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Sayajirao 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.
Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad ascended the throne on 16th June 1875, but was invested with full powers only on 28th Dec 1881, when he turned 19 years of age. Known as Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda, he brought about major social and educational reforms. Sayajirao was also a connoisseur and noted patron of the arts.
Thus, this twelve year old boy born as Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad, (11 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was adopted by the Queen and renamed to be the illustrious Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III.
Apr 27, 2024 · He went on to be coronated as the King of Baroda – Maharaja Sayajirao III, on 27th May 1875. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad III of Baroda needs no introduction. He was a superiorly benevolent king to have ruled in the later phases of the British Raj in India.
The Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery located at Sayaji Baug was founded by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III.
Feb 23, 2021 · It was fate that decided his ascendancy as Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III (1875-1939) and his reign of over 60 years is today remembered for an illustrious university that bears his name and a host of reforms in various spheres, including the economy, women’s education, encouraging widow remarriage, abolition of child marriages and the purdah ...
Mar 11, 2019 · Discover an extensive list of some of the most significant landmark events in the life of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. Delve into the rich tapestry of history as we present you with a compilation of momentous occasions that shaped the legacy of this visionary ruler.
Mar 26, 2017 · Sayajirao Gaekwad III. It was December 12, 1911, and the scene rivalled the grandest of the Mughal courts of yore. King George V had arrived to preside over the Delhi Durbar and various kings and princes from all over the vast land had come to pay their respects to him, decked up in all their royal finery and jewels.
Across six decades of rule, Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda engaged with several stages in the evolution of Indian politics, from the revolutionary anticolonialism of the early 1900s to interwar internationalism.
Visionary Maharaja of Baroda. Biography of Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad: Sayajirao was born at Kavlana on 11 th March 1863 as Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad, second son of Meherban Shrimant Kashirao Bhikajirao Dada Sahib Gaekwad and Ummabai.
