Shamsher Bahadur I was the son of Bajirao I and Mastani). After the death of both Bajirao and Mastani in 1740, Shamsher was taken into the household of Kashibai, Bajiraos widow, and raised as one of her own. He married Laal Kunwar on 14 January 1749 and soon after her death in 1753, Shamsher Bahadur was married to Mehrambai on 18 October 1753. Shamsher Bahadur had one son by Mehrambai named Krishna Sinh later known as Ali Bahadur. He was his successor as Subahdar of Banda). Shamsher Bahadur died at the age of 27 in the Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghans. His son, Ali Bahadur I, ruled over Baji Rao’s lands in Bundelkhand, and founded the state of Banda, Uttar Pradesh.