Baiza Bai (also known as Baza Bai and Baeza Byee; born 1784 in Kolhapur; died 1863 in Gwalior) was a Scindia maharani and banker. The third wife of Daulat Rao Scindia, she acceded to the regency of the Scindia kingdom following his death. As a prominent opponent of the East India Company, she was eventually ousted from power and replaced on the throne by her adopted son Jankoji Rao Scindia II.
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