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INDIA – PRINCE STATE OF BARODA - SAYAJI RAO III

(1875-1939)

In 1802 the city of Vadodara concluded a treaty with the British recognizing their independence with the Maratha Empire and guaranteeing the Mahârâja of Baroda local autonomy in exchange for recognition of British sovereignty. Mahârâja Sayajî Râo III, who reigned from 1875 to 1939, contributed enormously to the modernization of the city through the establishment of compulsory primary schools, a public library, a university and an industry. founding textile of the current economic fabric. Indeed, the latter had the dream of making the city a university, industrial and commercial center. This is the reason why the city is also sometimes called Sayaji Nagari, the city of Sayaji..