His full title is Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur.
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The young debutante will be escorted by Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur. E!
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It was a little embarrassing, this maharaja treatment, but what was he to do?
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The family of Gaj Singh, a Maharaja until royal privileges were banished in 1971, still lives there.
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Oh, and he's also an actual royal, his official title being the Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur.
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We should immediately sell of this Maharaja PSU, which only gulps money and has overpaid oversized staff.
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Padmanabh Singh, also known as His Highness Maharaja Sawai, is the host of the luxurious new listing.
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She danced the opening waltz with a real royal, 19-year-old Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur.
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During the deb ball, Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, a polo player for India's national team, escorted Philippe.
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On the ophthalmology ward at the main Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, however, new patients arrive every day.
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The 21-year-old Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh is now officially the first king to host on Airbnb.
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Jinder Mahal calls himself "the modern-day Maharaja," and yes, you can buy T-shirts that say that.
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Benu Gopal Bangur's grandfather Mugneeram Bangur was given land by the Maharaja of Jamnagar to set up a cement plant.
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She went on to study painting at Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda and found an indispensable mentor in K.G. Subramanyam.
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Five large colored mirrors installed on a round table reflect the outdoors through a skylight at the palace's Maharaja suite.
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But the Vale did not rise up, even when the maharaja signed away his inheritance, inviting India to oust the invaders.
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Jodhpur's Maharaja and his family still live in a private wing of the palace, which is blocked off from hotel guests.
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Hospitals in Kashmir received more than 400 injured, said Dr. Adil Ashraf of the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in Srinagar.
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Air India, known for its Maharaja mascot, has some of India's most lucrative international and domestic landing and parking slots that are key for airlines.
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"We have so far treated 22.8 victims in the ophthalmology unit of SMSH (Shri Maharaja Hari Singh) hospital from August 2370," the doctor told CNN.
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It is named after Maharaja Umaid Singh, the Jodhpur ruler who commissioned the palace in 1928 to provide employment during a period of drought and famine.
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The diamond was forcibly taken away from the young maharaja (not "signed away") by the East India Company after the 2nd Anglo-Sikh war in 1849.
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Maharaja relaunched under new management in 2010 and has now opened six locations, targeting 40 to 60-year-olds, while Juliana's reopened in Osaka in October.
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Sometimes he mentioned specific jewels, a vanity case he had enjoyed making for a princess, or a diamond necklace his father had made for a maharaja.
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New Delhi claims the whole of Jammu and Kashmir as an integral part of India because the Hindu maharaja finally agreed to join India in October 453.
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New Delhi claims the whole of Jammu and Kashmir as an integral part of India because the Hindu maharaja finally agreed to join India in October 1947.
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Phillippe was escorted by Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, a polo player on India's national team, who danced the waltz together to a song from La La Land.
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Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh just became the first royal Airbnb host, as he listed the Gudliya Suite in the City Palace of Jaipur, India, on the booking site.
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The eye unit at Srinagar's Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital has treated at least 30 victims of pellet injuries since August 5, CNN cited an unnamed doctor as saying.
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For example, one of the pieces in her 2015 collection "Bleu de Jodhpur" was inspired by the 149 designs that Boucheron created for the maharaja of Patiala in 1928.
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That exuberance fueled Japan's nightlife, with discos like Maharaja and Juliana's becoming a symbol of the fun and excess of the late '80s and early '90s go-go years.
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The look-alike to her Oscar-winning mom, 18, showed off her gold ballgown by Giambattista Valli Haute Couture as she entered with her escort, Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur.
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The look-alike to her Oscar-winning mom, 18, showed off her gold ballgown by Giambattista Valli Haute Couture as she entered with her escort, Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur.
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In 2010, BBC journalist Anita Anand discovered an image of Sophia Duleep Singh—whose father was the last Maharaja (great ruler) of the Sikh Empire—selling copies of The Suffragette.
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After India and Pakistan separated in 1947, the maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir chose to become part of India, and Article 370 of the Indian Constitution preserved its special status.
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Many listeners would recognise the patient precision of Oscar Peterson, the "Maharaja of the keyboard", and the airy sustain of Bill Evans; later songs demonstrate a harmonic experimentation akin to Keith Jarrett.
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Umar Nazir, a 12-year-old boy, was recovering in the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Medical College Hospital in Srinagar, one of the few that have specialized staff to handle eye trauma.
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They can adapt to the specifics of anyplace: Soups in Portugal, the Chicken Maharaja Mac in India—that one's a remake of the classic Big Mac, but made with chicken, of course.
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At the time of partition in 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh dithered between joining Pakistan or India or remaining independent — until the issue was forced by an invasion by tribal forces from Pakistan.
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Ava, who's one of six American debutantes out of a total of 20, will wear a gown by Giambattista Valli Haute Couture, and will be accompanied by her escort, Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur.
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At Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital in central Srinagar, where the injured had been brought by the hundreds, scores of volunteers were offering medicine, money, clothes and care to the patients and their families.
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Business-class travelers on Air Canada flights from Toronto to Delhi can now choose such dishes as "Maharaja-style" butter chicken and paneer or chana masala, served with roasted cumin rice and garlic cilantro naan.
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The attack took place in central Srinagar's Hari Singh High street, and the victims are being treated at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, a police official and a staff member at the hospital said.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh was succeeded by his son Maharaja Kharak Singh.
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The children were: #Maharaja Kumari Gayathri Devi (1946–1974), married Sardar K.B. Ramachandra Raj Urs adopted son of Raja Kumari Leelvathi and Sardar K. Basavaraj Urs. Their grandson Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar succeeded to the throne of Mysore by adoption after the death of Maharaja Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar. #Maharaja Kumari Meenakshi Devi (1951-2015) married to M.R.Lakshmikanth Raj Urs, a lawyer and nobleman of Mysore #Maharaja Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar (1953-2013), who succeeded his father as titular Maharaja of Mysore #Maharaja Kumari Kamakshi Devi (b.1954), married Maharaja Kumar Atmanayadev Jhala, younger son of the Maharaja of Wadhwan in Gujarat #Maharaja Kumari Indrakshi Devi (b.
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Maharaja Jawahar Singh () () was a ruling Maharaja of the Bharatpur State. He succeeded to the throne when his father Maharaja Suraj Mal died in 1763. At the time of Maharaja Suraj Mal's death in 1763, Jawahar Singh was in Farrukhnagar.
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Maharaja Sir Sumer Singh (14 January 1898 – 3 October 1918) was Maharaja of Jodhpur from 20 March 1911 to 3 October 1918, succeeding his father, Maharaja Sardar Singh.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh (2 May 1745 – 6 December 1805) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bharatpur (r.1778–1805) and successor of Maharaja Keshri Singh.
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Lancer Publications, Spantech & Lancer, New Delhi, 1996. The most prominent ruler of Bharatpur was Maharaja Suraj Mal, he captured the Mughal city of Agra on 12 June 1761 and it remained in the possession of Bharatpur rulers till 1774.Prakash Chandra Chandawat: Maharaja Suraj Mal aur unka yug, Jaypal Agencies Agra, 1982, Pages 197–200 After Maharaja Suraj Mal, Maharaja Jawahar Singh, Maharaja Ratan Singh and Maharaja Kehri Singh (minor) under resident ship of Maharaja Nawal Singh ruled over Agra Fort. In 1805 war between the British and the Holkars broke out.
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Maharaja Institute of Technology Mysore (MITM) was started in the year 2007, by Maharaja Educational Trust.
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At the time of Indian independence, only five rulers – the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Maharaja of Mysore, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir state, the Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda and the Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior – were entitled to a 21-gun salute. Six more – the Nawab of Bhopal, the Maharaja Holkar of Indore, the Maharaja of Bharatpur, the Maharana of Udaipur, the Maharaja of Kolhapur , the Maharaja of Patiala and the Maharaja of Travancore – were entitled to 19-gun salutes. The most senior princely ruler was the Nizam of Hyderabad, who was entitled to the unique style Exalted Highness and 21-gun salute. Other princely rulers entitled to salutes of 11 guns (soon 9 guns too) or more were entitled to the style Highness.
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Badrukhan is believed to be the birthplace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha.
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The Maharaja Manindra Chandra College stands as his memorial, founded by his son, Maharaja Sris Chandra Nandy.
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Maharaja Keshri Singh (September 1766 - 28 March 1778) was the ruling Maharaja of Bharatpur (r.1769 – 1778 CE).
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Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanjadeo (17 December 1870 - 22 February 1912) ( reign : 1882 - 1912 ) was the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj State of India.Biography of the Maharaja Sri Ram Chandra Bhanj Deo by Sailendra Nath Sarkar. Published - 1918.
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'Maharaja Sir Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra (1857–1916) was an Indian nobleman and politician. He was the Maharaja of Venkatagiri in Nellore district from 1878 to 1916.He was the 28th 'Maharaja of Venkatagiri.M.L.C. (Madras) 1888 .
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Maharaja Sir Tej Singh Prabhakar, KCSI (17 March 1911 - 15 February 2009), was the last ruling Maharaja of Alwar.
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He is well known as Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Goswami Maharaja (also known as Srila Sripad Maharaja and Dr. T.D. Singh).
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It is a royal palace of the Maharaja of Kolhapur. It used to be a durbar of the Chhatrapati Maharaja.
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Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant Jankoji Rao Scindia II Bahadur (1805 – 7 February 1843), was Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior (r. 1827 – 1843).
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Literally means Kulasekarapandian (Maharaja) + Pattinam (town). The town was named as Kulasekarapattinam while Maharaja Kulasekarapandian ruled the city, one day he had a darshan of the Goddess directly. Henceforth the town has been named after the Maharaja.
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National Museum, Delhi. Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan Singh, as he was to be known was born on 5 November 1927, the great-nephew of the second wife of Maharaja Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh. In 1934, when he was six years old, he was adopted by his distant cousin, Maharaja Sir Aditya Narayan Singh of Benares, becoming heir apparent and receiving a new name, Maharaj Kumar Vibhuti Narayan Singh. Five years later, the old Maharaja died, and Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan Singh became Maharaja under a regency until he succeeded to the throne in his own right as Maharaja on 11 July 1947, a month before India's independence.
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Baldeo Singh () was ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bharatpur (1823–1825) and the successor of Maharaja Randhir Singh after his death in 1823. Maharaja Randhir Singh had no son and, as per rule, his brother Maharaja Baldeo Singh ascended the throne after his death in 1823. He was succeeded by his five-year-old son Balwant Singh.
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On 29 March, at the annual meeting of the British Indian Association a proposal was passed for the constitution of a homeland for the Bengali Hindus. Maharaja Udaychand Mehtab of Burdwan, P.N.Sinha Ray, Maharaja Srish Chandra Nandy of Cossimbazar, Maharaja Prabendra Mohan Tagore, Maharaja Sitangshukanta Acharya Chaudhuri, Amulyadhan Auddy and Amarendra Narayan Roy were among the eminent persons who supported the move.
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The building material used for the construction of fort was locally available stone, the lime mortar and bricks. Rana Singhandev II had founded Gohad fort but Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana, Maharaja Chhatra Singh and Maharaja Kirat Singh did the major construction works.
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In 1810 it returned to India when Ahmad Shah's grandson Shah Shujah was forced into exile in the Punjab. In 1813 Maharaja Ranjit Singh took possession of the gem. It subsequently passed into the ownership of Maharaja Sher Singh (1841) and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
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Maharaja Sir Kishan Singh, KCSI (1899–1929) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bharatpur (1918–1929) and successor of Maharani Girraj Kaur.
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He died on 24 November 1960. He had two sons Maharaja Daljit Singh (who succeeded him as Maharaja of Idar) and Maharaj Shri Amar Singhji.
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Maharaja Bhim Singh II (14 September 1909 – 20 July 1991) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kotah from 1940 to 1947.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh's throne Maharaja Sher Singh seated on the golden throne of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (ca. 1840s) Maharaja Ranjit Singh's throne was made by the goldsmith Hafez Muhammad Multani about 1820 to 1830, for the eponymous ruler of the Sikh empire. It is made of a wood and resin core, covered with sheets of repoussé, chased and engraved gold.Maharaja Ranjit Singh's throne V&A; Museum.
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Garh Maharaja (), is a town and Union council of Ahmedpur Sial Tehsil in the Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang - Government of Pakistan It is located at 30°50'0" North, 71°54'0" East.Garh Maharaja Map — Satellite Images of Garh Maharaja The Shrine of Sultan Bahu is located in Garh Maharaja. It is a popular and frequently- visited Sufi shrine.
