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The Scindia Dynasty

GENEALOGY

Mahadji Scindia, Patil of Kanherkheda
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Pattu
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Hangoji
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Changoji
(with whom we treat)

Shrimant Changoji Scindia, Patil of Kanherkheda. He had issue, two sons:

1) Shrimant Dattaji Scindia, Patil of Kanherkheda. He had issue, one son:
- a) Shrimant Jankoji Scindia, Patil of Kanherkheda. He had issue:
  - i) Shrimant Sardar Ranoji Scindia, Patil of Kanherkheda - see below.
2) Shrimant Janoji [Hangoji] Scindia. He had issue, two sons:
- a) Shrimant Sardar Changoji Rao Scindia. He had issue: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - i) Shrimant Sardar Kedarji Rao Scindia. Recognised by the Peshwa as the Heir Apparent of the Scindias, 25^th November 1763. He had issue:
    - (1) Shrimant Sardar Swarupji Rao Scindia. A distinguished general under his cousin Jayappa Scindia. Fought at the Battle of Badri Sadri in January 1747. He had issue:
      - (a) Shrimant Sardar Changoji Rao Scindia. He had issue:
        
        (i) Shrimant Sardar Bhivaha Rao Scindia. He had issue:
        
        1. Shrimant Sardar Navroji Rao Scindia. He had issue, two sons:
        
        a. Shrimant Sardar Hariba Rao Scindia.
        
        b. Shrimant Sardar Govind Rao Scindia. He adopted his cousin, Mugat Rao Scindia.
- b) Shrimant Khaloji Scindia [Raoloji]. He had issue:
  - i) Shrimant Sardar Manaji Rao Scindia [Manaji-Phakde]. Cdr. of 10,000 horse in the army of the Peshwa, who defected to Hyder 'Ali at the Battle of Raravi in 1777. He d. after December 1777, having had issue, three sons: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (1) Shrimant Sardar Apaji Rao Scindia. A distinguished general under his cousin Jayappa Scindia. Fought at the Battle og Himmatnagar in February 1748. He had issue:
      - (a) Shrimant Sardar Kedarji Scindia. He had issue:
        
        (i) Shrimant Sardar Hanuwant Rao Scindia [Babaji]. m. a sister of Shrimant Sardar Devrao [Mama Sahib] Jadhav, by whom he had issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        1. Shrimant Kumar Bhagirath Rao Scindia. Adopted by Maharani Tarabai Raje and ascended the gadi as H.H. Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Azim ul-Iqtidar, Rafi-us-Shan, Wala Shikoh, Muhtasham-i-Dauran, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant Sir Jayaji Rao Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malika-i-Mua'zzama-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior - see below.
        
        1. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Gangabai Sahib Nimbalkar. m. Shrimant Sardar Nilkanth Rao Nimbalkar.
    - (2) Shrimant Janoji Rao Scindia, m. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Daryabai Sahib (d. after 1854). He had issue:
      - (a) Shrimant Kondaji Rao Scindia. He had issue:
        
        (i) Shrimant Sardar Patloji Rao Scindia. m. (first) a sister of Ihtiram ud-Daula, Imarat Mahal, Sardar Krishnaji Rao Kadam [Mama Sahib], Muzaffar Jang Bahadur, sometime Chief Minister of Gwalior. m. (second) Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Daryabai Scindia (d. after 1854). He d. at Gwalior, 9^th August 1836, having had issue, one son by his first wife:
        
        1. Shrimant Kumar Mugat Rao Scindia. b. 1805. Adopted by Maharani Baizabai Raje and ascended the gadi as H.H. Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant Jankoji Rao II Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior - see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        Sardarni Daryabai, widow of Sardar Patloji Rao Scindia, adopted a son and successor on his behalf in 1854:
        
        2. Major Shrimant Sardar Ranoji Rao [Kaka Sahib] Scindia. b. 1833, educ. privately. Adopted by Sardarni Daryabai in 1854. Maj. Gwalior Bodyguard 1855, served in the Indian Mutiny at Agra 1857 (rcvd: Certificate of Honour), OC and Adj-Gen State Forces 1891. Invested with the Sardarship, 22^nd January 1874. Rcvd: KIH silver medal (1877), and Delhi Durbar silver medal (1903). He d. 3^rd June 1909, having had issue, six sons:
        
        a. Captain Shrimant Sardar Madhav Rao Scindia. Captain 3^rd Gwalior Lancers.
        
        b. Shrimant Ram Rao Scindia. Naib Bakshi Silahdari Irregular Force. He d. 1913.
        
        c. Lieutenant-Colonel Shrimant Krishna Rao Scindia. Cdt 1^st Gwalior Lancers.
        
        d. Shrimant Anand Rao Scindia. Dir. Gwalior State Museum.
        
        e. Shrimant Mugat Rao Scindia. Adopted by Govind Rao Scindia.
        
        f. Shrimant Ganpat Rao Scindia, educ. Sardar's Sch., Gwalior.
    - (3) Shrimant Sardar Dhanaji Scindia. [brother of Apaji Scindia, uncle of Jankoji]. He was k. in battle, 28th January 1760.

