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| Daulat Rao Scindia | |
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| Maharaja of Gwalior, Naib Vakil-i-Mutlaq (Deputy Regent of the Mughal Empire), Amir-al-Umara (Head of the Amirs), The Defender of Delhi | |
 Shrimant Daulat Rao Scindia | |
| 3rd Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior | |
| Reign | 12 February 1794 — 21 March 1827 |
| Predecessor | Mahadaji Scindia |
| Successor | Jankoji Rao Scindia II |
| Naib Vakil of the Mughal Empire | |
| Term | 12 February 1794 — 9 April 1818 |
| Emperor | Shah Alam II Akbar II |
| Predecessor | Mahadaji Scindia |
| Successor | position abolished |
| Born | 1779 Gwalior |
| Died | 21 March 1827 (aged 48) Gwalior, Scindia state of Gwalior |
| House | Scindia |
| Father | Anand Rao Scindia |
| Mother | Mainabai Scindia (née Angre) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Daulat Rao Scindia (1779 – 21 March 1827) also conferred with the title "The defender of Delhi"[1] was the Maharaja (ruler) of Gwalior state in central India from 1794 until his death in 1827. His reign coincided with struggles for supremacy within the Maratha Empire, and wars with the expanding East India Company. Daulatrao played a significant role in the Second and Third Anglo-Maratha wars. While most Indian rulers had accepted British rule, Scindia's kingdom maintained its independence even as late as 1832 and continued collecting Chauth (taxes) from other neighbouring states (including the Mughals) and dependent Kingdoms till 1886. As per an answer given by Mill in a Parliamentary Committee in Britain on February 16, 1832, on the status of Scindia's kingdom it was mentioned that “he was independent.” This Committee finally reported to Parliament that “within the Peninsula, Sindhia is the only prince who preserves the semblance of independence.”[citation needed]
Mahadji Scindia left a huge empire to his successor Daulatrao Scindia as per Malcolm he inherited “a greater, if not more consolidated power than any Indian Prince had attained since the days of Aurangzeb.”[citation needed]
- ^ Scindia, Daulatrao (2023). "The Defender of Delhi". Scindia Research Centre.