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Maharaja Chhatrasal (4 May 1649 - 19 December 1731), was a medieval Indian warrior who fought against the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and established his own kingdom in Bundelkhand, becoming a Maharaja. Maharaja Chhatrasal Maqbara is one of those historical monuments of Chhatarpur that is actually the cenotaph of the Maharaja of Chhatrasal. It is also an important monument from an architectural point of view. This beautiful example of Bundeli architecture was built by Baji Rao Peshawa (First) in memory of Maharaja Chhatrasal in 1736 A. D.
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Maharaja Brijendra Singh (; born 1 December 1918 - death 8 July 1995) was the last ruler of princely state Bharatpur (1929-1947) and successor of Maharaja Kishan Singh.
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Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (Chamaraja Wadiyar X; 22 February 1863 – 28 December 1894) was the twenty-third maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore, between 1868 and 1894.
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This gallery is situated on the ground floor of the Mubarak Mahal. On display are various kinds of textiles and fabrics, including Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I's atmasukha, Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh's wedding jama, and a set of robes (angarakhas) belonging to Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II. Not to be missed is the rare pashmina carpet, made in Lahore or Kashmir around 1650. This gallery also has on display the Polo outfit and cups belonging Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and the billiards outfit of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II.
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Once, on his ride on Irwin road in Mysore, the then Maharaja, Krishna Raja Wadeyar iv, who had watched Swamy sketching at the palace on a few occasions, saw him whiling away his time with friends. Upon seeing the Maharaja, Swamy ran inside his house and the Maharaja sent for him and advised him to not waste time and work at what he is good at. In response, Swamy drew a fine sketch of the Maharaja and received appreciation. Following which the Maharaja sponsored Swamy to do his masters in art at Sir.
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But the Maharaja desired that after Surchandra, as was the tradition followed in Manipur, the brothers of Surchandra should be the king. The Government of India recognised Maharaja Surchandra as the Maharaja of Manipur. The public avowal made by the Government of India during his father's lifetime was made applicable in his case also. Under this commitment, the British Government was bound to punish anybody who tried to dethrone Maharaja Surchandra.
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Jankoji Rao Shinde was the third Maharaja of Gwalior State reigning from 1755 to 1761. He became Maharaja of Gwalior after death of his father, Jayappaji Rao Scindia.
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Chhatri of Krishnabai Holkar Maharani Krishna Bai Holkar (died September 1849) was a queen of Yashwant Rao Holkar, Maharaja of Indore, and mother of Maharaja Malhar Rao Holkar II.
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Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan, Raj Rajeshwar Shri Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sir Sawai Madho Singh II Bahadur, Maharaja of Jaipur, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, with the style of His Highness.
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Moti Bagh Palace is a palace in Patiala, also known as Pearl Garden Palace. The word "Moti" means "pearl", and "Bagh" means "garden". The Palace was built by Maharaja Narinder Singh, the great-grandfather of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, in 1847, at a cost of five lakhs of rupees. The Old Moti Bagh Palace and New Moti Bagh Palace were built respectively by Maharaja Narinder Singh (reigned 1845-62) and Maharaja Yadavindra Singh.
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Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king (Maharaja) of Agroha, a city of traders. He is credited with the establishment of a kingdom of traders in North India named Agroha, and is known for his compassion in refusing to slaughter animals in yajnas. The Government of India issued a postage stamp in honour of Maharaja Agrasen in 1976. Maharaja Agrasen Dak Ticket Samaroh ki kuchh Yaden, Omprakash Agrawal, Agradhara, Sept 2016, p.
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Major-General Maharaja Sir Sajjan Singh Bahadur (13 January 1880 - 3 February 1947) was a British Indian Army officer and the Maharaja of Ratlam State, ruling from 1893 until 1947.
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Maharaja Nahar Singh (26 December 1672 – 6 December 1697) was first son of Maharaja Suraj Singh, Maharaja princely state Shekhawati. His mother was Veena Devi. He was the next successor chosen by his father. He proclaimed at Jhunjhunu by General Balla Singh on receipt of news of his father's death, 26 December 1672.
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Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh (10 July 1866 – 7 June 1918) was the eldest son of Maharani Bamba Müller and Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of Lahore, and of the Sikh Empire, and the grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.The Kohinoor, Duleep Singh and his descendants The Tribune, 27 June 1999.
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Maharaja Sher Singh (4 December 1807 – 15 September 1843) was a son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. In 1841, he became Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the Punjab. In 1820, Maharaja Ranjit Singh granted him the privilege of being seated in the Darbar and bestowed civil and military honours on him. From 1831 to 1834 he acted as Governor of Kashmir and in 1834 he was a commander in the force that captured Peshawar from the Afghans.
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Shahaji II (formerly Vikramsinhrao (Nana Sahib) Puar) (4 April 1910 – 9 May 1983) of the Bhonsle dynasty of the Marathas, was the Maharaja of Kolhapur between 1947 and 1949. Before adoption to the Gadi of Kolhapur, he was the Maharaja of Dewas State (senior) between 1937 and 1947, when he abdicated. He was the first Maharaja of Kolhapur to be adopted from the Puar dynasty. He was the son of Maharaja Tukoji Rao III Puar of Dewas Senior.
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He was born on 13 December 1933 in Calcutta to Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Manikya Bahadur who was Maharaja of Tripura State and Kanchan Prava Devi daughter of the HH Sir Maharaja Yadvendra Singh, the King of Panna State. He was married to Padmavati Raje 'Akkasaheb' Scindia (1942–64) eldest daughter of Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior State and Vijaya Raje Scindia. Bibhu Kumari Devi daughter to Raja Lav Shah. They had one son and two daughters.
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Maharaja Kulachandra SinghImperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186. was the son of Maharaja Chandrakriti Singh and he was the Maharaja of Manipur. On 21 February 1891 Lord Lansdowne, the British Viceroy of India ordered J.W. Quinton, the chief commissioner of Assam, to recognise Juvaraj Kulachandra as the king but to arrest Senapati Tikendrajit.
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Maharaja Chandan (Bengali: মহারাজ চন্দন (c. 1483-1523 ruled: 1510-1522) was the first king of Kamata-Koch kingdom. From the time Maharaja Chandan was enthroned (1510 AD or 917 of the Bengali calendar) the calculation of Cooch Behar Rajshak (royal calendar year) started. Under the rule of Maharaja Chandan many small Bhuiyans were defeated.
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Maharaja Gulab Singh granted Chibal, Poonch and other areas to Jawahar Singh and Moiti Singh. The Raja of Poonch had to present to the Maharaja one horse with gold trappings. The Raja of Poonch was not to effect any administrative changes in the territory of Poonch without prior consultation with the Maharaja of Kashmir.
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Kharbanda is married to Maheshwari, a woman who was previously married to the Maharaja of Kotah. Born the daughter of Maharaja Ram Singh II of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, Maheshwari married Kharbanda in 1965.
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Madho Rao Scindia circa 1903. Maharaja Sir Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior (20 October 1876 – 5 June 1925), was the 5th Maharaja of Gwalior belonging to the Scindian dynasty of the Marathas.
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Maharaja Randhir Singh (r.1805–1823) was the ruler of the princely state Bharatpur in India and successor to Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur. He was succeeded by his brother Baldeo Singh.
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Maharaja Sir Manindra Chandra Nandy (29 May 1860 – 12 November1929) was the Maharaja of Cossimbazar Raj from 1898 to 1929 and a philanthropist and reformist in the period of the Bengal Renaissance.
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Maharaja Agrasen Hospital is a hospital in New Delhi, India with 400 beds. It is located in West Punjabi Bagh. The hospital is named after Maharaja Agrasen, a king of Agroha (Haryana).
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As per the 2011 Census of India, Maharaja Hat had a total population of 10,067, of which 5,221 (52%) were males and 4,846 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 914. The total number of literates in Maharaja Hat was 7,695 (84.07% of the population over 6 years). India census, Maharaja Hat had a population of 9,842.
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Ariyittuvazhcha is a coronation ceremony performed by Maharaja of Cochin kingdom. This ceremony began with a procession from the Dutch palace and progress to Ariyittuvazcha Kovilakam. The Maharaja would then bathe in the pond. After that the locked room was opened and the Maharaja sat on the cot with an olakkuda (an umbrella made of palm fronds).
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His sons helped Maharaja Jawahar Singh, the ruler of Bharatpur State, to avenge the death of his father Maharaja Suraj Mal. took back the jagir of Kuchesar with the title of Rao; When Maharaja Jawahar Singh (r . 1763–1768) made war with the mughal rulers of Delhi, Shah Alam II (r . 1759–1806) latter attacked Kuchesar.
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Sūdan () (1700–1753) was the main court poet of Maharaja Suraj Mal, the Bharatpur ruler in Rajasthan. He was Mathur by caste, resident of Mathura and the most favourite poet of the Bharatpur Maharaja Suraj Mal. He had accompanied the Maharaja during all important wars and has written historical account in the book named Sujān Charitra.
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The state of Kalsia was founded by Gurbaksh Singh in 1760. He joined the Kroria Misl of the Sikh confederacy. Maharaja Ranjit Singh had granted the estate of Chhachhrauli to Maharaja Gurbaksh Singh, a commander of his troops and a resident of Kalsia village. Maharaja Goorbaksh Singh named the state "Kalsia" and Chhachhrauli became its capital city.
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Vidur states his case while the maharaja is fellated under an "enormous silk razai." The maharaja is finally persuaded to sign by his companion, "a steatopygous blonde wearing nothing but a look of panic." Vidur helps the maharaja flee to Marmu, his winter capital. The Pathans invading Manimir get drunk and the Indian Army parachutes into Devpur.
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Maharaja Ahibaran () was a legendary Indian king (Maharaja) of Baran, a city of traders. Maharaja Ahibaran was born Sooryavanshi Kshatriya, but later adopted Vaishya for the well being and prosperity of his praja (people). The Baranwal communities claim descent from him. He is credited with the establishment of a kingdom of traders in North India named Baran.
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Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh or Bhuppa GCSI GCIE GCVO GBE (12 October 1891 – 23 March 1938) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala in British India from 1900 to 1938.
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The fort of Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of Kashmir, is located in the middle of Borawal. According to historians, Borawal is said to be the maternal ancestral village of Maharaja Hari Singh.
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Parnassius maharaja, the maharaja Apollo, is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in India and west China. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).
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These companies were the forerunners of the modern Maharaja Organisation. Rajandram was a founder member of the Hindu Educational Society and a trustee of the Maharaja Trust. He died on 12 September 1965.
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Madho Singh II died on 7 September 1922 and was succeeded by Man Singh as Maharaja of Jaipur and head of the Kachwaha clan of Rajputs. The new Maharaja was ten years old.
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The present Maharaja college premises is an important historical site.
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Later authors believe it to be conspecific with Parnassius maharaja.
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Thus his full title was Sir Maharaja Narendra Shah KCSI.
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The rulers bore the title of Raja and latter Maharaja.
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The Maharaja Sher Singh He became Maharaja on 27 January 1841, after the sudden death of Nau Nihal Singh whose death was set in motion, some say purposely, while returning from his father's cremation. He was the half brother of Nau Nihal Singh's father, Maharaja Kharak Singh. Proclaimed Maharaja by his wazir (prime minister) Dhian Singh Dogra, he won the throne after a protracted siege of the Lahore Fort which was held by the Royal family. Thousands died in the siege.
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Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh (18 July 1848 – 23 September 1925) was the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, and head of the Jamwal Rajput clan. Some elements in the British Empire made an attempt to implicate the Dogra Maharaja in a conspiracy case involving the Russian Empire. At the end a ruling council was forced on Jammu and Kashmir, which included a British agent and the Maharaja's brother Amar Singh. He was succeeded by his nephew, Hari Singh as the Maharaja in 1925.
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There is an engineering college - Maharaja Institute of Technology Thandavapura (MITT), administered by Maharaja Education Trust(MET). A high-school by name Proudashala High school and also one government run primary school is present.
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Since 19th century the ruling family was divided into several royal houses. They are: # The House of Nara Singh (descendants of Maharaja Nara Singh (r. 1844-1850 CE) and Maharaja Devendra Singh (r.1850)) .
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Maharaja Sir Yadavinder Singh (; 7 January 1914 – 17 June 1974) was the 9th and last Maharaja of Patiala from 1938 to 1971. He was also an Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1934.
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Balwant Singh (1820–1853) was the ruler of the princely state of Bharatpur in India from 1825 till his death, and successor to Maharaja Baldeo Singh. He was in turn succeeded by Maharaja Jashwant Singh.
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Maharaja Brijendra Singh was born at Savar Mahal, Bharatpur on 1 February 1918. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Kishan Singh by his wife Maharani Rajendra Kaur. He was educated at Bryanston and Wellington.
