| Malhar Rao Gaekwad | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja of Baroda | |
 Malhar Rao Gaekwad | |
| 11th Maharaja of Baroda | |
| Reign | 28 November 1870 – 10 April 1875 |
| Predecessor | Khanderao II Gaekwad |
| Successor | Sayajirao Gaekwad III Madhav Rao Thanjavurkar (de facto) |
| Born | c. 1831 |
| Died | 1882 (aged 50–51) |
| Wives |
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| Issue | Vyankatrao Jayasinhrao |
| House | Gaekwad |
| Father | Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Malhar Rao Gaekwad was the eleventh Maharaja of Baroda State reigning from 1870 to 1875.
Early life and family
[edit]Malhar Rao Gaekwad was born in 1831 to Sayajirao Gaekwad II.[1][2] He was married twice: first to Mhalsa Bai and subsequently to Lakshmi Bai.[3] From these marriages, he had two sons, Vyankatrao and Jayasinhrao.[3]
Succession
[edit]He became Maharaja of Baroda after the death of his elder brother, Khanderao II Gaekwad.[1]
Reign
[edit]Malhar Rao spent money liberally on prostitutes, nearly emptying the Baroda coffers (he commissioned a pair of solid gold cannon and a carpet of pearls, among other expenses) and soon reports reached the Resident of Malhar Rao's gross tyranny and cruelty. Malharrao further attempted to cover up his deeds by poisoning the British Resident at Baroda, Robert Phayre, brother of Lieutenant General Arthur Purves Phayre with a compound of arsenic.[4] By order of the Secretary of State for India, Lord Salisbury, Malharrao was deposed on 10 April 1875 and exiled to Madras, where he died in obscurity in 1882.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cahoon, Ben. "Indian Princely States A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Rookmaaker, Kees (30 April 2024). The Rhinoceros of South Asia. BRILL. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-90-04-69154-4.
- ^ a b Soszynski, Henry. "BARODA". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Trial of the Guicowar of Baroda." South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail. Vol. XVII, no. 869. South Australia. 10 April 1875. p. 3 (Supplement to the South Australian Chronicle and Mail). Retrieved 15 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Mulhar Rao Gaekwar Maharaja of Baroda, defendant (1875), The trial and deposition of Mulhar Rao Gaekwar of Baroda, Compiled and printed at the Bombay Gazette Steam Press, retrieved 15 December 2018
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