# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gangadhara-rao
# Generated: 2026-09-01T07:44:08.366Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gangadhara-rao"
name: "Gangadhara Rao"
slug: "gangadhara-rao"
description: "Maharaj Gangadhar Rao Newalkar was the 5th Raja of Jhansi situated in northern India. During his lifetime Jhansi was considered to be part of the larger region of Bundelkhand. 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."
tagline: "5th raja of Jhansi"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Gangadhar_Rao_alias_Babasaheb_Newalkar.jpg/330px-Gangadhar_Rao_alias_Babasaheb_Newalkar.jpg"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1797"
deathDate: "1853-11-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             14.17670559606044
  historical:           6.298357333333334
  currentAttention:     58.67895545314901
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "جانجدهار راو نيفالكار"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "گنگادهار رائو"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump