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{{Short description|First Maharaja of Baroda from 1721–1732}}
'''Pilajirao Gaekwad''' (d. 14 May 1732) was a [[Maratha]] general. He is considered to be the founder of the [[Gaekwad]] dynasty of the [[Maratha Empire]], who became [[Maharaja of Baroda|Maharaja]] of [[Baroda State]].<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]], v. 7|chapter-url=http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_038.gif|volume=|year=1908|publisher=Oxford, Clarendon Press|page=31|chapter=Baroda State: History}}</ref>▼
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Pilaji Rao Gaekwad
| title = '''Sena Khas Khel'''
| image = File:Pilajirao Gaikwad.jpg
| caption = 20th century print of Pilaji Rao
| succession = 1st [[Baroda state|Maharaja of Baroda]]
| reign = 1721 - 14 May 1732
| coronation =
| predecessor = ''Office Established''
| successor = [[Damaji Rao Gaekwad]]
| spouse =
He| wasissue succeeded by his son = [[Damaji Rao Gaekwad|Damaji Rao]] (also known as Damaji II).]]▼
| royal house = [[Gaekwad dynasty|Gaekwad]]
| father = Jhingoji Rao Gaekwad <small> (parental) </small> <br> Damaji I Gaekwad <small> (adopted) </small>
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| death_date = 14 May 1732
| death_place = [[Dakor]], [[Baroda State]], [[Maratha Confederacy]]
}}
 
▲'''Pilajirao Gaekwad''' (d.died 14 May 1732) was a [[Maratha empire|Maratha]] general. He is considered to be the founder of the [[Gaekwad]] dynasty]] of the [[Maratha Empire]], who became [[MaharajaBaroda of Barodastate|Maharaja]] of [[Baroda State]].<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]|Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 7]]|chapter-url=httphttps://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_038.gif|volume=|year=1908|publisher=Oxford, Clarendon Press|page=31|chapter=Baroda State: History}}</ref>
Pilaji was the eldest son of Jhingojirao Kerojirao Gaekwad. He was adopted by his uncle Damaji I Gaekwad (died 1721), who had been given the title of ''Shamsher Bahadur'' by [[Chhattrapati Shahu]] for bravery in a battle.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bHiBAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA57 |title=The Golden Book of India |author=[[Roper Lethbridge]] |publisher=Macmillan |year=1893 |pages=57 }}</ref> Pilaji established himself at the fortress of [[Sonagad]] in 1726. He was appointed by the [[Peshwa]], effective ruler of the [[Maratha Empire]], to collect revenues from the territories in [[Gujarat]].
 
== Early life ==
He set about carving out a kingdom out of territories where he had been responsible for collecting the revenues on behalf of the [[Peshwa]]. He was granted the title of ''Sena Khas Khel'' by the Peshwa.
Pilaji was the eldest son of Jhingojirao Kerojirao Gaekwad. He was adopted by his uncle Damaji I Gaekwad (died 1721), who had been given the hereditary title of ''Shamsher Bahadur'' by [[Chhattrapati Shahu]] for bravery in a battle.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150766 |title=The Golden Book of India |author=[[Roper Lethbridge]] |publisher=Macmillan |year=1893 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150766/page/n80 57] }}</ref><ref name="playne">{{cite book |last1=Bond |first1=J. W. |last2=Wright |first2=Arnold |last3=Playne |first3=Somerset |last4=Solomon |first4=R. V. |author2-link=Arnold Wright |author3-link=Somerset Playne |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |date=1922 |publisher=Asian Educational Services (Foreign and Colonial Compiling and Publishing Co.) |location=London |isbn=9788120619654 |oclc=836381195 |pages=9,10 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC&pg=PA9 |access-date=30 May 2021 |language=en |chapter=The State of Baroda}}</ref>
 
== For Dabhade service ==
Pilaji was assassinated in [[Dakor]] by emissaries of Abhay Singh, the Mughal governor of Gujarat.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=N7oMAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA275 |title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume 19 - Satara |editor=James M. Campbell |publisher=Government Central Press |location=Bombay |year=1885 |page=275 }}</ref> He was cremated in Saavli village, which lies on the Baroda-Dakor road.
 
The Gaekwads were originally lieutenants of the [[Dabhade]] family, the Maratha chiefs of Gujarat and holders of the ''[[senapati]]'' (commander-in-chief) title. Pilaji was a ''mutalik'' (deputy) of [[Trimbak Rao Dabhade]]. When Trimbak Rao was killed for rebelling against the Maratha [[Peshwa]] in 1731, his minor son Yashwant Rao Dabhade was appointed as the ''senapati''. The Peshwa allowed the Dabhades to retain their territories in Gujarat, on the condition that they would remit half of their revenues to the Maratha Chhatrapati's treasury. Pilaji continued to serve Yashwant Rao, and was granted the title ''Sena Khas Khel'' by the Peshwa in addition to ''Shamsher Bahadur''.<ref name="BomGaz_1885">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7oMAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA275 |title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume 19 - Satara |editor=[[James M. Campbell]] |publisher=Government Central Press |location=Bombay |year=1885 |pages=274–276 }}</ref> Since Yashwant Rao was a minor, Pilaji was responsible for collecting the revenues from Gujarat.
▲He was succeeded by his son [[Damaji Rao Gaekwad|Damaji Rao]] (also known as Damaji II).
 
== Legacy ==
 
Pilaji was assassinated on 14 May 1732 in [[Dakor]] by emissaries of Maharaja [[Abhai Singh of Marwar|Abhai Singh]] of [[Marwar]].<ref name="BomGaz_1885"/> He was cremated in [[Savli]] village, which lies on the Baroda-Dakor road. He was succeeded by his son [[Damaji Rao Gaekwad]] (also known as Damaji II). Damaji fought against Peshwa [[Balaji Baji Rao]] when the Dabhades rebelled against the Peshwa. He was defeated and arrested, but later, the Peshwa appointed him as the Maratha chief of Gujarat, replacing the Dabhades.<ref name="CAKDBP_1918">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofmaratha03kincuoft#page/2/mode/2up/search/umabai |title=A History of the Maratha People Volume 3 |author1=[[Charles Augustus Kincaid]] |author2=[[Dattatray Balwant Parasnis]] |year=1918 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |pages=2–10 }}</ref> Pilaji's descendants thus ruled Gujarat in form of the [[Gaekwad dynasty]].
 
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==External links==
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/b/baroda.html Genealogy of princely states of Baroda] at ''[[Queensland University]]'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020219085959/http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/b/baroda.html |date=19 February 2002 }}
* [http://www.royalark.net/India/baroda.htm Detailed history and genealogy of Baroda state] ''Royalark''
 
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