Ganpat Rao Gaekwad was the ninth Maharaja of Baroda State reigning from 1847 to 1856. He was the eldest son of Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II and became Maharaja of Baroda after the death of his father.[1]

Ganpat Rao Gaekwad
Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur
9th Maharaja of Baroda
Reign1847 - 19 November 1856
PredecessorSayaji Rao Gaekwad II
SuccessorKhanderao II Gaekwad
Bornc. 1816
Died19 November 1856(1856-11-19) (aged 39–40)
HouseGaekwad
FatherSayaji Rao Gaekwad II
ReligionHinduism

He died in 1856 and after his death, he was succeeded by his second younger brother Khanderao II Gaekwad.[2]

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  1. ^ Bond, J. W.; Wright, Arnold; Playne, Somerset; Solomon, R. V. (1922). "The State of Baroda". Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. London: Asian Educational Services (Foreign and Colonial Compiling and Publishing Co.). p. 14. ISBN 9788120619654. OCLC 836381195. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Indian Princely States A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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