Nimbalkar derives its surname from the forest of Nimbalak in Phaltan taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, India.
[1] Nimbalkars are famously known for their matrimonial alliance with Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Sayee bai Nimbalkar the princess of Phaltan was married to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as his first wife and mother of his first son.
Nimbalkars are ranked as Saptakuli Maratha, which is why they are in general category.
Some Nimbalkars served as head of the deshmukhs (sardeshmukhs or sardars) during the period of the Deccan Sultanates[2] and Mughal empire.