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A member of this Raj family, Maharaja Jagadindra Nath Ray, was a patron of cricket, and wanted to defeat the British in their own game of cricket. His rival was the Maharaja of Koch Bihar.
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His character was inspired by Hanwant Singh, the Maharaja of Jodhpur.
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Gama was subsequently taken into training by the Maharaja of Datia.
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Ghatge is a member of the Maratha royal family of Kagal. He is thus a cousin of the Maharaja of Kolhapur. Ghatge's mother, Sitaraje Ghatge, is the daughter of the Maharaja Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar III of Indore (reigned 1903–1926) by his American-born third wife Nancy Miller, who was formally adopted by the Maharaja's aunt and took the name Sharmishtha Devi Holkar upon marrying the Maharaja. Educated in the Daly College, Indore, Ghatge was the Head Prefect & Sword of Honour holder (Flight Sergeant Airwing NCC).
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Marthanda Varma, Maharaja of Travancore The king of Kollam (Desiganad Dynasty) adopted a prince from Kayamkulam Royal Family. Marthanda Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore, disliked this adoption because he wanted to merge Kollam with Travancore after the Raja as he had no male descendants. Maharaja sent his army to Kollam and defeated the Raja. After the war he annexed Kollam to Travancore.
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Therefore, he sent his brother Fateh Singh to the Maharaja to seek help. The Maharaja demanded the possession of the fort of Kangra in return for help; to which Sansar Chand agreed. The Maharaja set-out with full preparations and reached Kangra accompanied by a large army by the end of May. All the feudal chiefs were present with their respective militias.
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He died in Jodhpur on 13 February 1873 and was cremated at Mandore. He was succeeded by his eldest son Jaswant Singh II in Jodhpur, while his third son, Pratap Singh would go on to become the Maharaja of Idar. His first-born daughter, Kumari Chand Kanwar Bai Lal, would be married to Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur.
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Arjan Koli and Hari Koli were two Koli brothers from dhari town. They saved the life of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda State from a lion during hunting. In 1933 Maharaja Gaekwad went into forest for hunting there he was attacked by a lion. At that time arjan and hari was watching Maharaja's hunting so they attacked at lion and saved maharaja.
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Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School (commonly known as NNM High School) is the oldest educational institution in Tufanganj subdivision. It is at the center of the town and is of historical importance regarding education in pre- independent India. The school was established in 1916 by Maharaja Jitendra Narayan, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and is named after the late Maharaja Nripendra Narayan.
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Maharaja Gangadahra Koviladhikarikal Sri Ravi Varma (1865–1946) was the Maharaja of Cochin, India in 1943–46. Ravi Varma was born on 29 November 1865, in Tripunithura, then part of British India. Maharaja Gangadahra Koviladhikarikal Sri Ravi Varma ruled Cochin from 1943 to 1946. He was the Elaya Raja (crown prince) until his brother Midukkan Thampuran died on 13 October 1943.
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The Sikhs retook it once again in 1742 AD under the leadership of Maharaja Ala Singh, the founder Maharaja of the Patiala State, and was recognized as a part of Banda's territories by Ahmad Shah Durrani.
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He married the only daughter of Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur. They did not have children, and therefore his brother Ranjitsingh succeeded him as Maharaja of Baroda. # Mrunalini Raje Gaekwad (25 June 1931 – 1 January 2015).
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In 1858 Mean Hathu Singh, the Governor of Rajouri and a closed relatives of Maharaja had revolted against State Government and tried to kill Maharaja Ranbir Singh. Mean Hathu was arrested and shifted to Gajpat fort.
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The Maharaja died of complications of old age at Dhrangadhra on 1 August 2010, aged 87. He was succeeded by his eldest son Sodhsalji Shatrujitdev, the heir and titular Maharaja to the throne of Dhrangadhra-Halvad.
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In 1878, the maharaja married the daughter of Brahmo preacher Keshab Chandra Sen. This union led to a renaissance in Cooch Behar state. Maharaja Nripendra Narayan is known as the architect of modern Cooch Behar town.
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Inaugurated in 1912, the Opera House was acquired in 1952 by Maharaja Bhojrajsingh of Gondal. The Maharaja took the property on a 999-year lease and attempted to run it as a self- sustaining commercial enterprise.
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Maharaja Jagadindra Nath Roy Bahadur (1868-1925) known as the Maharaja of Natore was a noted zamindar of Natore from Bengal. He is also noted for his contribution to the game of cricket in British India.
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In 1878, the maharaja married the daughter of Brahmo preacher Keshab Chandra Sen. This union led to a renaissance in Cooch Behar state. Maharaja Nripendra Narayan is known as the architect of modern Cooch Behar town.
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Ganpat Rao Gaekwad was the ninth Maharaja of Baroda State reigning from 1847 to 1856. He was the eldest son of Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II and became Maharaja of Baroda after the death of his father.
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A young Maharaja Duleep Singh. After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839, Duleep Singh lived quietly with his mother, Jind Kaur, at Jammu, under the protection of the Vizier, Raja Dhian Singh. He and his mother were recalled to Lahore in 1843 after the assassinations of Maharaja Sher Singh and Dhian Singh, and on 16 September, at the age of five, Duleep Singh was proclaimed Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, with Maharani Jind Kaur as Regent. Maharaja Duleep Singh, entering his palace in Lahore, escorted by British troops after the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46)On 13 December 1845 the British declared war on the Sikhs and, after winning the First Anglo-Sikh War, retained the Maharaja as nominal ruler, but replaced the Maharani by a Council of Regency and later imprisoned and exiled her.
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Sri Sri Sri Maharaja, Dev Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana (17 July 1862 – 20 February 1914) was the Prime Minister of Nepal for 114 days in the year 1901. He was also the Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski.
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Maharaja Jayapala was succeeded by his son Maharaja Anandapala, who along with other succeeding generations of the Shahiya dynasty took part in various campaigns against the advancing Ghaznavids for decades successfully keeping them from crossing the Indus.
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Maharaja Ripudaman Singh (4 March 1883 – 12 December 1942), later known as Sardar Gurcharan Singh, was the Maharaja of Nabha from 1911 to 1928, when he was deposed by the British. He later became an Indian revolutionary.
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Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II was the eight Maharaja of Baroda State reigning from 1819 to 1847. He became Maharaja of Baroda after the death of Anand Rao Gaekwad. He was the third son of Govind Rao Gaekwad.
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There is a stone inscription belonging to the period of Maharaja Marjit.
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Karauli State was founded by Maharaja Arjun Dev Pal in 1346 CE.
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It was started by Maharaja of Ramnagar when Portuguese possessed the Daman and Diu and was an annual tax nominally levied at 25% on revenue or produce, hence the name. It was levied on the lands which were under nominal Portuguese Rule by Maharaja Som Shah. Chauth was a fee for Portuguese to purchase the protection from Maharaja of ramnagar so Maharaja Som Shah was called as 'Chauthia Raja' which means Guardian King. The Portuguese chief 'Fernao De Miranda' paid the 1/8 share of the total revenue of daman and diu.
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The palace was built in 1910 by Maharaja Pratap Singh as a summer residence, and has been further decorated by his successor, Maharaja Hari Singh. The Gulab Bhavan was built under the guidance of Sh. Janki Nath Madan, Royal Engineer in the Court of Maharaja Pratap Singh, who had received his engineering degree from Kings College, London, UK. After Indian independence Maharaja Hari Singh moved to Mumbai and the palace was converted into "The Grand Palace" hotel in 1956. Bharat Hotels took over the hotel in 1998. They restored the palace and extended it.
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Maharaja Takht Singh celebrating Diwali Takht Singh, GCSIOfficial report - Page 472 by Calcutta internat. exhib. 1883-84 published 1885 (6 June 1819 - 13 February 1873) was first the regent (1839-1841) and the final Maharaja of Ahmednagar (Himmatnagar) 1841-1843 as a result of an agreement with the British. Once he ceded Ahmednagar (Himmatnagar) to Idar, he was recognized as Maharaja of Jodhpur (1843-1873). He was born in Ahmednagar (Himmatnagar), the second son of Karan Singh and grandson of Sagram Singh, the Maharaja of Ahmednagar (Himmatnagar) from 1798 to 1835.
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Suniti Devi, Maharani of Cooch Behar, queen consort of Nripendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, Maharaja of Cooch Behar. Maharani Suniti Devi's son Jitendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, Maharaja of Cooch Behar married princess Indira Raje Gaekwad of Braoda, only daughter of Sayajirao Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda. Jitendra Narayan and Indira Devi's second daughter Gayatri Devi, Maharani of Jaipur was the most well known Indian royal face in her lifetime. The other aunt of Naina Devi was Suchrau Devi, Maharani of Mayurbhanj, queen consort of Ram Chandra Bhanj Deo, Maharaja of Mayurbhanj.
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Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar III (Sriman Rajadhiraja Raja Parameshvara Praudha-pratapa Apratima-vira Narapati Birud-antembara-ganda Maharaja Sir Krishnaraja Wadiyar III Bahadur; ; 14 July 1794 – 27 March 1868) was the twenty-second maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. Also known as Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the maharaja belonged to the Wadiyar dynasty and ruled the kingdom for nearly seventy years, from 30 June 1799 to 27 March 1868. He is known for his contribution and patronage to different arts and music during his reign. He was succeeded by his adopted son, Chamarajendra Wadiyar X.
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The naval prowess of the Maharaja of Zabaj had played a major role in forming a legend recorded by Sulaimaan, an Arabic merchant in 851, and published by Masoudi, a historian, in his 947 book "Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems." He described the story of one proud Khmer king who foolishly defied the power of the Maharaja of Zabaj. Some scholars have sought to link this Maharaja of Zabaj with the Sailendra king of Java. However, there are few evidences to prove that the Maharaja of Zabaj is the same king of Sailendra.
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Jantar Mantar is an observatory built in Varanasi in the year 1737 by Maharaja Jai Singh II of kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur). The observatory is one of the five observatories built by Maharaja Jai Singh II.
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At the age of eight, Gaj Singh was sent first to Cothill House, a prep school in Oxfordshire, England, and then to Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Singh's full title as Maharaja was His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Raja-i-Hind Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Gaj Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Marwar.
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Sangat Singh Saini was a general in the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the Sikh Empire. He oversaw the operations in the Gurdaspur District. His headquarters were in Batala. Sangat Singh was rewarded estate from Maharaja Ranjit Singh for bravery in battle when Sangat Singh conquered a post in the Afghan region and brought back the Golden Sword of the Afghan ruler to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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Singh was born on 22 October 1845. He was the third son of Takht Singh of Jodhpur (1819–13 February 1873) the Maharaja of Jodhpur, and his first wife, Gulab Kunwarji Maji. He was educated privately, and little is known of his early life. He received administrative training under Maharaja Ram Singh of Jaipur, whose brother Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur then invited him to his State.
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These memorial chattris were built by his son and successor Maharaja Jawahar Singh. The architecture and carving is in the pierced stone style and the ceiling of cenotaphs are adorned with paintings of the life of Krishna and Suraj Mal. His court poet Sūdan recorded his biography in Sujān Charitra. Notable institutes named after him include Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology and Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur.
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Manaji Rao Gaekwad was the fifth Maharaja of Baroda State reigning from 1792 to 1793 for a brief period. He was the fifth son of Damaji Rao Gaekwad. Before coming to Maharaja, he also served as a regent for Baroda State from 1779 to 1792 under the Sayaji Rao I Gaekwar. After his death he was succeeded as Maharaja of Baroda by Govind Rao Gaekwar, "Mama Sahib".
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Khoh plates of the Maharaja Hastin, 482 CE.Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol 3 p.102ff Majhgawan plates of Maharaja Hastin, 510 CE.Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol 3 p.108ff Maharaja Hastin, the son of Damodara, is credited with several military victories, although the inscriptions do not mention any of his adversaries. According to K. C. Jain, these claims probably refer to his participation in Guptas' war against the Hunas.
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Puar was an educator and the titular Maharani of Dhar State. She was a member of the Gaekwad dynasty, the former ruling clan of Baroda State and also a member of the Puar dynasty of Dhar, both former Maratha princely states. She was married to Maharaja Anand Rao IV Puar, the Maharaja of Dhar State. She was chancellor of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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The subsequent year, the Governor gave a direct warning to the Maharaja, threatening an invasion of Travancore territories. In 1741, the Dutch also restored to the throne, the young princess of Elayadathu Swarupam who had been deposed by the Maharaja. When this came to the knowledge of the Maharaja, he attacked the Elayadathu Princess and the Dutch. The Dutch were defeated and the Princess fled to Cochin.
