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Fateh Singh Rao Gaekwad (before April 1751 – 26 December 1789) was the Maharaja of Baroda (r.1778 – 1789). He was the third son of Damaji Rao Gaekwad.
Fatehsinghrao Prataprao Gaekwad II (2 April 1930 – 1 September 1988) was an Indian politician, cricketer, and titular Maharaja of Baroda from 1951 until 1988.
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The Gaekwad rule of Baroda began when the Maratha general Pilaji Rao Gaekwad conquered the city from the Mughal Empire in 1721. The Gaekwads were granted the city as a Jagir by Chhatrapati Shahu I, the Chhatrapati of the Maratha empire. In their early years, the Gaekwads served as subordinates of the Dabhade family, who were the Maratha chiefs of G...
The Gaekwads, together with several Maratha chieftains, fought the British in the First Anglo-Maratha War. On 15 March 1802, the British intervened to defend the Gaekwad Maharaja, Anand Rao Gaekwad, who had recently inherited the throne against rival claimants, and the Gaekwads concluded the Treaty of Cambey with the British that recognized their i...
Gaekwad was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1963 to 1966, after serving as Vice-President from 1959 to 1960 and again in 1962-63. He was the manager of the Baroda Cricket Association from 1960.
Dhairyashilrao Gaekwad (1893-1940), with three sons and two daughters, among others Explore the illustrious history and lineage of the Gaekwads, from their legendary origins to their enduring legacy in Vadodara’s cultural and historical narrative.
Jul 28, 2016 · This universally admired and ever popular man was born April 2, 1930 at Baroda, to Pratap Singh Gaekwad, the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda, and his first wife, Maharani Shantadevi Sahib...
Fatehsinghrao Prataprao Gaekwad II (2 April 1930, Baroda – 1 September 1988, Bombay) was an Indian politician, cricketer, and titular Maharaja of Baroda from 1951 until 1988.
