Baroda State
Baroda State was kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy and later princely state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty 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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Baroda State in 1901. | |||||||||
| Status | State Within the Maratha Confederacy (1721–1805) Protectorate of the East India Company (1805–1857) Princely State of the British Raj (1857–1947) State of the Dominion of India (1947–1949) | ||||||||
| Capital | Baroda (Vadodara) | ||||||||
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| 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 | India | ||||||||
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