dhananjay1
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scindia comes from Shinde/Sinde which is marathi for Sinda. The Sinda family was feudatory ruler in northern Karnataka region during Rastrakuta and Kalyani Chalukya period. They considered themselves Nagavanshi, hence snakes in this flag.gwalior state
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a breakaway of the Maratha Confederacy and major princely state of British India the state was also the headquarters of the British Indian agency of the same name the Maharaj Gwalior was entilited till 1971 to a 21 gun salute
For administrative purposes, the state was divided into two prants or provinces; Northern Gwalior and Malwa. Northern Gwalior comprised seven zilas or districts: Gwalior Gird, Bhind, Sheopur, Tonwarghar, Isagarh, Bhilsa, and Narwar. The Malwa Prant comprises four zilas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Shajapur, and Amjhera. The zilas were subdivided into Parganas, the villages in a pargana being grouped into circles, each under a patwari.
The administration of the state was controlled by the Maharaja, assisted by the Sadr Board. This Board consisted of seven members, the Maharaja himself being president and the members being in charge of different departments, of which the most important were the Revenue, Land Records and Settlement, Forest, Accounts, Public Works, Customs, and Post Office