Gangadhar Rao

Shrimant Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar Babasaheb
Jhansi Naresh
Maharaja of Jhansi[1]
मराठा झाँसी नरेश श्रीमंत महाराजाधिराज गंगाधरराव नेवाळकर बाबासाहेब
5th Maharaja of Jhansi
Reign1843 – 21 November 1853
PredecessorRaghunath Rao III [2]
SuccessorDamodar Rao
Born1814
DiedNovember 21, 1853 (age 39)[3]
Jhansi, Jhansi State (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
SpouseRamabai[4]
Lakshmibai
IssueDamodar Rao, Anand Rao[3]
Names
Jhansi Naresh Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar[1][5]
DynastyNewalkar
FatherShiv Rao Bhau[2]
MotherPadma Bai

Gangadhar Rao Newalkar was the 5th Raja of Jhansi situated in northern India, a vassal of Maratha Empire. He was a Marathi Karhade Brahmin. He was the son of Shiv Rao Bhau and a descendant of Raghunath Hari Newalkar (who was the first governor of Jhansi under Maratha rule).[2]

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  3. ^ a b Agarwal, Deepa (8 September 2009). Rani Lakshmibai. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184758061. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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