Sayajirao Gaekwad III

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Sayajirao Gaekwad III
Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant Maharaja Sir, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda, GCSI, GCIE, KIH
Sayajirao III Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda, 1919
Maharaja of Baroda
Reign	10 April 1875 – 6 February 1939
Coronation	10 April 1875 (in Baroda)
Predecessor	Malhar Rao Gaekwad Madhav Rao Thanjavurkar (de facto)
Successor	Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad
Born	(1863-03-11)11 March 1863
Died	6 February 1939(1939-02-06) (aged 75)[1]
Consort	Chimnabai I Chimnabai II
Issue	Shrimant Maharajkumari Bajubai Gaekwad Shrimant Maharajkumari Putlabai Gaekwad Yuvaraj Sahib Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad Shrimant Maharajkumar Jaisinghrao Gaekwad Shrimant Maharajkumar Shivajirao Gaekwad Maharani Indira Devi Shrimant Maharajkumar Dhairyashilrao Gaekwad
Dynasty	Gaekwad
Father	Kashirao Gaekwad
Religion	Hinduism
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Sayajirao Gaekwad III (born as Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad; 11 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is remembered for reforming much of his state during his rule. He belonged to the royal Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas which ruled parts of present-day Gujarat.