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Malhar Rao Gaekwad
Maharaja of Baroda from 1870–1875 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Malhar Rao Gaekwad was the eleventh Maharaja of Baroda State reigning from 1870 to 1875.
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Early life and family
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
He became Maharaja of Baroda after the death of his elder brother, Khanderao II Gaekwad.[1]
Reign
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]
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