Jayajirao Scindia


Jayajirao Scindia
Aalijah Bahadur
Rafi-us-Shaan
Wala-Shukoh
Maharaja
Scindia of Gwalior
"The Maharajah Scindia of Gwalior" as seen in the Illustrated London News, c. 1875[1]
5th Maharaja of Gwalior
Reign7 February 1843 – 20 June 1886
PredecessorJankoji Rao Scindia II
SuccessorMadho Rao Scindia
Born19 January 1834
Gwalior
Died20 June 1886 (aged 52)
Jai Vilas Palace, Lashkar, Gwalior
SpouseMaharani Chimnaraje (in 1843)
Maharani Laxmibai Gujar (in 1852)
Maharani Babuibai Raje (in 1873)
Maharani Sakhyaraje (in ?)
Issuefive sons and four daughters
HouseScindia family
FatherHanuvant Rao Scindia
Mothera sister of Shrimant Sardar Devrao Jadhav

Jayajirao Scindia GCB, GCSI, CIE (19 January 1834 – 20 June 1886) of the Scindia dynasty of Maratha Confederacy was the last independent ruling Maharaja of Gwalior State during the British rule from 1843 to 1886.[2]

  1. ^ Princes of Gwalior columbia.edu. Retrieved 30 August 2021
  2. ^ The Scindia of Gwalior in the Mutiny of 1857 Asian Voice. Retrieved 30 August 2021