[note 1] At first Ruhani Bai Begum was against the marriage of her daughter Mastani with Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I.
[citation needed] She was against this marriage as Mastani was half-Muslim because she was born to a Persian mother and Rajput father.
She was concerned that her daughter may be discriminated for being half-muslim and a follower of Shia Islam whereas Bajirao was a Hindu Brahmin but later Ruhani Bai accepted this marriage on the advice of her husband Chhatrasal that Mastani was also a half-Hindu, a follower of the Pranami Sampradaya and mastani will not treated with any discrimination .
Ultimately Bajirao defeated Bangash after reaching Jaitpur near Kulpahar in present Uttar Pradesh.
In gratitude, Chhatrasal gave Bajirao the hand of Mastani along with dominion over Jhansi, Sagar and Kalpi.