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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. He belonged to the royal Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas which ruled parts of present-day Gujarat.
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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.
Fully aware of the fact that he was a Maratha ruler of Gujarat, he identified himself with the people and shaped their cosmopolitan attitude and progressive, reformist zeal.
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. During his reign Baroda became a hub for scholars and artists.
May 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.
Mar 26, 2017 · Colleges offering a plethora of subjects including technical ones were opened under his aegis, leading ultimately to the creation of a university which still bears his name — the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The ruler of Baroda also turned his attention to the caste prejudices in Baroda.
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 ...
Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda (1862‒1939) was one of the most extraordinary Indian princes of the colonial period. From 1875 to 1939 he ruled Baroda, western India’s preeminent princely state — and one of the most important ones in the subcontinent, along with Hyderabad and Mysore.
