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Sir Madhavrao Shinde Alijabahaddar, Gwalior

The Scindia, also spelled Sindhia, Sindia, or Shinde, are a prominent Maratha family in India.

The dynasty was founded by Ranoji Rao Scindia, Meharban Srimant Ranoji Rao Shinde was the founder of Gwalior Dominious. A brave and gallant personality dedicated to establishment of Hindu Kingdom in North of the Narmada River. He, was the son of Sri Jankojirao Shinde ji who was, Patil of Kanherkhed, in Maharashtra. The date of birth of Meharban Srimant Ranoji Rao is not confirmed yet. The closing years of Balaji Vishwanath peshwa's career were fraught with important results tending to strengthen the maratha cause and ultimately lay the foundation of that vigorous policy which knew no defeat as long as the maratha confederacy existed. Ranoji seems to be in an obscure position in the peshwa's regime which was directed more towards the attainment of territorial aims by diplomatic skills rather than by an open appeal to arms. Little that is thoroughly trustworthy is known of the earlier years of Ranojirao, whose family was reduced to straigned circumstances during the internecine dissensions which raged for a long time between satara and kolhapur. He was thus, in charge of the Maratha conquests in Malwa in 1726.

Ranoji established his capital at Ujjain in 1731; His successors were: Meharban Srimant Jayaji Rao Shinde, who succeded the Shinde Empire from Narmada To Yamuna Meharban Srimant Jyotibarao Shinde a brave worrior, killed in a war near Orchha against Muslim rulers Meharban Dattajirao Shinde SawaiBahadur most powerful and brave among all shinde sena. Meharban srimant Jankojirao Shinde fought thoughtfuly in the battel oof Buradi Ghat, Shukrataal,and in the famous battel of Paniput.

Daulatrao Scindia (1794–1827) moved the Sindhia capital to Gwalior. The Sindhia state of Gwalior became a major regional power in the latter half of the eighteenth century; they figured prominently in the three Anglo-Maratha Wars, held sway over many of the Rajput states, and conquered the state of Ajmer.

After the defeat of the allied Maratha states by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1818, the Shinde Daulatrao Maharaj was forced to accept local autonomy as a princely state within British India and to give up Ajmer to the British.

After death of Maharaj Daulat Rao, who was very closest friend of Bajirao peshwa II, Maharani Baiza Bai ruled the empire cleverly saving from Britishers, till the adopted child Janakoji rao took over the charge. Srimant Jankoji died in the year 1843 and his widow maharani Tarabai Raje Shinde successfully maintained the position and adopted a child from close lineage named Jayajirao.

The Scindia family ruled Gwalior until India's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, when the Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia acceded to the Government of India. Gwalior was merged with a number of other princely states to become the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat. George Jivajirao served as the state's rajpramukh, or appointed governor, from 28 May 1948 to 31 October 1956, when Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh.

In 1962, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia, the widow of Maharaja Jiwajirao, was elected to the Lok Sabha, beginning the family's career in electoral politics. She was first a member of the Congress Party, and later became an influential member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Her son Madhavrao Scindia was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971 representing the Congress Party, and served until his death in 2001. His son, Jyotiraditya Scindia, also in the Congress Party, was elected to the seat formerly held by his father in 2004.

Vijayaraje's daughters have gone with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Vasundhara Raje Scindia contested and has won five parliamentary elections from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Under the Vajpayee government from 1998 onwards, Vasundhara was in charge of several different ministries. In 2003 she led the Bharatiya Janata Party to its largest majority in Rajastan, and became the state's Chief Minister. Her other daughter, Yashodhara Raje Scindia, contested assembly elections from Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh and won in 1998 and 2003. Upon the BJP's win in the state, she became the state's Minister for Tourism, Sports and Youth Affairs. Vasundhara's son Dushyant Singh entered the Lok Sabha in 2004 from Rajasthan.

• Maharaja Ranojirao Scindia (1731 – 19 July 1745)
• Maharaja Jayapparao Scindia (1745 – 25 July 1755)
• Maharaja Jankojirao I Scindia (25 July 1755 – 15 January 1761). Born 1745.
• Meharban Srimant Dattaji Rao Shinde Maharaj Sahab, Regent (1755 – 10 January 1760). Died 1760.
• (15 January 1761 – 25 November 1763) vacant
• Maharaja Kedarjirao Scindia (25 November 1763 – 10 July 1764)
• Maharaja Manajirao Scindia (10 July 1764 – 18 January 1768)
• Maharaja Madhavrao I Scindia http://www.bluwiki.org/go/Alijah_Srinath(18 January 1768 – 12 February 1794). Born c.1730, died 1794.
• Maharaja Daulatrao Scindia (12 February 1794 – 21 March 1827). Born 1779, died 1827.
• Maharaja Jankojirao II Scindia (18 June 1827 – 7 February 1843). Born 1805, died 1843.
• Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia (7 February 1843 – 20 June 1886). Born 1835, died 1886.
• Maharaja Madhavrao II Scindia (20 June 1886 – 5 June 1925). Born 1876, died 1925.
• Maharaja (later Rajpramukh) George Jivajirao Scindia (Maharaja 5 June 1925 – 15 August 1947, Rajpramukh 28 May 1948 – 31 October 1956). Born 1916, died 1961.

• Genealogy of the Scindia dynasty
• http://www.bluwiki.org/go/Alijah_Srinath
• http://www.bluwiki.org/go/Daulatrao_Scindia
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayajirao_Scindia