Manaji Rao Gaekwad was the fifth Maharaja of

Baroda State Baroda State was a kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy and later a princely state in present-day Gujarat. It was ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India. With th ...

reigning from 1789 to 1793. He was the fifth son of

Damaji Rao Gaekwad Damaji Rao Gaekwad was the second Maharaja of Baroda reigning from 14 May 1732 until his death on 18 August 1768. Early life Damaji, also known as Damaji II, was the third son of Pilaji Rao Gaekwad. His father Pilaji was an adopted son o ...

. Before becoming

Maharaja Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...

, he also served as a regent for Baroda State from 1779 to 1792 under

Sayaji Rao I Gaekwad Sayaji Rao Gaekwad (Born ?, died 1792) was the Maharaja of Baroda (r.1768 - 1778). He was the eldest son of Damaji Rao Gaekwad. See also *Gaekwad dynasty References External links

* Maratha Chiefs in the Maratha Empire 1792 death ...

. After his death he was succeeded as Maharaja of Baroda by Govind Rao Gaekwad.

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* Maratha Chiefs in the Maratha Empire 1750s births 1793 deaths Maharajas of Vadodara Hindu monarchs Indian royalty Indian military leaders 18th-century regents {{India-royal-stub