Shinde

Shinde (pronunciation: [ʃin̪d̪e]) is a clan of the Maratha clan system and claim descent from the Nāgavaṃśī dynasty. variations of the name include Scindia and Sindhia, Sindia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name="Embree1988">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Ayyar1999">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Chandra2003">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="seminar417424">Template:Cite journal</ref> He was the son of Jankojirao Scindia, the hereditary Patils of Kanherkhed, a village in Satara District, Maharashtra.<ref name="Rathod1994">Template:Cite book</ref>

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