Bajajirao Mudhoji Naik Nimbalkar was a Maratha nobleman and sixteenth Raja of Phaltan Jagir during 1644–1676.
Bajaji was the brother-in-law of Shivaji, the founder of Maratha Empire, as his sister Maharani Saibai was his first wife.
He converted back to Hinduism from Islam later on and his conversion was performed by Shivaji according to Hindu Vedic rites.
[1][2] However, it is said that he embraced the Muslim religion in the court of the Adil Shahi Dynasty after pressure for him to join Islam.
Bajaji also married Ahirekar Patil and Bhosale Kinhaikar's daughters when he returned to the Hindu religion.