About Jayappa Scindia
Lived 1720 – 1755 (aged 34–35). Jayappa Scindia was a military leader.
Jayappaji Rao Shinde ( 1720 – 25 July 1755), also known as Jayappa Dadasahib, was a Maratha general and the Maharaja of Gwalior in northern India from 1745 to 1755, succeeding his father Ranoji Rao Scindia who had founded it.
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, after entanglement in the affairs of Jodhpur.
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.
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Who was Jayappa Scindia?
Indian general
When was Jayappa Scindia born?
Jayappa Scindia was born in 1720.
When did Jayappa Scindia die?
Jayappa Scindia died on 25 July 1755 in Nagaur.
What was Jayappa Scindia's occupation?
Jayappa Scindia was a military leader.
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· DBpedia: Jayappaji Rao Scindia
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