Ganpat Rao Gaekwad was the ninth Maharaja of
Baroda State
Baroda State was a state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its c ...
reigning from 1847 to 1856. He was the eldest son of Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II and became
Maharaja
Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king".
A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, an ...
of Baroda after the death of his father.
He died in 1856 and after his death, he was succeeded by his second younger brother Khanderao II Gaekwad.
See also
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Gaekwad dynasty
The Gaekwads of Baroda (also spelled as Gaikwads, Guicowars, Gaekwars) ( IAST: ''Gāyakavāḍa'') are a Hindu Maratha dynasty origin of the former Maratha Empire and its subsequent Princely States. A dynasty belonging to this clan ruled the pr ...
References
External links
Official Website of the Gaekwads of Baroda
1816 births
1859 deaths
Maharajas of Vadodara
Hindu monarchs
Indian royalty
Indian military leaders
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