Baroda State
Baroda State was a princely state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its capital, during the British Raj its relations with the British were managed by the Baroda Residency. The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs. 13,661,000. Baroda formally acceded to the Dominion of India, on 1 May 1949, before which an interim government was formed in the state.
State of Baroda | |||||||||
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1721–1949 | |||||||||
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Baroda State in 1901. | |||||||||
Status | State Within the Maratha Confederacy (1721–1818) Protectorate of the East India Company (1818–1857) Princely State of the British Raj (1857–1947) State of the Dominion of India (1947–1949) | ||||||||
Capital | Baroda (Vadodara) | ||||||||
Religion | Hinduism (State) Islam Jainism Christianity Zoroastrianism | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Baroda | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Raja | |||||||||
• 1721 – 1732 (first) | Pilaji Rao Gaekwad | ||||||||
• 1939 – 1949 (last) | Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad | ||||||||
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• Established | 1721 | ||||||||
1949 | |||||||||
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Today part of | Gujarat, Republic of India (after independence of India in 1947) | ||||||||
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