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Bhadrapur is a village with Gram Panchayat. It has links with Maharaja Nandakumar, is about 4–5 miles from Lohapur railway station. Maharaja Nandakumar was born around 1700 at Bhadrapur. The ruins of the Raj bari are still there.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh allowed men from different religions and races to serve in his army and his government in various positions of authority.Kartar Singh Duggal (2001). Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The Last to Lay Arms. Abhinav Publications. pp. 125–126. .
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Anand Rao Gaekwad was the seventh Maharaja of Baroda State reigning from 1800 to 1819 with the regents of Fateh Singh II and Sayaji Rao Gaekwad. He became Maharaja of Baroda after the death of Govind Rao Gaekwad II.
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Arrah House is a small British building in the premises of Maharaja College.
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Later they were also given the titles of Maharaja as a personal distinction.
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ISKCON News. New GBC Paper Clarifies Relationship Between Srila Prabhupada and Narayana Maharaja.
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He ascended to throne on the death of Maharaja Ratan Singh in 1769.
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Chhatra Manikya (d. 1667) was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1661 to 1667.
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The rulers of the state carried the title "Maharaja Bahadur" from 1859 onwards.
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Mohinder Singh (1852-1876) was the Maharaja of Patiala from 1862 to 1876.
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Mahendra Manikya (d. 1714) was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1712 to 1714.
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Narendra Manikya (d. 1695) was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1693 to 1695.
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Mukunda Manikya (d. 1739) was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1729 to 1739.
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Here he helped to suppress a local rebellion against the Maharaja, Gulab Singh.
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In India, British troops attempt to rescue the kidnapped son of a Maharaja.
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He releases her, once she appreciates the common man's trouble. Romance blooms between MandaaraMaale and Narasimha, much to the chagrin of ShooraSimha. SaptaSena Maharaja gets wind of ShooraSimha's misdeeds and confronts him. ShooraSimha loses his mind and imprisons SaptaSena Maharaja.
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Maharaja Kharak Singh (22 February 1801 – 5 November 1840), was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab and the Sikh Empire. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharani Datar Kaur. He succeeded his father in June 1839.
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169; Kamath (2001), p. 282 Basavappa Shastry (1882), a native of Mysore and court poet of Maharaja Krishnaraja III and Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, earned the honorific Kannada Nataka Pitamaha (lit. "Father of Kannada stage") for his contributions to drama.
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Maharaja Kishan Singh was born at Moti Mahal, Bharatpur on 4 October 1899 in a Jat family. He was eldest son of Maharaja Ram Singh by his second wife, Maharani Girraj Kaur. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and Wellington.
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Since Maharaja Lela did not wish to commit treason, he sent message to Jamal ul-Alam and asked how to act. The ex- sultan, realizing that his case was lost, enjoined Maharaja Lela to accept the offer.Djajadiningrat (1911), p. 197-8.
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Malhar Rao Gaekwad was the eleventh Maharaja of Baroda State reigning from 1870 to 1875. He was the sixth son of Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II and became Maharaja of Baroda after the death of his elder brother, Khanderao II Gaekwad.
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The Rajawada (Old Palace) of Indore The Sukhnivas Palace The Maharaja of Indore on his state elephant Yashwant Rao Holkar and Ranjit Singh in 1805 Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar II Tukojirao Holkar III, Maharaja of Indore Maharani Shrimant Chandravati Bai Sahib Holkar, First Wife of Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar III of Indore Maharani Indira Bai Sahib Holkar, Second Wife of Maharaja of Indore Tukojirao Holkar III Indore State, also known as Holkar State,Princely States of India was a royal state in India. Its rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty. Indore was a 19-gun salute Maratha princely state (a rare high rank) during the British rule in India. Indore state was located in the present-day Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
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The residents of five small villages, Vada Agwarh, Vichla Agwarh, Dalamwal, Dhaliwas and Thagan wali Patti, under the leadership of Pandit Badru, approached Great Jat ruler Maharaja Gajpat Singh, the Maharaja of Jind, for security from dacoits. Maharaja Gajpat Singh amalgamated these villages and named it Badrukhan. In 1763, when Gajpat Singh captured the town of Jind, Badrukhan was made the capital of Jind State. He also built a fort here.
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In 1883, the Maharaja of > Jodhpur, Jaswant Singh II, invited Dayananda to stay at his palace. The > Maharaja was eager to become Dayananda's disciple, and to learn his > teachings. During his stay, Dayananda went to the Maharaja's rest room and > saw him with a dancing girl named Nanhi Jaan. Dayananda asked the Maharaja > to forsake the girl and all unethical acts, and to follow the dharma like a > true Arya (noble).
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He was the first Pengiran Bendahara (Vizier) in Brunei, and was later given the title Pengiran Bendahara Seri Maharaja Permaisuara. He married the younger sister of Ong Sum Ping (also known as Pengiran Maharaja Lela). Sultan Ahmad died in 1425 while his son Nakhoda Angging was Brunei Maharaja in Sulu. Thus, he was succeeded by his son-in-law, Sultan Seri Ali or Sharif Ali, the great Sufi Berkat.
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On 15 August, Maharaja Vibuti Narayan signed the Instrument of Accession to India. On 15 October 1947, he merged Benares into the new Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This marked the end of Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan Singh's short reign, although he would maintain his titles for many more years. A deeply religious believer in, and scholar of, the Vedas and Puranas, Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan Singh strictly adhered to orthodox Hindu customs.
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Towards the end of sixteenth century, Maharaja Mansingh brought the statue of the goddess Shila Mata from the eastern part of Bengal. In the kingdom of Pratapaditya, Maharaja Mansingh received a defeat at the hands of king Kedar. Humiliated and depressed, the Maharaja worshipped goddess Kali to please her and receive her blessings so as to change his defeat into victory. Kali appeared in a dream to bless him.
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The British Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Manchester, the Duke of Windsor, and the Duke of Westminster; Prince Kamal el Dine Hussein, the King of Albania, the Maharaja of Jaipur, Maharaja of Mysore and Maharaja of Kapurthala; French President Léon Blum, Prime Minister of Belgium Henry Carton de Wiart, Ohio Governor Myron T. Herrick, New York Governor W. Averell Harriman, the Prince de Bitteto, and the Princesse de Faucigny Lucinge.
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Sketch of Dato Maharaja Lela. Dato Maharaja Lela (died on 20 January 1877) was a Malay nationalist from Perak. A descendant of Daeng Salili, Pandak Limo was the son of a Bugis king from Luwuk District, Sulawesi. During the reign of Sultan Muzaffar Shah III, he came to Perak and was appointed Mufti and was awarded the title "Dato Maharaja Lela," granting him the authority to punish by decapitation without question.
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Sakthan Thampuran was a considered as an extremely powerful Maharaja as his name indicates.
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Joy Manikya I (died 1577) was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1573 to 1577.
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Pratap Manikya (d. 1487) was a Maharaja of Tripura during the late 15th century.
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The Pearl Carpet of Baroda was a carpet commissioned by the Maharaja of Baroda.
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Maharaja Gulab Singh and Raja Dhian Singh were the top generals of the army.
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Dhanya Manikya was the Maharaja of Tripura who reigned from 1490 to 1515 C.E.
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The college is named after former king of Tripura Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur.
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He was succeeded by his eldest son, Hanuwant Singh, as titulary Maharaja of Nabha.
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The college is affiliated to newly established state University i.e.; MAHARAJA BIR BIKRAM UNIVERSITY.
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Now, from 2015 College has been affiliated from Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand University, Chhatarpur, (M.P.).
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Batutulis inscription in Bogor mentioned about the historical great king Sri Baduga Maharaja. The stylized name: Sri Baduga Maharaja Ratu Haji di Pakwan Pajajaran Sri Sang Ratu Dewata literally means "His Majesty Maharaja King of Pakuan Pajajaran, His Excellency King of deities". Most of literature recognize his name as Sri Baduga Maharaja while other argues that it was only the title to address the king, as Baduga corresponds to paduka, the footwear of kings. According to Hindu etiquette the king is held so high that common people should not directly address the king by his name, but through his shoes.
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Maharaja Meghrajji III was born on 3 March 1923 at Sundar Villas, Dhrangadhra as the second but eldest surviving son of Maharaja Sir Ghanshyamsinjhi Ajitsinhji Sahib Bahadur (1889–1942), the Maharaja of the 13-gun salute state of Dhrangadhra-Halvad and his third wife, Maharani Anand Kunverba Sahiba (1895–1979). He received his earliest education at a local school, then was sent to England, where he first attended Millfield School in Somerset and then the Heath Mount School in Hertfordshire. He then studied at Haileybury College before returning to India just prior to succeeding his father as Maharaja.
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During the reigns of Maharaja Shivaji Rao Holkar, Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III, and Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar, business flourished thanks to the railways that had been introduced in the state in 1875. In 1926, Maharaja Tukoji Rao III Holkar XIII abdicated after being implicated in a murder case involving a court dancer and her lover. After the independence of India in 1947, Indore State, along with a number of neighbouring princely states, acceded to India. Yashwant Rao Holkar II, the last ruler of the state, signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.
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Maharaja of Benares & Suite, 1870s His Highness Maharaja Bahadur Sri Sir Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh, GCSI (1822-13 June 1889) succeeded his uncle upon the latter's death in 1835, becoming the first of his line to be granted the title of Maharaja. Ascending the throne at the age of 13, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 he remained neutral to revolt. As a reward, he was promoted to the rank of Maharaja Bahadur in 1859. In 1867, he was granted a personal 13-gun salute; a decade later he was knighted with the GCSI, becoming Sir Ishwari.
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Maharaja Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar, the last ruling Maharaja of Mysore, was married to a Rajput princess from Jigni State in north India in 1938. That marriage had proven to be childless, and the Maharaja decided to marry again for a second time,Badiger, Dr. Prakash M. (2018): Kings of Karnataka, Laxmi Book Publication, 2018 (p. 137) and was intent upon marrying someone from a local aristocratic family, who already knew and followed the customs and traditions of the Kannada people. The matter became known among the noble Urs families of the state, and several proposals were pressed upon the Maharaja.
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Betab then witnessed the invasion of the Sikh army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh over his native land Kashmir and the defeat of the Afghan governor Muhammad Azim Khan in 1819 CE, which he versified under the title Jang-nama. After the change of rulers, Betab visited Lahore for a meeting with Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Betab was honoured by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in his Durbar, where he also met the powerful and influential Raja Dina Nath, who was Finance Minister of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Following his return from Lahore, Betab composed one more masnawi containing historical details like the other two named Ranjit-nama.
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He had little prospect of ascending the throne, yet after the death of his brother, Prithi Singh in 1839, he became the regent over the whole state and served as such until the birth of his brother's son, Balwant Singh, who was proclaimed ruler at his birth. Takht Singh then became the new ruler's regent and served as such until the death of his nephew on 23 September 1841, when he became the Maharaja of Ahmednagar (Himmatnagar). However, two years into his reign in 1843, Man Singh, the Maharaja of Jodhpur died. He was persuaded by his widows to take the succession as he was a member of the Rathore Dynasty through his grandfather, Sagram Singh, the Maharaja of Idar, who himself was the son of Anand Singh, the first Maharaja of Idar and a younger son of Maharaja Ajit Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur, however, he had to cede Ahmednagar (Himmatnagar) back to the state of Idar to be recognized in Jodhpur by the British.
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Among the Mokeboga states biggest state is the Mayurbhanj state, Presently it is one of district of Odisha in the name of Mayurbhanj district. Present ruler: HH Maharaja Shri Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo, 47th and present Maharaja of Mayurbhanj since 15 September 2000.
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Kayamkulam Raja never agreed the treaty and considered it an insult. Maharaja forced him to pay the tribute. Raja dumped all his wealth in Astamudi Lake and fled to the northern Region. The messengers of Maharaja found nothing but an empty palace.
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R.S .Pura is named after the great Dogra ruler Maharaja Ranbir Singh, successor of Maharaja Gulab Singh. Before independence, this area was regularly visited by the Jaddi people of Dalowali who used to carry sugarcane to Nawanshehar (R. S. Pura) Sugar Mills.
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The Maharaja with his Dewan Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma FRAS (19 May 1837 – 4 August 1885) was the Maharaja of the erstwhile Indian kingdom of Travancore from 1880–1885 AD. He succeeded his elder brother Maharajah Ayilyam Thirunal to the throne of Travancore.
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The Sritattvanidhi is attributed to the then Maharaja of Mysore, Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (b. 1794 - d. 1868). The Maharaja was a great patron of art and learning and was himself a scholar and writer. There are around 50 works ascribed to him.
