page_title: Sayajirao Gaekwad III
section_title: Heritage and views
hierarchical_section_title: Sayajirao Gaekwad III / Heritage and views
caption_attribution_description: Laxmi Vilas Palace, Va
context_page_description: Sayajirao Gaekwad III was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is remembered for reforming much of his state during his rule. He belonged to the royal Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas which ruled parts of present-day Gujarat.
context_section_description: Though a prince of a native state, he guarded his rights and status even at the cost of annoyance to the British Indian Government. Sayajirao was often in conflict with the British on matters of principle and governance, having continuous and longstanding verbal and written disputes with the British Residents as well as with the Viceroy and officials in the Government of India.  He was granted the title of Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia on 29 December 1876. He attended the Delhi Durbars of 1877, 1903 and 1911; it was at the 1911 Delhi Durbar that an incident occurred that proved to have far-reaching ramifications for Sayajirao's relations with the Raj.
caption: Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, built in 1890 by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad 3
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