Shinde


Shinde is a clan of the Maratha clan system and claim descent from the Nāgavaṃśī dynasty. variations of the name include Scindia and Sindhia, Sindia. It is found largely in Maharashtra (India), but it also appears in Indian states bordering Maharashtra like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
The Scindia dynasty was founded by Ranoji Scindia, a personal guard who started as a "bodyguard" of Bajirao I Peshwa. He was the son of Jankojirao Scindia, the hereditary Patils of Kanherkhed, a village in Satara District, Maharashtra.

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