Gaekwad dynasty
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Gaekwads (also spelled as Gaikwads, Guicowars, Gaekwars) (IAST: Gāyakavāḍa), a Hindu Maratha dynasty of the former Maratha Confederacy and its subsequent (erstwhile) princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until 1947.[1][2] The ruling prince was known as the Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its capital, during the British Raj its relations with the British were managed by the Baroda Residency. It was one of the largest and wealthiest princely states existing alongside British India, with wealth coming from the lucrative cotton business as well as rice, wheat and sugar production.[3]
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Gaekwad dynasty | |
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Country | Baroda State |
Founded | 1721 |
Founder | Pilaji Rao Gaekwad |
Current head | Samarjitsinh Gaekwad |
Final ruler | Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad (Baroda) Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad (Rajpramukh) |
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Deposition | 1949 |