Ujjain expanded under the patronage of which Maratha chief?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Scindia -
The modern expansion and revival of the city of Ujjain was largely under the patronage of the Maratha chieftain Ranaji Scindia and his descendants.
Ujjain and the Scindia Dynasty -
During the expansion of the Maratha Empire, the Peshwa divided the administration of the Malwa region among various chieftains.
Ranaji Scindia made Ujjain his capital in the mid-18th century.
It was the Scindia rulers who rebuilt the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple and expanded the ghats of the Shipra River.
Ujjain remained the capital of the Scindia kingdom until 1810 AD, when Daulatrao Scindia shifted the capital from Ujjain to Gwalior.