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HORSEMEN OF THE BODYGUARD OF THE GAIKWAR OF BARODA. The Gaekwad or Gaikwad (once rendered as Guicowar, also given (incorrectly) as Gaekwar) are a royal Maratha clan that ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the mid-18th century until 1947. The ruling prince was known as the Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda, or more commonly as the Gaekwad. India