The is originated from Nimb Raj. I ( Naik )Nimbalkar. As The name is Nimb- Raja tells that he was the king of the region of Nimbal. Nimbal is small town near Vijapur (Karnataka – May be Bijapur).
After last king of the Parmaras (Rajput Dynasty of the Ujjain) – Mahalik Dev Ray Parmar there is little trace for his descendants who went in hiding to south India. This happened when Barbarous Allauddin Khilji ( Ruler of Delhi ) attacked Ujjain in around 1230 AD. Nimbalkar Claims themselves descendant of the Parmara ruler.
After this in 1275 Devgiri near Aurangabad (Maharashtra) perished by malik kafur. There was some resistance to muslim rulers by the New muslims. The great man Nimbraj was put against this resistance. He killed 10,000 new muslims and he was awarded the title ‘Raja’ – King of the region and he accepted Phaltan as his base. The muslim ruler was said to be descendant of Muhhammad tughlak.
The family proclaimed many times independence, even though they were subordinate to Vijapur muslim sultanat. The family members had been instrumental in Maharashtra - India politics since last 1000 years.
As first independence was proclaimed by Jagpala ( alias Vangpala or Vangoji) Naik Nimbalkar (Raja of Phaltan 1550 AD around) who was brother of grandmother of the great ‘Chatrapati Shivaji I’.
The second time the independence was proclaimed by Mudhoji Naik Nimbalkar the Father in law of ‘Chatrapati Shivaji I’ (Raja of Phaltan 1635 AD around).
The Family was so powerful in Maratha politics that the one of the descendant of the Family – Haibatrao Raje Nimbalkar - at the time of Shahu (The grand son of the great Shivaji I ) Joined the Nijams of the Hydrabad and played politics to get the Khandesh share to new Maratha rulers of DHAR and Badoda. (This was mungi shvgaon treaty).
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