Jayappa Sindhia
| Jayappaji Rao Shinde | |
|---|---|
| Sardar | |
| Reign | 1745 - 1755 |
| Born | ca 1720 |
| Died | 25 July 1755 Nagaur, Rajasthan |
| Issue | Jankoji Rao Scindia |
| Father | Ranoji Rao Scindia |
| Mother | Maina Bai |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Jayappaji Rao Scindia (Sindhia, Shinde) (ca 1720 - 25 July 1755) also known as Jayappa Dada Sahib, was a Maratha general. He ruled Gwalior State in northern India from 1745 to 1755, succeeding his father Ranoji Rao Scindia who had founded it.
He was killed by two Rathore Rajput 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, killed at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.
Jayappa had four daughters who married in the knight families of Shinde includes Nimbalkar, Two in Ghorpades and last one in the house of Savant - Bhonsle family. Jankoji Shinde married to Kashibai Nimbalkar, sister of Vyankatrao and Janrao Nimbalkar of Phaltan, both Sardars of Nizam of Hyderabad hailing from Phaltan.
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