Jayappaji Rao Shinde (Sindhia, Shinde) (c. 1720 - 25 July 1755) also known as Jayappa Dadasahib, was a Maratha general. He ruled Gwalior State in northern India from 1745 to 1755, succeeding his father Ranoji Rao Scindia who had founded it.[1]

Jayappaji Rao Shinde
Sardar
Reign3 July 1745 - 25 July 1755
PredecessorRanoji Scindia
SuccessorJankoji Rao Scindia
Bornc. 1720
Died25 July 1755(1755-07-25) (aged 34–35)
Nagaur, Rajasthan
IssueJankoji Rao Scindia
FatherRanoji Rao Scindia
MotherMaina Bai
ReligionHinduism

He was killed by two men named Khokar Kesar Khan and Shri Kan Singhji, who were adherents of Maharaja Vijay Singh of Jodhpur, before the walls of Nagaur in Rajasthan on 25 July 1755,[2] after entanglement in the affairs of Jodhpur.[3]

He was succeeded by his son Jankoji Rao Scindia, who was killed at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.

Jayappa had four daughters who married in the knight families of Shinde, including one in Nimbalkar, two in Ghorpade and one in the house of Savant - Bhonsle family. Jankoji Shinde married Kashibai Nimbalkar, sister of Vyankatrao and Janrao Nimbalkar of Phaltan, both Sardars of the Nizam of Hyderabad, hailing from Phaltan.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Regnal Chronologies: Greater India". Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  2. ^ Singh, Dhananajaya (1996). The house of Marwar : The Story of Jodhpur. Roli Books. p. 105.
  3. ^ "Maratha - Rajputs Relations". Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
Jayappaji Rao Scindia
Born: 1720 Died: 1755
Regnal titles
Preceded by Maharaja of Gwalior
1745–1755
Succeeded by