1731 - 1745 Shrimant Sardar Ranoji Rao Scindia Bahadur, Subedar of Malwa, son of Shrimant Jankoji Scindia, Patil of Kanherkheda, in Satara. Succeeded on the death of his father as Patil of Kanherkheda, a village in the Satara district. He entered the Maratha service allegedly as a slipper bearer to Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao, who later appointed him to a command in his Paigarh (bodyguard), from which he rose to the first rank among the sardars. During the invasion and conquest of Malwa in 1723, Ranoji served as one of the three most senior commanders under Balaji. He acquired a considerable territory and possessions as part of the Malwa settlement in 1731, and became Subedar of that province in 1736. Established his seat at Ujjain in 1731, which remained the capital of the Scindias until 1810. A distinguished soldier throughout his life, he took part in all the major Maratha campaigns of his day, including Delhi in 1736 and Bassein in 1739. m. (first) in the Deccan, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Nimbabai Sahib Scindia alias Mainabai Sahib, a woman of his own tribe. m. (second) ca. 1727, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Chima Sahib Scindia, a Rajput lady of Malwa. He d. at Shujalpur, Malwa, 19^th July 1745, having had issue, five sons.

1) Meherban Shrimant Sardar Jayappaji Rao Scindia Bahadur [Jayappa Dada Sahib] (s/o Maina Bai) - see below.
2) Meherban Shrimant Sardar Dattaji Rao Scindia Sawai Bahadur. b. 1723 (s/o Maina Bai), educ. privately. Regent for his nephew from 1755 until his death. A distinguished Maratha general who was one of those responsible for the conquests in the Punjab in 1758. m. at Shrigonde, near Ahmadnagar, 1758, …He was defeated and slain at Buradi ghat, on the plain of Rudhir, near Delhi, 10^th January 1760.
3) Shrimant Sardar Jyotiba Rao Scindia. b. 1726 (s/o Maina Bai), educ. privately. He d. at Kumbher, near Deeg, January 1760.
4) Shrimant Sardar Tukoji Rao Scindia [Baba Sahib]. b. after 1727 (s/o Chima Bai). He was k. at the Battle of Panipat, 7^th January 1761, having had issue, three sons:
- a) Shrimant Kumar Khaloji Rao Scindia. He d.v.p.
- b) Meherban Shrimant Sardar Kadarji Rao Scindia Bahadur [Raolaji Sahib] - see below.
- c) Shrimant Sardar Anand Rao Scindia [Madaji Sahib]. m. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maina Bai Sahiba (d. at Shahjahanpur, 22^nd July 1817), daughter of Shrimant Sardar Yesaji Rao Angre, of Alibeg, sometime Regent of Kolaba. He had issue, two sons, including:
  - i) H.H. Ali Jah, Naib Vakil-i-Mutlaq, Amir ul-Umara, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Maharajadhiraja, Maharaja Daulat Rao Scindia Bahadur, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior - see below.
  - ii) Meherban Shrimant Sardar Jaswant Rao Scindia. Governor of Delhi 1796-1795.
5) H.H. Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Farzand-i-Arjumand, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Sahib Subadar Shrimant Madho Rao [Madhoji] Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Naib ul-Istiqlal-i-Maharajadhiraj Sawai Madhav Rao Narayan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior (s/o Chima Bai) - see below.

1745 - 1755 Meherban Shrimant Sardar Jayappaji Rao Scindia Bahadur [Jayappa Dada Sahib]. b. ca 1720, eldest son of Shrimant Sardar Ranoji Rao Scindia Bahadur, Subedar of Malwa, by his first wife, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Nimbabai Sahib Scindia alias Mainabai Sahib, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father as Sardar of the Scindias, 19^th July 1745. Appointed as C-in-C of the Maratha forces, February 1746. m. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Sakhubai Sahib. He was k. by two Rathore Rajput adherents of Maharaja Bijai Singh of Jodhpur, before the walls of Nagore, in Rajasthan, 25^th July 1755, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:

1) Shrimant Kumar … Rao Scindia. He was k-i-a.
2) Meherban Shrimant Sardar Jankoji Rao Scindia Bahadur - see below.
1) Shrimant Lakshmibai Scindia [H.H. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Rani Lakshmibai Raje Bhonsle, Rani Sahib of Sawantwadi] (d/o Sakhu Bai), Regent of Sawantwadi 6^th October 1803 to 1807. m. 1763, H.H. Raja Shrimant Khem Sawant III Bhonsle Bahadur, Sir Desai of Sawantwadi (b. at Wadi, 1749; d. there, 6^th October 1803), eldest son of Shrimant Ramchandra Sawant I Bhonsle Bahadur, Sir Desai of Sawantwadi, by his wife Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Janakibai Sahib. She d. at Wadi, 1808, having had issue, one son - see India (Sawantwadi).

1755 - 1761 Meherban Shrimant Sardar Jankoji Rao Scindia Bahadur, younger son of Meherban Shrimant Sardar Jayappaji Rao Scindia Bahadur [Jayappa Dada Sahib], by his wife, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Sakhubai Sahib. b. 1745, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 25^th July 1755. Reigned under the Regency of his uncle, Dattaji, until the latter's death, 10^th January 1760. He was captured and k. after the battle of Panipat, 15^th January 1761.

1761 - 1763 Interregnum.

1763 - 1764 Meherban Shrimant Sardar Kadarji Rao Scindia Bahadur [Raolji Sahib], son of Shrimant Sardar Tukoji Rao Scindia [Baba Sahib], and grandson of Shrimant Sardar Ranoji Rao Scindia Bahadur, Subedar of Malwa, educ. privately. Recognised by the Peshwa as the Sardar of the Scindias, 25^th November 1763, but he refused to accept the position. Remained nominal Sardar until the appointment of Manaji, 10^th July 1764.

1764 - 1768 Meherban Shrimant Sardar Manaji Rao Scindia Bahadur, grandson of Meherban Shrimant Sardar Sabaji Scindia, educ. privately. Recognised by the Peshwa as the Sardar of the Scindias, 10^th July 1764.

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