| Ranoji Scindia | |
|---|---|
| Sardar | |
 A plaque outside Shaniwar Wada in Pune | |
 Maratha Subedar of Ujjain | |
| Reign | 1731 - 1745 |
| Successor | Jayappaji Rao Scindia |
| Born | c. 1700 |
| Died | 3 July 1745 (aged 44–45) Shujalpur, Malwa |
| Spouse | Maina Bai Chima Bai |
| Issue | Jayappaji Rao Scindia Dattaji Rao Scindia Jyotiba Rao Scindia Tukoji Rao Scindia Mahadji Shinde |
| House | Shinde |
| Father | Jankoji Shinde I |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Ranoji Scindia (c. 1700 – 3 July 1745) was the founder of the Scindia dynasty. He was a noble subhedar of the Maratha Empire in present-day India. He rose to prominence while serving Bajirao I Peshwa.[1][2][3][4] He was one of the early officers along with Malharao Holkar to help spread the Maratha rule to northern states and was given the estate of Ujjain to rule by the Peshwas, during the reign of the Maratha Emperor Shahu I.
Early life
He was the son of Jankojirao Scindia, the Patil of Kanherkhed, a village in Satara.[5] The Shindes or Scindias served as shiledars (cavalrymen) under the Bahmani Sultanate and played an important role in the state of affairs and held Patilki of Kumberkerrab.[6][3] He succeeded on the death of his father as Patil, His mother was from Wable Sardar family. His maternal uncle trained him and later he proved his metal and shortly become an officer (Subhedar) in the service of Balaji Vishwanath.Later he become independent Sardar holding 10000 heads.
Military career
Raised as a playmate of Bajirao I, he entered the Maratha service under Chhatrapati Shahu's Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, who later appointed him to a command in his paigarh (bodyguard). Having fought with distinction at the Battle of Sakharkheda and been wounded at Amzera, he rose to the first rank among the sardars in the Peshwa’s army. During the invasion and conquest of Malwa in 1723, Ranoji served as one of the three most senior commanders under Bajirao I. He was granted an equal share in the revenues from the Maratha possessions in southern Malwa by the Peshwa, and formally invested with the joint government alongside Holkar, at Poona, 2nd November 1731 (confirmed as 35% of the total revenues 20th December 1731). Established his seat at Ujjain in 1735, which remained the capital of the Scindias until 1810. A distinguished soldier throughout his life, he took part in all the major Maratha campaigns of his day, including Delhi in 1736-37 and Bassein in 1739.
Notes
- ↑ Ainslie Thomas Embree (1988). Encyclopedia of Asian history. Scribner. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-684-18899-7.
Ranoji Scindia (d. 1750), the founder of Gwalior state, started his political career reputedly as a slipper-bearer at the court of the peshwa, or prime minister, of the Marathas, but soon rose to high office.
- ↑ K. V. Krishna Ayyar (1999). The Zamorins of Calicut: From the Earliest Times Down to A.D. 1806. Publication Division, University of Calicut. ISBN 978-81-7748-000-9.
The carrying of the Pallimaradi before the Zamorin on public occasions might have been due to the same reason as the carrying of a pair of golden slippers before Scindia , whose ancestor was the slipper - bearer of Peshwa Baji Rao - to show his respect for his original humble office which was the cause of his subsequent success
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Satish Chandra (2003). Essays on Medieval Indian History. Oxford University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-19-566336-5.
The Sindhias, it is well-known, were drawn from a Kunbi family which had the hereditary patel-ship of Kumberkerrab in the district of Wai. The origins of the Holkar were even more humble: they belonged to the caste of goat-herds (dungar), the family holding zamindari rights in the village of Hal.
- ↑ Romila Thapar (1994). "Seminar - Issues 417-424": 59.
Many peasant caste men who distinguished themselves in battle or otherwise served the ruler became Marathas . Witness the first Holkar who was a shepherd and the first Scindia who was a Kunbi personal servant of the Peshwa
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ N. G. Rathod (1994). The Great Maratha Mahadaji Scindia. Sarup & Sons. p. 1. ISBN 978-81-85431-52-9.
- ↑ Richard M. Eaton (19 December 2005). A social history of the Deccan, 1300-1761: eight Indian lives. Cambridge University Press. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-521-25484-7. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
See also
Ranoji Scindia Born: - Died: 1745
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| Preceded by None |
Maharaja of Gwalior 1731–1745 |
Succeeded by Jayappaji Rao Scindia |
