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The Sardar Mahadik family of Gwalior State are a Maratha family who once held noble rank. The family's roots lie with Yashwant Rao Mahadik, who accompanied Mahadji Scindia to Gwalior from the Deccan as one of his most trusted adherents.
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Yashwant Rao Mahadik
Yashwant Rao Mahadik was killed in a battle at Ramghur in 1788. On hearing of the death of, Scindia went to the sardar's tent and appointed his son Jan Rao Mahadik to succeed him, allowing Jan Rao Mahadik all his fathers rights and privileges.
Sardar Jan Rao Mahadik
Sardar Jan Rao Mahadik went to the Deccan with Scindia to visit the peshwa. When Scindia died, being succeeded by Daulat Rao Scindia, Jan Rao Mahadik vacated his Sardarship in favour of his son Hanumant Rao Mahadik. Jan Rao retired to the Deccan, where he died in 1854.
Sardar Hanumant Rao Mahadik
Born in 1816 Sardar Hanumant Rao Mahadik was the sardar in the court of Jankoji Rao Scindia. He died in 1886 and was succeeded by his son Daulat Rao Mahadik.
Sardar Daulat Rao Mahadik
Sardar Daulat Rao Mahadik was born in 1760 in the village of Ninam, in Satara. On accession to the Sardarship, the then Scindia ruler granted him a pearl necklace and a sarpaitch. Daulat Rao's forces were responsible to protect the borders of the state and he possessed one of the largest army and jaghir among his peers.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sardar Krishna Rao Mahadik
Lt. Col. Sardar Krishna Rao Mahadik was born on 12 June 1902 in Gwalior. He studied in Sardar school, now known as Scindia school, in Gwalior and then did his diploma course from Mayo College, Ajmer. After his return he was married to Gunwantabai Mahadik the younger sister of Maharani Gajraraje Scindia, wife of Madhav Rao Scindia (Senior) from the Rane family of Goa.
. His first assignment was collector of Guna of
Gwalior state. After that he became the General Manager of Gwalior power house and later on appointed in Gwalior and British army in Artillery section after training as Lieutenant colonel. Later on he became Commerce, Industries and communication minister of Gwalior State at the time of Maharaja Jivaji Rao Scindia during merger of Gwalior state into the union of India. He was finance minister and went to America for negotiation with the President and took part in the princely conference representing Maharaja Gwalior during the merger.
As a minister of Gwalior state he wrote a book titled Economic Planning for Gwalior. Later on in his old age he was involved in a court case involving a land dispute in Poona. He died in 1967 before the case was resolved, leaving five daughters and a son, Sadashiv Rao Mahadik.