Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II was the eight 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 1819 to 1847. He 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 Anand Rao Gaekwad. He was the third son of Govind Rao Gaekwad.
Succession
He died in 1847 and was succeeded by Ganpat Rao Gaekwad as the new Maharaja of Baroda state.
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
1800 births
1847 deaths
Maharajas of Vadodara
Hindu monarchs
Indian royalty
Indian military leaders
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