorating the dead) of Vitthal Sundar Parashurami
Prime Minister of the Hyderabad
Reign	8 July 1762 – 10 August 1763
Predecessor	Basalat Jung
Successor	Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula
Died	10 August 1763 Rakshasbhuvan (present day in Beed district, Maharashtra)
Father	Sundar Narayan Parshurami