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Saraf had negotiated for some time to obtain the permission from the Maharaja Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir to publish Ranbir as a statewide weekly. The newspaper was named after Maharaja Ranbir Singh.Taseer, C. Bilqees. The Kashmir of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah.
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The Maharaja of Idar paid for the Governor's pavilion, and the Maharaja of Patiala paid for the pavilion that is his namesake. The remaining deficits were paid off from the sale of debentures and from the income from the Bombay Pentangular matches.
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Official website of Murshidabad Fire Dekha, Biography of Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy He became the Maharaja of Cossimbazar, as per the wishes of Cossimbazar Raj family, as there were no direct male descendants alive after the death of Maharani Swarnomoyee in 1897.
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Djajadiningrat (1911), p. 199. After 30 days the three sagis unanimously offered the throne to the Buginese commander of the fortress in the capital, Maharaja Lela. Maharaja Lela accepted the offer and Syamsul Alam was deposed in January 1727.Djajadiningrat (1911), p. 200.
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The Maharaja building in Banshall Street, Colombo was completed in 1953. Mahadevan was a secretary of the Hindu Educational Society, which built Colombo Hindu College, and a trustee of the Maharaja Trust. He died on 23 December 1957 after a heart attack.
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Sri Paduka Dato' Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Muhammad Tahir ibni Almarhum Dato' Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Ali (1813–30 May 1863) was the fifth Raja Bendahara of Pahang who ruled the state until his death in 1863 in the Pahang Civil War.
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Maharaja Churachand sent a warning to Irabot on the events taking place in his absence.
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Gunabati is named after the name of "Gunbati", wife of Maharaja Govinda Manik of Tripura.
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It was built in 1727 when the city was founded by Maharaja Jai Singh II.
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His official full name with titles was His Highness Maharaja Sir Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, GCSI.
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This is a list of alumni and faculty at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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His successor, Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh of Jaipur died on 17 April 2011, aged 79.
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After death of his uncle Maharaja employ Ganpat Rai as dewan after seeing his capability.
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Shahzada Pashaura Singh (1821 – 11 September 1845) (also spelled Peshawara Singh) was one of the sons of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He is said to be the son of a slave girl in the household of Rani Daya Kaur. Procured by Daya Kaur and presented to, and accepted by Maharaja Ranjit Singh as his son. After the assassination of Maharaja Sher Singh he made a bid for the throne of the Sikh Empire.
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The young Maharaja Duleep Singh. After the death of Ranjit Singh, Jind Kaur and her son lived in relative obscurity under the care of Raja Dhian Siṅgh at Jammu. On 16 September 1843, after the assassination of Maharaja Sher Singh and his wazir (vizier), the army proclaimed the 5-year-old Duleep Singh as sovereign. At first the new wazir, Hira Singh, took little notice of the young Maharaja and his mother.
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Scandal point, as seen from the Ridge, Shimla Scandal point is where the Mall road joins Ridge road on the west side. The name arose from the commotion caused by the supposed elopement of a British lady with an Indian Maharaja. The story goes that the Maharaja of Patiala had eloped with the daughter of the British Viceroy. This had led to the Maharaja being banished from entering Shimla by the British authorities.
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The college was established on 15 July 1941 by a renowned education pioneer Dr. Panchanan Neogi, I.E.S. (retd.) and mostly due to the benevolence of Maharaja Sris Chandra Nandi, who proposed the governing body of the college. As a result, it was named as Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, in the memory of his illustrious father, Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy of Cossimbazar. It attained the status of a premier college in Kolkata in due course.
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The following day, the ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh, appealed for help from India. On 25 October, Manekshaw accompanied V. P. Menon, the secretary of the States Department, to Srinagar. While Menon was with the Maharaja, Manekshaw carried out an aerial survey of the situation in Kashmir. According to Manekshaw, the Maharaja signed the Instrument of Accession on the same day, and they flew back to Delhi.
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The Maharaja promises them a handsome reward if they can lead him the White Elephant. The Maharaja gives some money to the Uncle and Aunt when Sibu is handed over to him by them. While returning to their village, both Aunt and Uncle are killed by wild animals in the jungle. The Maharaja swears to capture the while elephant and learns about Sibu’s friendship with Airawat from Sibu’s uncle and decides to set a trap.
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Sophia Duleep Singh was born on 8 August 1876 at Belgravia and lived in Suffolk. She was the third daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh (the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire) and his first wife, Bamba Müller. Bamba was the daughter of Ludwig Müller, a German merchant banker of Todd Müller and Company, and Sofia, his mistress, who was of Abyssinian descent. The Maharaja and Bamba had ten children, of whom six survived.
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Under the name Panglima Maharaja he was originally the local maharaja of Kampong Pahang. He was also a counselor to his overlord, Sultan Jamal ul-Alam Badr ul-Munir. The latter was badly cornered by a rebellion by one of the sagis (regions) in 1726 and had to take refuge in a fortress. As the other sagis joined the uprising, Jamal ul-Alam fled to Pidië on the advice of Panglima Maharaja.
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Maharaja Bir Bikram University (MBB University) is a state university located at Agartala, Tripura, India. It was established in 2015 by the Government of Tripura through the Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act, 2015 and was the first, and the only, state university in the state of Tripura. The first vice chancellor is Gautam Kumar Basu. The university is named after Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman, the last ruling maharaja of the princely state of Tripura.
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Maharaja Raol Sir Takhtsinhji Jaswantsinhji KIH (6 January 185829 January 1896), was Maharaja of Bhavnagar, a Rajput chief of the Gohil clan, and ruler of Bhavnagar state in Kathiawar. He succeeded to the throne of Bhavnagar upon the death of his father, Jaswantsinhji, in 1870.
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After retirement he was appointed as Law and Justice Member in Baroda in 1909 and then Dewan in 1912. In 1914 he travelled with His Highness, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Maharaja of Baroda to Europe. He was appointed CSI in the 1914 New Year Honours.
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The college and the stadium are named after former king of Tripura Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman. The ground is located in the Maharaja Bir Bikram College campus. It lies opposite the college's main block, beside College Tilla Lake, surrounded by trees and parkland.
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Raja Wodeyar II (Maha-Mandalaswara Birud-antembara-ganda Shri Raja Wodeyar II; 26 May 1612 - 8 October 1638) was the eleventh maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore for about a year from 1637 to 1638. He was fourth son of Maharaja Raja Wodeyar I.
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Veerakerala Varma, nephew of Cheraman Perumal, is the person traditionally believed to be the first Maharaja of Cochin. The written records of the dynasty, however, date from 1503 CE. The Maharaja of Cochin was also called Gangadhara Kovil Adhikaarikal, meaning Head of all Temples.
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His entire family was also arrested. He sat on fast till death. When the Maharaja Bikaner learnt that the death of this freedom fighter might create problems for the state, he was released. Maharaja enticed him by offering hundred murabas (irrigated land), but he refused.
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The town of Paralakhemundi has many educational institutions. Some institutes have been there for over 100 years. These were initiated under the erstwhile rulers of the princely state. Maharaja Boys High School (1857), Maharaja Girls High School (1919) are the ones operational even today.
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Pul Kanjri is the historical place associated with the life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It was located arounded 35 Km from City Amritsar. It is 5km away from Wagah Border. This prominent place held in Amritsar during the Maharaja Ranjit Singh from 1800-1840.
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He earned a bachelor of commerce degree from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1952.
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Adjoining the Fort is the Maharaja Sansar Chandra Museum run by the Royal Family of Kangra.
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The mansions of the Maharaja of Tekari Raj dominated the Patna river front in 1811–12.
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He completed graduation from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He also has a degree in Philosophy.
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However, according to sources, the temple was originally constructed by Maharaja Pratap Shah of Tehri Garhwal.
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His son Maharaja Ram Singh succeeded him but was soon deposed by his uncle Bhakt Singh.
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He was succeeded by the temenggung Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Mutahir in 1500 on his death.
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Jacqueline Kennedy with the Maharaja and Maharani of Jaipur. Man Singh II and Maharani Gayatri Devi.
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His grandson Shahu II from his eldest daughter succeeded him as the titular Maharaja of Kolhapur.
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Maharaja, after seeing the wonderful phenomenon, prayed him to live in his palace and to initiate him as his disciple...The saint did not agree to his proposal but agreed to send his brother Rangaraj, who was also a saint of high order to become the Raja Guru of Maharaja of Panchakot. After some time, probably in the year 1651, brother of Tirumalacharya, Sri Rangaraj arrived at Panchakot and met the maharaja. Later, the saint initiated the maharaja as his disciple. After few days, Sri Rangaraj moved his residence to the foothill of Bero hills and prayed for the Mohantaship of the deity Sri Keshab Roy Jiu of the Bero temple.
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Once at sea, however, the Maharaja orders the armada to proceed to the capital of the Khmer ruler, where his troops took the Khmers by surprise, seized the city, and surrounded the palace. After the Khmer ruler had been captured, he was brought before the Maharaja of Zabaj. "What caused you to form a desire which was not in your power to satisfy, which would not have given you happiness if you had realized it, and would not even have been justified if it had been easily realizable?" inquired the Maharaja of Zabaj. Since the Khmer king had nothing to say in return, the Maharaja of Zabaj continued.
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Bhagvatsinhji (24 October 1865 – 9 March 1944) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Gondal from 1869 till his death in 1944, upon which he was honoured with 11-gun salute. He was the only Maharaja to take a medical degree and other degrees.
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The temples were built in 1790 AD and 1823 AD by Maharani Pransani Devi-Suketi, Rani of Maharaja Sansar Chand Katoch. Maharaja Sansar Chand also built the Chamunda Devi temple within the premises of the palace, which still exists. The people of Sujanpur are very religious-minded.
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Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan, OBE KB (1888–1933), was the Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, who was the Maharaja of Alwar State. He participated in World War I.
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The New York Times, October 9, 1887. Queen Victoria and Maharaja Duleep Singh reconciled their differences before he died. Out of loyalty to Maharani Bamba, the Queen refused to receive Ada, who she suspected had been involved with the Maharaja before Maharani Bamba's death in 1887.
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The Six Sons of Maharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur on a Visit Abhai Singh was crowned on the death of this father Maharaja Ajit Singh who himself was killed by a conspiracy of Abhai Singh and Bakht Singh. He was nonetheless as fearless as his father.
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He ran his own publishing press from Ram Gali, Lahore. He wrote poetry concurrently with these other careers. Sagar wrote on Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Punjab. His major works include Lakshmi Devi, "Maharaja Ranjit Singh",History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956 by Sisir Kumar Das, p.
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Maharaja Ram Singh (Kaiser-i-Hind (1873 - 1929) was the ruling Maharaja of princely state Bharatpur (1893–1900) and successor of Maharaja Jashwant Singh. His ruling powers were suspended on 10 August 1900 after the murder of one of his personal servants after which he was exiled to Agra. He was succeeded by his wife Maharani Girraj Kaur who was regent for her son Kishan Singh from 27 August 1900 to 28 November 1918 until he became of age.
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They were not seen giving up the title of Samanta even after adopting a higher sounding title. One such example is Mahasamanta Maharaja Sri Karmalilah.Inscriptions of ancient Nepal, Volume 1, by D. R. Regmi, p.94 Regmi compares this situation with the Indian side, where the title of Maharaja was used by both the king as well as his feudatories, such as the feudatory of Sasnaka in Midnapore, Sri Samanta Maharaja Samadatta, who ruled Dandabhukti of Utkala.
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Vikram Singh Rao II Puar (born 3 May 1989), is the present titular and the 10th Maharaja of Dewas State (Senior). He is a descendant of the Maratha Puar (Pawar dynasty. He was crowned as the Maharaja of Dewas State (Senior) after the death of his father late HH Maharaja Tukoji Rao IV Puar at the Anand Bhawan Palace, Dewas. His mother Gayatri Raje represents Dewas in Madhya Pradesh assembly, having won the election in 2018.
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Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya of the Manikya Dynasty was the king of Tripura from 1862 to 1896.
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The Dalpat Vilas was probably written during Maharaja Rai Singh's rule in the period 1579–1612 C.E.
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Maharaja of Travancore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Travancore in India.
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This white tiger, named "Mohan," is now stuffed and display in the place of Maharaja of Rewa.
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The Sikhs captured Sirhind and later handed over the land to Maharaja Ala Singh of Patiala State.
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Joat 'Ali was also called "Malang Shall Maharaja", and was in great repute among Hindus and Mahomedans.
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Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju (31 December 1850 - 23 May 1897) was the Maharaja of the Vizianagaram kingdom.
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Damaji Rao Gaekwad was the second Maharaja of Baroda reigning from 1732 to 1768 until his death.
