Scindia family
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- For the School in Gwalior, India, see Scindia School. For the Italian city, see Sindia, Italy.
Scindia, also spelled Sindhia, Sindia, or Shinde, is a family name in India. The Shinde dynasty was founded by Ranoji Rao Scindia.
Meharban Srimant Ranoji Rao Shinde was the founder of the Gwalior Dominious. Son of Sri Jankojirao Shinde, Patil of Kanherkhed, a village in Satara District, Maharashtra, he sought to establish a Hindu kingdom, north of the Narmada River. Ranoji Rao's date of birth is not known.
The closing years of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath's career were fraught with events strengthening the Maratha cause and therein ultimately lay the foundation of that vigorous policy which knew no defeat as long as the Maratha confederacy existed. Ranoji was apparently believed to be in an obscure position during Peshwa's regime, where he focused more on the attainment of territorial aims through diplomacy rather than by arms. Little that is thoroughly trustworthy is known of the earlier years of Ranojirao, whose family was reduced to straitened circumstances during the long-lasting internecine dissension between Satara and Kolhapur. He was 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 succeeded the Shinde Empire from Narmada To Yamuna Meharban Srimant Jyotibarao Shinde a brave warrior, 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 thoughtfully in the battle of Buradi Ghat, Shukrataal, and in the famous battel of Panipat.
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, Daulatrao Scindia Maharaja was forced to accept local autonomy as a princely state within British India and to give up Ajmer to the British.
After the death of Maharaja Daulatrao, who was the closest friend of the Peshwa Bajirao II, Maharani Baiza Bai ruled the empire, saving it from the British power, 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 supported the Bharatiya Janata Party. Vasundhara Raje Scindia contested and 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 Rajasthan, 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.
[edit] Titles
In the course of their military service, the Scindia were bestowed numerous titles by the Mughal Empire, which grew more elaborate with the passage of time:
to 1745: Shrimant Sardar (name) Scindia Bahadur (Brave Chief of the Scindia)
1745-1787: Meherban Shrimant Sardar (name) Scindia Bahadur (High and Brave Chief of the Scindia)
1787-1790: His Highness Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Sahib Subadar Shrimant (name) Scindia Bahadur Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior (His Highness the Great King over Kings, High and Brave Lord of the Scindia, Scindia King of Gwalior)
1790-1794: His Highness Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Farzand-i-Arjumand, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Sahib Subadar Shrimant (name) Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Naib ul-Istiqlal-i-Maharajadhiraj Sawai Madhav Rao Narayan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior (His Highness the Exalted Dignity, Pillar of the Nobility, Worthy Son, Great King over Kings and Lord Chieftain of the Brave Scindia, Lord of Fortune, Victorious of the Age, Permanent Deputy of the Peshwar, Scindia King of Gwalior)
1794-1827: His Highness Ali Jah, Naib Vakil-i-Mutlaq, Amir ul-Umara, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant (name) Scindia Bahadur, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior (His Highness the Exalted Dignity, Deputy Agent, Amir of Amirs, Agent of the Kingdom, Great King over Kings of the Brave Scindia, Scindia King of Gwalior)
1827-1845: His Highness Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant (name) Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior (His Highness the Exalted Dignity, Pillar of the Nobility, Sword of the Kingdom, Agent of the Kingdom, Great King over Kings of the Brave Scindia, Lord of Fortune, Victorious of the Age, Scindia King of Gwalior)
1845-1861: His Highness 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 (name) Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman (His Highness the Exalted Dignity, Pillar of the Nobility, Sword of the Kingdom, Agent of the Kingdom, Chief of the Highest Authority, High in Prestige, Exalted in Dignity, Great Prince over Princes of the Brave Scindia, Lord of Fortune, Victorious of the Age)
1861-1901: His Highness 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 (name) Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malika-i-Mua'zzama-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan (His Highness the Exalted Dignity, Pillar of the Nobility, Sword of the Kingdom, Agent of the Kingdom, Chief of the Highest Authority, High in Prestige, Exalted in Dignity, Great Prince over Princes of the Brave Scindia, Lord of Fortune, Victorious of the Age, Vassal of Her Majesty the Honoured and Exalted Queen of England)
1901-1952: His Highness 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 (name) Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malik-i-Mua'zzam-i-Rafi-ud-Darjat-i-Inglistan (His Highness the Exalted Dignity, Pillar of the Nobility, Sword of the Kingdom, Agent of the Kingdom, Chief of the Highest Authority, High in Prestige, Exalted in Dignity, Great Prince over Princes of the Brave Scindia, Lord of Fortune, Victorious of the Age, Vassal of His Majesty the Honoured and Exalted King of England)
1952-present: His Highness 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 (name) Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malika-i-Mua'zzama-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan (His Highness the Exalted Dignity, Pillar of the Nobility, Sword of the Kingdom, Agent of the Kingdom, Chief of the Highest Authority, High in Prestige, Exalted in Dignity, Great Prince over Princes of the Brave Scindia, Lord of Fortune, Victorious of the Age, Vassal of Her Majesty the Honoured and Exalted Queen of England)
[edit] Scindia Maharajas of Ujjain and Gwalior
- 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 Madho Rao 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.
[edit] External links
- Genealogy of the Scindia dynasty
- Bluwiki:Alijah Srinath
- http://www.bluwiki.org/go/Daulatrao_Scindia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayajirao_Scindia
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