Manaji Rao Gaekwad

Manaji Rao Gaekwad
Sena Khas Khel
5th Maharaja of Baroda
Reign26 December 1789 – 1 August 1793
PredecessorFateh Singh Rao Gaekwad
SuccessorGovind Rao Gaekwad
Bornc. 1751
Died1 August 1793(1793-08-01) (aged 41–42)
HouseGaekwad
FatherDamaji Rao Gaekwad

Manaji Rao Gaekwad (c. 1751 – 1 August 1793) was the fifth Maharaja of Baroda State from 1789 to 1793.[1][2]

He was the fifth son of Damaji Rao Gaekwad. Before becoming Maharaja, he also served as a regent for Baroda State from 1779 to 1792 under Sayaji Rao I Gaekwad. After his death he was succeeded as Maharaja of Baroda by Govind Rao Gaekwad.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Bond, J. W.; Wright, Arnold; Playne, Somerset; Solomon, R. V. (1922). "The State of Baroda". Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. London: Asian Educational Services (Foreign and Colonial Compiling and Publishing Co.). p. 14. ISBN 9788120619654. OCLC 836381195. Retrieved 30 May 2021. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. ^ a b Cahoon, Ben. "Indian Princely States A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.