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Pilaji Rao Gaekwad

d. 1732 · 18th century

Pilaji Rao Gaekwad was a Maratha commander who founded the power of the Gaekwad family in Gujarat. Serving under the Dabhade senapatis, he seized Songadh in 1721 and raided Mughal Gujarat from there until he was assassinated in 1732. His son Damaji Rao took Baroda, which became the capital of the Gaekwad state.

Pilaji Rao Gaekwad
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Baroda State

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