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In died in 1847 and succeeded by Ganpat Rao Gaekwad as the new Maharaja of Baroda state.
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The author Khushwant Singh released a biographic book titled, Captain Amarinder Singh: The People’s Maharaja in 2017.
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Maharani Jind Kaur continued as the regent and Raja Lal Singh as servant of Maharaja Duleep Singh.
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He was awarded with the title Dharamaprakasha Rajakarya Prasaktha from then the Maharaja of Mysore in 1946.
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Lieutenant-General Sir Sadul Singh GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, CVO (7 September 1902 – 25 September 1950) was the last reigning Maharaja of Bikaner from 2 February 1943 to 30 March 1949, continuing as Head of the House of Bikaner and holding the title of Maharaja of Bikaner until his death.
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The old name of Krishnanagar was Rewe. In the early 17th century Bhabananda Majumdar founded the royal family of Nadia. Later, Maharaja Rudra changed the name to Krishnagar. In 1757, Maharaja Krishnachandra (1710–1783) helped the British East India Company against Siraj ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
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Maharaja Ravi Varma was admired for his painting skills and was very well versed in oil painting. Maharaja Ravi Varma was possibly also a famous player of Polo during his youth. Ravi Varma V was married to Kamakshi Nethiyar. They had four children: Balagopalan, Chandrasekharan, DevakiNandanan and UmaLakshmi Amma.
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Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh of the Sikh Empire. Maharaja Ranjit Singh had the steps on the two sides of the sarovar, formerly left unfinished by Budh Singh and Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, completed and its circumambulatory passage paved. The Darbar Sahib was also reconstructed. Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his grandson, Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh, donated large quantities of gold to have the exterior plated with the metal, but the work made little progress in the troubled times that followed Ranjit Singh's death.
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He was only eleven years old when his father and ruler of the Mayurbhanj State, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Bhanj Deo died; Sriram Chandra Bhanjadeo succeeded to the throne on 29 May 1882. However, at that time the State was ruled under a British Commissioner till Maharaja came of age; he was formally installed as Maharaja on 15 August 1892. The affairs of state remained in the hands of his grandmother, the Dowager Maharani of Mayurbhanj, until he took charge some years later.
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Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia (26 June 1916 – 16 July 1961) of the Scindia dynasty of the Marathas was the last reigning Maharaja of Gwalior state in central India, and the rajpramukh (appointed governor) of the former state of Madhya Bharat, India. The Maharaja was and still is very popular due to his interest in model railroads. He assembled a toy train of silver in his palace dining table in Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior to serve food, wines and chutneys to the guests.
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The Maharaja was impressed by his medical skill and proficiency in languages – Arabic, Persian and English – and granted him a jagir and a position at court. His first major assignment was to assist the Maharaja in the negotiations with the British which led to the Treaty of Amritsar, 1809. Between 1810 and 1838 there followed a great number of diplomatic assignments and tasks as an interpreter. The Maharaja had complete trust in him and rewarded him with honours and jagirs.
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During the partition of India, the ruler was Maharaja Hari Singh. He, along with all the other princes, was given the choice of acceding to either India or Pakistan, taking into consideration the geographical and ethnic issues. The Maharaja chose not to accede to either dominion before the appointed date, citing the mixed religious composition of his state. This technical independence was short-lived as the Maharaja faced a rebellion in the western districts and a Pakistan-inspired Pashtun tribal invasion.
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Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar had ordered his army not to attack first and wait until 25 cannonballs were fired from other side; when the 25 cannonballs were fired, Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar ordered his army to attack. As soon as he had won the war, he ordered his army not to harm the civilians of Pune. The Peshwa, when he learned that he was defeated, fled from Pune via Parvati, Wadgaon to Sinhgad. Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar asked the Peshwa to return to Pune.
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In 1512, the maharaja of Vizianagaram was conquered by the Golkonda dynasty and was made subahdar of the Northern Circars. The title was conferred by Aurangzeb, who gave the maharaja a split-tipped sword (still part of the Vishnukundina coat of arms). The rajahs of Vizianagaram received the title of Gajapati after the 16th-century Battle of Nandapur in the Northern Circars. In 1845, the British (represented by Lord Northbrook) conferred several honours on Maharaja Vijaya Rama Gajapati Raju III.
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A closer connection to the royal family exists through Yaduveer's mother. Leela Tripurasundari Devi is the daughter of Kantharaj Basavaraj Urs, ruler of Kallahalli feudal estate (again under Mysore) by his wife Princess Gayatri Devi, eldest daughter of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, last ruling Maharaja of Mysore. Thus, Yaduveer's maternal grandmother, Gayatri Devi, was a sister of the late Maharaja Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, Yaduveer's adoptive father. Yaduveer received his education in Bangalore, initially at Vidya Niketan School and then at the Canadian International School.
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In spite of the material comforts he had at Calcutta, Virjanand soon left that city and settled at Gadia Ghat on the banks of the Ganges. It was here that the then Maharaja of Alwar came across him and was greatly impressed. On the invitation of the Maharaja, he went to Alwar where he stayed for some time. At the request of the Maharaja, he wrote "Shabda-Bodh", the manuscript of which is still treasured in the library at Alwar.
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In 1853, Ram Singh initially chose as his first wife the daughter of the Maharaja of Rewa, in spite of the custom that required him to marry the daughter of the Maharaja of Jodhpur as first wife. Under pressure from the British, he changed his mind while on the way to Rewa, and first married the daughter of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, taking the Rewa woman as his second wife. Ram Singh married 12 times in total. Ram Singh had no issue.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur agreed to help Holkar and the two Maharajas fell back to the Bharatpur fort. The British surrounded the fort and after three months Ranjit Singh agreed to peace and signed a treaty with the British, becoming a princely state. Maharaja Jaswant Singh provided great support for the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and this aid was greatly acknowledged by the British. The young Maharaja was made a G.C.S.I and his personal gun salute was increased.
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The Kanak Vrindavan Valley Complex was built approximately 275 years ago by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur. This beautiful, greenery filled valley is surrounded by the Aravalli hills and often said to resemble the Vrindavan; the place where Lord Krishna enjoyed the Maharaas with Gopis. The Kanak Vrindavan Valley was built for entertainment and recreation of Maharani and the Maharaja. According to some people the Maharaja planned for an Ashvamedha Yagna and made arrangement of waters from sacred rivers to collect here.
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Maharaja Karni Singh ji (21 April 1924 - 6 September 1988) also known as Dr Karni Singh, was from 1950 the last Maharaja of Bikaner State to hold the title of Maharaja of Bikaner, officially, till 1971, when the privy purse and all the royal titles were abolished by the Republic of India. He was also a politician, serving as a member of the Lok Sabha for twenty-five years, from 1952 to 1977, and an international clay pigeon and skeet champion.
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The name of this Village is on Bikaner's ruler His Highness Gangbahadur Maharaja Ganga Singh's Mother Rajal Bai.
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There is a school named after him, which he founded, named Maharaja Jagadindra Nath Roy School at Natore.
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The last ruler of the Kingdom of Manipur was Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh. He ruled between 1941 and 1949.
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Garh Maharaja located 17 km from Shorkot, 38 km Kot Bahadur Shah, and 65 km from Chowk Azam.
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The village's Hindu temples were built by the king of Peddapuram Thimma gaja pathi maharaja in 1700 AD.
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The festival is conducted by Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore Trust under the helm of Prince Rama Varma.
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In the 2015 Sinhalese film Maharaja Ajasath directed by Sanath Abeysekara, Palitha Silva played the role of Devadatta.
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After the Alpashi and Painkuni festivals every year, the Dakshina is given to Tantri Tharananallur Nambuthiripad by these Potti families. With the passing away of Sri Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma in December 2013, his nephew Sri Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma became the titular Maharaja of Travancore in January 2014. Like his predecessors, Sri Moolam Thirunal also got concurrence from the Ettara Yogam before assuming the title 'Maharaja'. In the presence of the Maharaja designate, the Yogathil Pottimar and the Tantri, the Pushpanjali Swamiyar Maravanchery Thekkedathu Neelakanta Bharatikal signed on the Neettu (Order) of the Ettara Yogam giving recognition to Sri Moolam Thirunal as Chirava Mooppan (Maharaja of Travancore) and Thrippappoor Mooppan (Protector of Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple).
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Umaid Singh (8 July 1903 – 9 June 1947), also spelled Umed Singh, was Maharaja of Jodhpur from 1918 to his death. The second son of Maharaja Sir Sardar Singh, he succeeded his elder brother Maharaja Sir Sumair Singh upon his death in 1918; in 1922 he served as the aide-de-camp to the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII). Ruling under the regency of his granduncle until 1923, he was then formally invested as Maharaja by Lord Reading. During his reign, Sir Umaid Singh reformed and reorganised the Jodhpur State Forces and the judicial department, introduced a scheme for extending primary education, revised the land revenue settlement and established state pensions and a Provident Fund for state employees.
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After reading the drama's script, Sree Moolam Thirunal, the Maharaja of Travancore, presented a nine-jewelled gold ring (Navarathna Mothiram) to Karuppan. While submitting the copy of Baalaakalesam, Karuppan requested the Maharaja of Travancore to help students hailing from his community through education by providing them concessions in fees. The Maharaja promptly sanctioned a half-fee concession to all students of Dheevara community in Travancore State in appreciation of Karuppan's struggle for the betterment of backward communities. The poem Udyanavirunnu was penned by Karuppan to reflect his angst at being not invited to a garden party that the Maharaja hosted for a visiting Governor of Madras in which all other MLCs except him was invited.
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Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, who reigned from 1900 to 1938, gave Patiala a prominent place on the political map of India and also in the field of international sports. In the game of Polo, Patiala had the World's best Polo Back, General Chanda Singh, who later went on to play for England and Spain on the requests of King Edward VII and King Alfonso of Spain, winning both Kings a prestigious Polo Cup. The Maharaja was also fond of dogs, and he and the Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jind were equally interested in a range of dog breeds. His son Maharaja Yadavindra Singh was the first Indian prince to sign the Instrument of Accession to the new Union of India, thus facilitating the process of national integration after the Partition of India and the departure of the British in August 1947.
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Indrajit-Padmini Mahal, one of Ella Devi Rajpipla's homes in India. Atherton married Maharana Shri Sir ,"Maharana Shri Sir Vijayasinhji Chhatrasinhji, Maharaja of Rajpipla" National Portrait Gallery. Maharaja of Rajpipla, on 5 January 1940. He was a socialite, race horse owner (owner of Windsor Lad) and an accomplished polo player.
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Industrialization in Mandi Gobindgarh began at the start of the 20th century. In 1902, the Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha, where Gobindgarh then lay, ordered the building of industrial units in the town. Maharaja Partap Singh conducted further industrial development. In 1928, Gobindgarh became a free trade zone for steel.
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Maharaja Sris Chandra College, established in 1964, is an undergraduate afternoon/ evening college in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It shares premises with Maharaja Manindra Chandra College (day college) and Maharani Kasiswari College (morning college).
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Maharani Kasiswari College, established in 1964, is an undergraduate women's college in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in science, arts and commerce. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It shares premises with Maharaja Manindra Chandra College (day college) and Maharaja Sris Chandra College (evening college).
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Palace of the Maharaja, Ramnagar Maharaja of Benares with his courtiers in the 1870s. An alternate flag of Benares State. Benares or Banaras State was a princely state in what is today India during the British Raj. On 15 October 1948 Benares' last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union.
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Maharaja Agrasen University is a university located at the HIMUDA Education Hub, near the village Kallujhanda, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. It was founded by Nand Kishore Garg in the town of Barotiwala in 2013. The university established under Maharaja Agrasen (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012 (Act. No. 15 of 2013).
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He was born on 3 June 1929 in Chikodra village of Sankheda Tehsil in Vadodara district. He was elected the first president of student union of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara in 1950. He has completed his Masters in Economics from that Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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Maharaja Ala Singh (1691–1765) or Baba Ala Singh was the first Maharaja of the historical princely state of Patiala. He was born into a Jat Sidhu sikh family. Previously he was Jathedar of Phulkian Misl. He was born in 1691 at Phul, in present-day Bathinda district of the Punjab.
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Statue of Himmat Singhji erected in Himatnagar Maharaja Himmat Singhji (2 September 1899 – 24 November 1960) was the last ruler of the princely state of Idar State. He was Maharaja of Idar from 1931 to 1948.List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages by Rajputana (Agency) - 1938 - Page 107.
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Sri Moolam Thirunal, the Maharaja of Travancore wished to hear him singing, and thus, he was summoned to the Travancore court. The Maharaja of the country listened to his music for more than an hour, with interest and curiosity. Then onwards, he is known as " the Singer of the Royal Court".
