A royal family of the Maratha confederacy, who ruled the Princely State of Baroda (now Vadodara) in present-day Gujarat. They were credited with several commercial successes and social reforms in the region. They acceded to the union of India after independence in 1947.
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A dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Hyderabad from 1734 until its deposition in 1948 in independent India. The members…
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A dynasty that ruled over parts of southern India, likely from the second or fourth century to the eleventh century…
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