Sayajirao Gaekwad IIISayajirao Gaekwad III (born as Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad; 11 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is remembered for reforming much of his state during his rule. He belonged to the royal Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas which ruled parts of present-day Gujarat.
Dominion of IndiaToday part ofIndiaBangladeshThe Dominion of India, officially the Union of India, was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. Until its independence, India had been ruled as an informal empire by the United Kingdom.
Baroda ResidencyThe Baroda Residency was one of the residencies of British India, managing the relations of the British with Baroda State between 1806 and the 1930s. Baroda was an Indian princely state, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty from its formation in 1721.
Princely stateA princely state (also called native state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British Indian government, but rather by an indigenous ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British Crown.
Maratha Empire1674–1818 empire in the Indian subcontinentToday part ofIndiaPakistanThe Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modernpolity in the Indian subcontinent. For most of its existence, it comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states under the nominal leadership of the former and nominal loyalty to the Chhatrapatis who were successors of Shivaji.British Raj1858–1947 Crown rule in IndiaThe British Raj ( ; from Hindustanirāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the period of rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, lasting from 1858 to 1947. It is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India.
Political integration of IndiaBefore it gained independence in 1947, India (also called the Indian Empire) was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule (British India), and the other consisting of princely states under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal affairs remaining to varying degrees in the hands of their hereditary rulers.
Gaekwad dynastyGaekwads (also spelled as Gaikwads, Gaekwars) (IAST: Gāyakavāḍa), was a Hindu Maratha dynasty of the former Maratha Empire founded by Chatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle. Its subsequent (erstwhile) princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until 1947. The ruling prince was known as the Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda.KodinarKodinar is a town and municipality in Gir Somnath district, in the Indianstate of Gujarat, 37 kilometres (23 miles) west of Una. Kodinar is close to the Gir Forest National Park. The main transport connections for Kodinar are Diu Airport, Veraval Junction railway station, and Veraval Port. DemographicsAs of 2011 India census, Kodinar—a Taluka in the Gir Somnath district—contains 64 villages. Kodinar has a population of around 21,111 male and 20,381 female.
GujaratGujarat (Gujarati: Gujarāt, pronounced [ˈɡudʒəɾaːt] ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about 2,340 km (1,450 mi) is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some 196,024 km2 (75,685 mi2); and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million in 2011.Instrument of AccessionThe Instrument of Accession was a legal document legislated by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Government of India Act 1935, that was used in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British paramountcy to join one of the new dominions of India or Pakistan created by the Partition of British India.
VadodaraMetropolis in Gujarat, IndiaVadodara (Gujarati:), also known as Baroda, is a city on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan (vad) trees. Vadodara is also locally referred to as the Sanskrutik Nagari (transl. 'Cultural City') and Kala Nagari (transl. 'City of Art') of India.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.