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In 1891, Maharaja Rajendra of Patiala incurred the rage of Lord Kitchener. It led to the restriction of his entry in the Indian summer capital, Shimla. This incensed the Maharaja and he vowed to build a new summer retreat for himself. So he rebuilt the place (Chail) as per his requirements.
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In 1896, the Maharaja announced establishment of Municipal board for Ernakulam town with 4 members from Palace, 2 members from local communities, one Englishman and 2 members from other religious minorities. The Mayor was nominated by Maharaja. These were the first step towards establishing a modern municipalities in the city.
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He decides to take advantage of the confusion and tries to find Leon's accomplice that are getting ready to steal diamonds belonging to Maharaja of Yohir. According to Weber plan, he meets Maharaja in disguise for Prince Narishkin. Everything is going according to the plan until the real Weber appears...
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Thomas Norton. It was the first Anglican Church to be established in the erstwhile state of Travancore. It was at that time Maharaja Marthandavarma, the ‘Maker of modern Travancore’ interfered in the political affairs of those principalities. Marthandavarma Maharaja had a remarkable role in the internal progress of the district.
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The stay house of Maharaja Ranjit Singh known as baradari (the house with 12 doors), is almost in ruins.
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The Raja was married to Princess Usharaje Gaekwad of Baroda who was the grand daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad.
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Rao Keshri Singh (ruled 1875-1920) and his successors were granted the title Maharao (equivalent to Maharaja) in 1889.
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Later it was leased by the British government from the then Maharaja of Sirohi for use as the headquarters.
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In 1949 Maharaja Hanwant Singh acceded to the Government of India; in 1950 Rajputana became the state of Rajasthan.
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He was eldest son of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, and succeeded on the death of his father in 1766.
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Maharaja Talkies ( ) is 2011 Malayalam film, directed by debutante Devidas Chelanatt, starring Mukesh and Urvashi in the lead roles.
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The incident led to the rise of young Sheikh Abdullah, and his rivalry with the maharaja continued until 1947.
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Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum is a museum housed within the Maharaja's palace (the Lakshmi Vilas Palace) in Vadodara, India.
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Jai Singh III (25 April 1819 – 6 February 1835), was the Maharaja of Jaipur State from 1819 until 1835.
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William Henry Baker, Temple of Kishn Soraba, Gobardun [View across the Kusum Sarovar Tank towards Suraj Mal's Cenotaph], 1860s It was constructed by the Jat rulers of the Bharatpur. Maharaja Suraj Mal constructed the sarovar and garden for his queen Kishori Rani. The building, with cenotaphs of the Bharatpur royal family, was built by Maharaja Jawahir Singh, the king of Bharatpur (1707–1763), in honor of his father MahaRaja Suraj Mall in 1764. Members of his family died during the 18th century fighting the British.
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In 1927 Maharaja Bhom Pal Ji had improved roads constructed and established a power house. In 1947, Maharaja Ganesh Pal Ji had both the interior and exterior of the temple refurbished in marble. The current Maharaja, Krishna Chandra Pal Ji has also made several radical improvements and added multiple modern facilities. The courtyard has been expanded, and several additions made including the administrative block, the staff quarters, the Annapurna Canteen, a large pandal for waiting devotees, and demarcated channels to implement queues for darshan.
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Thakur Parasaram Singh Gahlot(sisodiya) came from Kuchera to tibbi village in 1769 during the rule of Maharaja Gaj Singh of the princely state of Bikaner.At that time, Nagaur King Bakht Singh and Bikaner Maharaja Gaj Singh were jointly fighting with Jodhpur Maharaja Ram Singh in Nagaur.After defeating the Medtiyas, Gaj Singh gave villages as a reward to the assistant Thakurs. Thakur Parsaram Singh got the Bhomiyat of Tibi pargana by Gaj Singh in 1769 and they shared tibbi's bhomiyat with DHAKA'S who were already residing here.
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When during rainy season a seasonal river bordering the city of Patiala overflows, the incumbent Maharaja offers the river a traditional Nath, an ornament worn by women in their nose, and also thick kangans, following prayers made by priests. This was last practised in 1993, when the river breached the river defences and flooded Patiala. Yadavindra Singh became the maharaja on 23 March 1938. He was the last independent maharaja, agreeing to the accession of Patiala State into the newly independent Union of India in 1947.
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Field Marshal Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana () (19 April 1875 in Narayanhity Palace, Kathmandu – 20 November 1952 in Dehradun, India) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1 September 1932 to 29 November 1945 as the head of the Rana Dynasty. He was the Field Marshal and Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski. He is credited for building the Dharahara again which was destroyed by the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.The Life and Times of Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Queen of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 'Moran Sarkar Amritsar, Lahore, and Kasur are the traditional areas where kite flying festivals are held. A popular Basant Mela is held in Lahore (see Festivals of Lahore). However, the festival has also been traditionally celebrated in areas such as Sialkot, Gujranwala and Gurdaspur. Historically, Maharaja Ranjit Singh held an annual Basant fair and introduced kite flying as a regular feature of the fairs held during the 19th century which included holding fairs at Sufi shrines.
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Maharaja Harendra Kishore Public Library is a depository library in Bettiah in West Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It was established in 1905 as Victoria Memorial Library and was renamed to its present name, Maharaja Harendra Kishore Public Library on Maharaja Sir Harendra Kishore Singh's birthday in 1955. The library functions under the Government of Bihar and development activities are carried by the Digital Empowerment Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The District Education Officer (DEO) serves as the president of the library.
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During this period, Calicut was ruled by king Zamorin and Kochi was ruled by the Maharaja of Cochin. This was the time when the first Portuguese ships berthed at the Malabar Coast: Vasco da Gama in Calicut and Pedro Álvares Cabral in Kochi. The Maharaja of Kochi felt threatened by the Zamorin of Calicut, and he hoped that the Portuguese would help him in his defense from the neighbouring king of Calicut. The Maharaja welcomed the Portuguese, and they founded their first trading center in Kochi.
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When the three sagis (regions) of Aceh rebelled against Jamal ul-Alam in the fall of 1726, Maharaja Lela was ordered to hold the fortress of the capital until matters had been settled. However, Jamal ul-Alam had to flee in November and a period of chaos ensued. Meanwhile Maharaja Lela loyally held the fortress against the other parties and vainly asked Jamal ul-Alam, who had withdrawn to Pidië, for assistance. Finally, in January 1727 the three sagis unanimously offered the throne to Maharaja Lela.
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He married Kuwarani Vijaya Raje, the daughter of H.R.H. Maharaja Sir Udaji Rao II Parmar (Honorary A.D.C. to King of England) of Dhar State. They had two children, Maharaj Kumar Mayurdhwaja Narain Singh Gaji Sarkar Sahib and Kuwarani Bhawna Raje. Their residence was at Raja Kothi in Hazaribagh. He was the younger brother of Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh Bahadur of Ramgarh Raj, son of the late Raja Lakshmi Narain Singh Bahadur and maternal great-grandson of Maharaja Raja Arjun Singh (freedom fighter) of Porahat Raj (Kolhan Estate).
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Man Singh was in dispute with the Maharaja of Gwalior. British successfully negotiated with Man Singh to surrender Tatya to them in return for Man safety of Man Singh's life and protection of his family from any reprisals by the Maharaja of Gwaliar. After this Tope was alone.Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year.
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Delhi: Universal Law Pub. Co. p. 597 Under his rule, with Sir M. Vishweshwariah as his Diwan, the Maharaja set about transforming Mysore into a progressive and modern state, particularly in industry, education, agriculture and art. Such were the strides that Mysore made that Mahatma Gandhi called the Maharaja a "saintly king" (Rajarishi).
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Mohammad Hussain was born on 24 February 1918. His father was Mohammad Yusof and his mother was Dayang Siti Zaleha Binti Pehin Orang Kaya Maharaja Diraja Awang Mohammad Daud.Pehin Jawatan Dalam Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Dr. Haji Awang Mohd. Jamil Al-Sufri, Dato Godam, Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, 2004, pg.
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Political Awakening in Kashmir. New Delhi: APH Pub. Corp, 1996. p. 121-122 The Maharaja argued that Ranbir had, in its 7 May 1930 (Baisakh 25, 1987) issue exaggerated the participation figures in the Jammu protest and that the newspaper had false alluded that the Maharaja himself would have supported the protests.
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Admin Building Maharaja Agrasen University has five schools for undergraduates and postgraduates: the Institute of Technology, the School of Architecture & Design, the School of Management, the School of Law, the School of Pharmacy, the School of Humanities, and the School of Applied Science.Maharaja Agrasen University homepage – Schools tab, Maharaja Agrasen University University.
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Claude Auguste Court continued to serve the State after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. After the death of Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh on 5 November 1840, Court along with Ventura sided with Sher Singh who was installed as Maharaja, with their help in investing the Fort of Lahore, on 20 January 1841.
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Subsequently, "Soshi Lodge" or "Mymensingh Palace" was built at the site of "Rang Mahal". However Maharaja Surya Kanta died before "Soshi Lodge" could be completed. It was completed by Maharaja Soshi Kanta Acharyya. Both the buildings had once contained innumerable works of art, artefacts, sculptures and antiques collected from all over the world.
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Maharaja Jaswant Singh, who was Maharaja of Jodhpur, was also a high-ranking Mughal officer. He died at his post on the Khyber Pass on 10 December 1678. He died without leaving male issue, but two of his wives were pregnant at the time of his death. The succession was thus unclear.
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Colonel Maharaja Raol Sir Shri Bhavsinhji II Takhtsinhji, KCSI (26 April 1875 – 16 July 1919) was a Maharaja from the Gohil dynasty, who ruled the Bhavnagar State in western India from 1896 until 1919.The Royal Coronation Number and Who's who in India, Burma and Ceylon by Thomas Peter - 1937 pp:54.
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Born 8 May 1938 at Ootacamund, Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad was the second son of Maharaja Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad (r. 1939–1951), and Maharani Shantadevi Gaekwad (d. 2002), daughter of Sardar Hausrkar Mansinhrao Subbarao of Hasur in Kolhapur. Her daughter, Mrunalini Devi Puar was the Chancellor of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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Originally, the capital of Raja Bikramaditya and Maharaja Pratapaditya was at Dhumghat. Later it was transferred to Ishwaripur (Originated from the name Jeshoreshwaripur). Maharaja Pratapaditya declared the independence of South Bengal from the Mughal Empire. Pratapaditya's father Shrihari (Shridhar), a Kayastha, was an influential officer in the service of Daud Khan Karrani.
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In the Year 1461, Maharaja Akhai Raj Singh Rathore who founded Lakhahi Raj migrated from Jodhpur. He conquered the local territories. Lakhahi was ruled by tharu tribal community when Maharaja Akhai Raj Singh came here to capture and settle. The Royal Family is descended from the House of Rathore Rajputs of Jodhpur – Marwar.
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Maharaja Marthanda Varma also attacked and captured the Dutch forts in Travancore. The Dutch now planned for an attack on Travancore. They called for reinforcements from the Dutch settlements in Ceylon. Thus, Eustachius De Lannoy and his Dutch naval expedition went on a mission to defeat the Maharaja and take over his territories.
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Damodar Rao (born as Anand Rao) (15 November 1849 – 28 May 1906) was the adopted son of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao and Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi State. Born as Anand Rao to Vasudev Rao Newalkar, a cousin of Raja Gangadhar Rao, he was adopted by the maharaja after his own son died. The adoption of Anand Rao, who was renamed Damodar Rao, occurred on the day before the Maharaja died. The adoption was in the presence of the British political officer who was given a letter from the Maharaja instructing that the child be treated with respect and that the government of Jhansi should be given to his widow for her lifetime. After the death of the Maharaja in November 1853, because Damodar Rao (born Anand Rao) was adopted, the British East India Company, under Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, applied the Doctrine of Lapse, rejecting Damodar Rao's claim to the throne and annexing the state to its territories.
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That is the reason for the boon from Sri Maharaja at the request of the good people of Horren village.
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Sri Jayabupati in Carita Parahyangan is mentioned as Prabu Detya Maharaja. He is the 20th king of Sunda after Tarusbawa.
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Rama Manikya (d. 1676), also called Ram Manikya or Ramdev Manikya, was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1676 to 1685.
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The rulers of the state bore the title Thakur Sahib until the last added the higher title Maharaja in 1926.
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Mastani (1699–1740 CE) was the daughter of Maharaja Chhatrasal and the second wife of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I.
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Sankara Warrier is, especially, remembered for prevailing upon the Maharaja to issue a proclamation abolishing slavery on 16 February 1854.
