House of Scindia

For the Maratha clan, see Shinde. For the neighbourhood, see Scindia, Visakhapatnam.

House of Scindia
Country	Gwalior State
Founded	1731
Founder	Ranoji Scindia
Current head	Jyotiraditya Scindia
Final ruler	Jiwajirao Scindia (Gwalior) later the Rajpramukh)
Titles	Maharaja of Gwalior Raja of Gwalior Vakil of the Mughal Empire Hisam-us-Saltanat - Sword of The State Amir-ul-Umara - Head of Amirs Defender of Delhi Rajpramukh, Governor of Madhya Bharat
Estates	Gwalior Fort, Gwalior Shinde Chhatri, Pune Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior, Samudra Mahal, Mumbai, Shivsagar Estate, Mumbai George Castle, Shivpuri, Kaliadeh Palace, Ujjain Scindia House, New Delhi, Rani Mahal, Gwalior, Scindia Villa, New Delhi, Gwalior House, New Delhi, Padma Vilas Palace, Pune, Happy Villas, Shivpuri, Cottage Hills, Gwalior, Tekanpore Retreat, Gwalior, Madhav Vilas Palace, Shivpuri, Hiranvan Kothi, Gwalior, Cenotaphs of Scindia Dynasty, Gwalior Several other Kothis, Estates, Trusts, Ghats and Agricultural lands across North and Central India
Deposition	1948 (Gwalior State) 1971 (Rajpramukh under the Indian Union)

House of Scindia or earlier known as the Sendrak was a Maratha (Marathi) royal house that ruled the erstwhile Gwalior State in central India. The Scindia dynasty rose to prominence in the 18th century and went on to dominate central and north India as one of the most prominent powers due to their influential presence in Delhi and their highly modernized army. Ranoji Scindia rose as a prominent military commander under Peshwa Bajirao I. Ranoji and his descendants, played a leading role during the Maratha ascendancy in northern India in the 18th century. The Gwalior State became a princely state during the British Raj in the 19th and the 20th centuries. After India's independence in 1947 and the abolition of princely states, several members of the Scindia Dynasty went on to enter Indian politics.