Manaji Rao Gaekwad
Sena Khas Khel
5th Maharaja of Baroda
Reign1789 - 1793
PredecessorFateh Singh Rao Gaekwad
SuccessorGovind Rao Gaekwad
Born1751
Died1 August 1793
HouseGaekwad
FatherDamaji Rao Gaekwad

Manaji Rao Gaekwad was the fifth Maharaja of Baroda State reigning 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.
  2. ^ a b Cahoon, Ben. "Indian Princely States A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

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