is said that she died here giving birth to her fourteenth child. Even today, the ceiling has many intricate paintings. One of these paintings depicts a monument which is said to have been the inspiration for the Taj Mahal.
Under the Marathas
Mughal wealth plundered by Marathas under Sambhaji, Sambhaji, after becoming King of Marathas he gave first blow to Mughal Empire. In this campaign he was Joint by his genral Hambirrao Mohite.
Later Santaji Ghorpade attacked Burhanpur and Khandesh subha to force Aurangzeb to deploy more forces in Khandesh. This act by Santaji relived some pressure of Mughal armies from Karnataka and Maratha swarajya.
The city was taken by Peshwa Bajirao during his reign to Malwa and Delhi.
Maratha army under Sadashivrao Bhau who defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad and took control of the town. In 1761 the Marath army marched for Third Battle Of Panipat from the city.
After down fall of Marathe Empire city went to Holkar, Scindia, and then British.
After India's independence
Since independence, Burhanpur has been represented in the state and national assembly’s by different political parties. In the last twenty years. This city is known for cloth and also for bananas. Agriculture had been the second best source of earnings as farmers here majorly produce cotton and banana. Both of these agri products give high revenue to the farmers
