House of Scindia
Maratha dynasty that ruled the Gwalior State in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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House of Scindia (anglicized from Shinde) is a Hindu Maratha Royal House that ruled the erstwhile Gwalior State in central India. It had the Patil-ship of Kanherkhed in the district of Satara and was founded by Ranoji Shinde, who started as a personal servant of the Peshwa Bajirao I.[1][2][3][4] Ranoji and his descendants, along with their rivals the Holkars, played a leading role during the Maratha ascendancy in northern India in the 18th-century. The Gwalior State became a princely state during the British Raj in the 19th and the 20th-centuries. After India's independence in 1947 and the abolition of princely states, several members of the Scindia (Shinde) family went on to enter Indian politics.[citation needed]
House of Scindia (Shinde) | |
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Country | Gwalior State |
Founded | 1731 |
Founder | Ranoji Shinde |
Current head | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
Final ruler | Jiwajirao Scindia (Gwalior) Madhavrao Scindia (as Rajpramukh) |
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Estate(s) | Gwalior Fort Shinde Chhatri Jai Vilas Mahal |
Deposition | 1948 (Gwalior State) 1971 (Rajpramukh under the Indian Union) |