Gangadhar Rao
| Shrimant Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar Babasaheb | |||||
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| Jhansi Naresh Maharaja of Jhansi | |||||
मराठा झाँसी नरेश श्रीमंत महाराजाधिराज गंगाधरराव नेवाळकर बाबासाहेब | |||||
| 5th Maharaja of Jhansi | |||||
| Reign | 1843 – 21 November 1853 | ||||
| Predecessor | Raghunath Rao III | ||||
| Successor | Damodar Rao | ||||
| Born | 1797 | ||||
| Died | 21 November 1853 (aged 55–56) Jhansi, Jhansi State (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) | ||||
| Spouse | Ramabai Lakshmibai | ||||
| Issue | Damodar Rao, Anand Rao | ||||
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| Dynasty | Newalkar | ||||
| Father | Shiv Rao Bhau | ||||
| Mother | Padma Bai | ||||
Gangadhar Rao Newalkar (1797 – 21 November 1853) was the 5th Raja of Jhansi situated in northern India (formerly a vassal kingdom of Maratha Empire however, the British East India Company became its overlord in 1804 during the Second Anglo Maratha War) He was a Marathi Karhade bhatt Brahmin. He was the son of Shiv Rao Bhau and a descendant of Raghunath Hari Newalkar, the first governor of Jhansi under Maratha rule. He was the husband of Rani Lakshmibai, who became a symbol of resistance to the Company's rule during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.