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Sayajirao Gaekwad III
Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant Maharaja Sir, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda, GCSI, GCIE, KIH
Sayajirao III Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda, 1919
Maharaja of Baroda
Reign10 April 1875 – 6 February 1939
Coronation10 April 1875 (in Baroda)
PredecessorMalhar Rao Gaekwad
Madhav Rao Thanjavurkar (de facto)
SuccessorPratap Singh Rao Gaekwad
Born(1863-03-11)11 March 1863
Died6 February 1939(1939-02-06) (aged 75)[1]
ConsortChimnabai I
Chimnabai II
Issue
  • Shrimant Maharajkumari Bajubai Gaekwad
  • Shrimant Maharajkumari Putlabai Gaekwad
  • Yuvaraj Sahib Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad
  • Shrimant Maharajkumar Jaisinghrao Gaekwad
  • Shrimant Maharajkumar Shivajirao Gaekwad
  • Maharani Indira Devi
  • Shrimant Maharajkumar Dhairyashilrao Gaekwad
DynastyGaekwad
FatherKashirao Gaekwad
ReligionHinduism
SignatureSayajirao Gaekwad III's signature

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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Bank of Baroda

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undertaking (PSU). In 1908, Sayajirao Gaekwad III, set up the Bank of Baroda (BoB), with other stalwarts of industry such as Sampatrao Gaekwad, Ralph Whitenack,...

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Shivajirao Gaekwad (31 August 1890 – 24 November 1919) was an Indian first-class cricketer. Born at Baroda in Gujarat in August 1890, to Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad...

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Chimnabai I

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of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of the princely state of Baroda (now in Gujarat), British India. Several memorials were built by Sayajirao following her...

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Indira Devi of Cooch Behar

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Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library

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Round Table Conference, London in 1931, with a donation from the Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, known for establishing...

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Sayajirao Road

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Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad by Maharaja Chamaraja Wodayar X in 1893. Both then-yuvarajas (princes) Chamaraja Wodayar X and Sayajirao Gaekwad were good...

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Vadodara, Gujarat, in western India. It was erected by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1906–07 as a gift to the city municipality to mark the silver...

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Nisar Hussain Khan

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the Padma Bhushan in 1971. He was the court musician of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III at Baroda and was featured extensively on All India Radio. He was...

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Vishwamitri River

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river. This dam is built in the early 20th century by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. It solves the purpose of providing water to the vadodara city....

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Mehsana

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Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway which was opened on 21 March 1887. Sayajirao Gaekwad III built Rajmahal, a palace in 1904. Baroda State merged with the Union...

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Chimnabai Clock Tower

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memory of Chimnabai I (1864–1885), a queen and the first wife of Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State. It was built in Indo-Saracenic architecture style...

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Sayaji Baug

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dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III in 1879. Sayajirao III built Sayaji Baug, well known as Kamati Baug, on the river...

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Makarpura Palace

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portion of this palace. It was extended and renovated by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, between 1883-1890 and designed by Robert Fellowes Chisholm (1840-1915)...

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Raima Sen

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paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Raima's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a...

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Vadodara Municipal Corporation

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of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III to earmark the friendship between Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. Similarly a road in Mysore as Sayajirao Road. Chamaraja...

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Maharaja

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Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj of Kolhapur. The Maratha Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore...

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