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 Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed2011-04-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surnames  Gwalior    
First Name(s)  Jiaji Rao Sindia    
Titles  Sir    
Year of Birth  1835    
Year of Death  1886    
Entry  His real name was Bagirat Rao : was adopted by his predecessor's (Jankoji) widow, Tara Bai : grave disturbances broke out regarding the regency : the Regent, Mama Sahib, the Maharaja's father-in-law, was driven out. Lord Ellenborough sent an army to Gwalior, to whom the usurper, Dada Khasgeewala, surrendered. The State Army was defeated at Maharajpur and Punniar on Dec. 29, 1843, and a treaty made at Gwalior in Jan. 1844, when Jiaji was placed on the throne. He paid great attention to military affairs and the improvement of his army. During the mutiny, the Maharaja remained loyal to the British, though the contingent force at Gwalior rebelled : from Tantia Topi and the Rani of Jhansi, he fled to Agra, but was re-established by Sir Hugh Rose at Gwalior : he was handsomely rewarded for his loyalty in the mutiny. Another treaty was made with him in 1864. The Fort at Gwalior was restored to him in 1885 and the British cantonment at Morar abandoned. He sat in 1875 as a member of the Court to try the then Gaekwar of Baroda for attempting to poison Colonel R. Phayre. He entertained H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in 1876. He was a G.C.S.I : and a General : died June 20, 1886.     
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