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The Government Maharaja College in Chhatarpur was established in 1865, making it one of the oldest colleges in Madhya Pradesh.
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Instead Jaswant Singh of the rival Rathor clan was made commander of 6000 and received the superlative title of Maharaja.
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Raj Rajendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur (1882–1913), eldest son of Nripendra Narayan, was Maharaja of Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India.
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Located in the Payal District Ludhiana, the Fort was built by Maharaja Amar Singh I of Patiala 800 years ago.
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The University of Bikaner was renamed after him as Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner by an act passed in 2003.
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The name of the dynasty was associated with the title of the ruler, who was known informally as Holkar Maharaja.
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The viceroy also oversaw the most powerful princely rulers: the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Maharaja of Mysore, the Maharaja (Scindia) of Gwalior, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and the Gaekwad (Gaekwar) Maharaja of Baroda. The remaining princely rulers were overseen either by the Rajputana Agency and Central India Agency, which were headed by representatives of the viceroy, or by provincial authorities. The Chamber of Princes was an institution established in 1920 by a Royal Proclamation of King-Emperor George V to provide a forum in which the princely rulers could voice their needs and aspirations to the government. The chamber usually met only once a year, with the viceroy presiding, but it appointed a Standing Committee, which met more often.
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The extravagantly decorated palace of the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj is a heritage building depicting the rarest engineering skill and architectural excellence of a bygone era. The construction of the first phase of the palace began on orders of Maharani Sumitra Devi Bhanj Deo in 1804, who ruled the state from 1796 to 1810. In phased development, the palace could get its aura of majesty with intricate designs during the rule of Maharaja Krushna Chandra Bhanj Deo (1868-1882), Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo (1882-1912) and finally during the rule of Maharaja Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo (1928-1948). It is a brick-built double-storey structure in the classical Western style having of Doric-Corinthian column and a mixture of Greek and Victorian architecture.
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In November 1878, on the instance of Maharaja Takthasinhji of Bhavnagar State, the Governor of Bombay Sir Richard Temple sanctioned the extension of a meter gauge railway line from Wadhwan to Bhavnagar, which was opened on 18 December 1880. Maharaja Takhtasinhji accorded sanction for construction of a railway from Bhavnagar to Wadhwan in the north and Dhoraji in the west with the line from Dhasa to Dhoraji funded by Gondal State. During 1863, Maharaja Jaswantsinhji received a proposal to start a Narrow Gauge line like in parts of Gaekwad Railway in Baroda. Maharaja was not inclined, as by that time another company called Ghogha Kathiawad Light Railway Company had been formed and it could be easily joined at Vartej, a mere 10 km away.
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Maharaja Sir Lakshmeshwar Singh, Maharaja of Darbhanga, (25 September 1858 - 16 November 1898) was the Zemindar and principal landowner of Darbhanga in the Mithila region, presently in the State of Bihar, India. His philanthropic works, administrative abilities and management of his estate (Raj Darbhanga) were highly appreciated and lead to development of his estate.
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Initially, there was only one track. A circular track was put up nearby to enable the engine to turn. Buses and rickshaws used to come up to the station to pick up the passengers. There was an exclusive saloon for the Maharaja that used to be attached to the train only when the Maharaja travelled.
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Makarpura Palace was a Gaekwad royal palace in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat state, India. It was built by Maharaja Khende Rao in 1870, designed in the Italian style. It was extended and renovated by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. The palace is now used as a training school called by the Indian Air Force.
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Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh (2 December 1764 – 1 August 1803) was a Kachwaha ruler of Jaipur from 1778 to 1803. He was born on December 1764 and succeeded his father Madho Singh I. He was a grandson of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, founder of Jaipur. He is known for constructing the Hawa Mahal.
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The sons of Vishnu,Dattatraya and Gopal devoted their time to Bhajans and Kirtans. The Maratha nobleman Mahadji Scindia was resident of Shrigonda before he moved to North India and became Maharaja of Gwalior. His descendant Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia donated palaces and land to Rayat Shikshan Sanstha which runs schools in rural areas of Maharashtra.
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The First King was Maharaja Baghdeo Singh and the last ruling king was Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh of this estate, until the estate was merged to the Republic of India. The revenue of the estate was about 3600000 and the ruling family was the first family in India to use helicopters in election campaigns.
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The Rathore Maharaja was the head of state, with an aristocracy of Jagirdars, Jamidars and Thakurs. There were 22 parganas and 4500 villages in the state. In 1839 the British intervened to quell an insurrection. In 1843, when Maharaja Man Singh (ruled 1803–1843) died without a son and without having adopted an heir.
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The nobles and state officials were left to select a successor from the nearest of kin. Their choice fell upon Raja Takht Singh of Ahmednagar. Maharaja Takht Singh, who supported the British during the Revolt of 1857, died in 1873. His successor, Maharaja Jaswant Singh II, who died in 1896, was a very enlightened ruler.
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Raja Wodeyar I (Maha Mandalaswara Birud-antembara-ganda Raja Raja Wodeyar I; 2 June 1552 – 20 June 1617) was ninth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was eldest son of Chamaraja Wodeyar IV, the seventh maharaja of Mysore. He ruled from 1578, after his cousin Chamaraja Wodeyar V's death, until his death in 1617.
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Crawford hall, University of Mysore The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. It opened on 27 July 1916. Its first chancellor was the Maharaja of Mysore; the first Vice- Chancellor was H. V. Nanjundaiah.
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Karuppan's talents in Sanskrit came to the notice of Rajarshi Ramavarma Raja, the Maharaja of Cochin, who visited Kodungalloor to worship at the famous Thiruvanchikkulam Siva Temple. Bhattan Thampuran introduced Karuppan to the King. The Maharaja was impressed and invited Karuppan to his palace in Tripunithura. The meeting was a turning point for Karuppan.
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Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Kala Ghoda Statue at Vadodara Gaekwad in Chicago, United States in 1906. The Maharaja was a noted patron of the arts. During his reign, Baroda became a hub for artists and scholars. The celebrated painter, Raja Ravi Varma, was among those who spent substantial periods of time at his court.
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There is a first gate with spikes to prevent attack from elephants. The Fatehpol or victory gate was erected by Maharaja Ajit Singh in 1707 to commemorate his victory over the Mughals. The other gates include the Jayapol, built by Maharaja Man Singh in 1806, following his victory over the armies of Jaipur and Bikaner.
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The Malleswar Shiva temple is one of the oldest temples in Chandrakona. It was in all probability built in the 14th century and was renovated by Maharaja Tejchandra in 1831. The temple originally stood in a fortified compound. There was a double storied gateway and a plate detailed the renovation work done by Maharaja Tejchandra.
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Jaswant Singh Rathore (26 December 1629 – 28 December 1678) was a maharaja of Marwar in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. His father was Maharaja Gaj Singh. He was a distinguished man of letters and author of "Siddhant- bodh", "Anand Vilas" and "Bhasa-bhusan" He was the Subedar of Assam from 1656-1666.
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Part of the walled outer enclosure of the abandoned garden was demolished in 1793 to build a road. The garden, covered with wild overgrowth, came under the territory ruled by the Maharaja of Patiala during the 19th century British Raj, who used the garden terraces to grow roses for making Ittar perfume for the maharaja. The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh (1914-74) of the princely state of Patiala restored the garden to its former spledour. In recent times, it has been renamed as Yadavindra Garden in his memory, used as a setting for shooting Bollywood movies.
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The Maratha Empire controlled much of central and northern India and had fallen to the British in 1818 giving the British control over almost all of the Indian subcontinent. The Maharaja of Gwalior had died and a young child appointed as the Maharaja with British support. However, Marathas in Gwalior saw the failed British campaign in Afghanistan as an opportunity to regain independence and removed the young Maharaja. Lord Ellenborough, foreseeing the possibility of the Marathas in Gwalior making an attempt for independence had formed the Army of Exercise near Agra.
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Following Maharaja Gaj Singh, Maharaja Surat Singh ruled from 1787 to 1828 and lavishly decorated the audience hall (see illustration) with glass and lively paintwork. Under a treaty of paramountcy signed in 1818, during Maharaja Surat Singh's reign, Bikaner came under the suzerainty of the British, after which the Maharajas of Bikaner invested heavily in refurbishing Junagarh fort.Ring p.133 Dungar Singh, who reigned from 1872 to 1887, built the Badal Mahal, the 'weather palace', so named in view of a painting of clouds and falling rain, a rare event in arid Bikaner.
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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong then went to the Seri Maharaja Hall. Later, the main guests arrived to take their places at the Balairong Seri (throne room) together from the Seri Maharaja Hall according to the order of precedence. Abdullah and Tengku Azizah entered the Balairong Seri on 10:45 a.m. The couple were escorted in by the Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household (Datuk Paduka Maharaja Lela), Azuan Effendy Zairakithnaini, and palace officers bearing the Regalia of Malaysia together with their aides-de-camp.
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An old painting by Edwin Lord Weeks showing the Barge Of The Maharaja Of Benares ca 1883. Prabhu Narayan Singh would reign for 42 years as Maharaja; in 1891, he was knighted with the KCIE, later becoming an honorary colonel in the Indian Army. In 1911, he became the first Maharaja of the newly created princely state of Benares, including the parganas of Bhadohi and Keramnagar, Chakia and Ramnagar, together with certain limited rights within the City of Benares. He donated 1300 acres of land to establish famous Banaras Hindu University.
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There he had taken Kannada as an optional subject (in addition to his primary subjects - Physics and Chemistry). Incidentally, his score in the optional subject was his highest, this eventually steered him to complete his Master's degree in Kannada at the Maharaja College, Mysore (1929). His contemporaries at Maharaja College, Mysore were future literary names like K. V. Puttappa, K. V. Raghavachar, Anantharangachar and K. Venkataramappa. The faculty at Maharaja College, Mysore included B. M. Srikantaiah, Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma, V. Seetharamaiah, C. R. Narasimha Sastry, T. S. Venkannaiah and A. R. Krishna Shastry.
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There are many theories about the derivation of the name Alwar. Cunningham holds that the city derived its name from the Salva tribe and was originally Salwapur, then Salwar, Halawar and eventually Alwar, According to another school it was known as Aravalpur or the city of Aravali. Some others hold that city is named after Alaval Khan Mewati (Khanzada warrior who wrested Alwar from Nikumbh Rajputs). A research conducted during the reign of Maharaja Jey Singh of Alwar revealed that Maharaja Alaghraj, second son of Maharaja Kakil of Amber.
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Dewan Banna Mal was a manager with the full sovereign powers of His Highness Maharaja Sir Randhir Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala's Estates in Oudh and served as Chief Minister of Kapurthala State. In 1862, Dewan Banna Mal built the Shivala Banna Mal temple near the Municipal Committee office in Nawanshahr. He also built the tall and huge structure Haveli Banna Mal Di Haveli in Vaidan Mohalla in Nawanshahr. His son, Dewan Acchru Mal served as Revenue Minister of Kapurthala State at the time of Maharaja Kharak Singh and Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala.
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After General Henry Lawrence Scott, the Chief of Staff of Kashmir State Forces decided to relinquish his post in September 1947, the Maharaja requested the Government of India for the secondment of an officer to head the State Forces. Kashmir Singh Katoch, then a Colonel, was chosen for the job. However, Katoch felt that he was too junior to serve as the Chief of Staff and advised the Maharaja to appoint a senior officer like Brigadier Rajinder Singh. Katoch was then appointed as a 'military adviser' to the Maharaja.
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Maharaja fatehsingh rao Gaekwad as child The building was constructed as a school for the Maharaja's children. Today a large number of works of art belonging to the Maratha Royal family are displayed in the museum. The museum contains works of art collected by Maharaja Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III during his numerous trips out of India. The major works of art in this museum are the paintings by European and Indian artists including a collection of the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, who was specially commissioned by the then Maharaja of Baroda.
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Upon the Governor General Lord Mountbatten's insistence, India required the Maharaja to accede before it could send troops. Accordingly, the Maharaja signed an instrument of accession on 26 October 1947, which was accepted by the Governor General the next day. While the Government of India accepted the accession, it added the proviso that it would be submitted to a "reference to the people" after the state is cleared of the invaders, since "only the people, not the Maharaja, could decide where Kashmiris wanted to live."; it was a provisional accession.
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The Times of India gave this film two out of five stars saying that "Utharavu Maharaja lacks the filmmaking panache that such a premise needs". On the contrary, News Today Net stated that "With a little more effort from the cast and scriptwriter, Utharavu Maharaja could have been even better. Nevertheless, the movie that starts off in a complicated structure, sets itself on track to end with its ideology conveyed well.". Cinema Express wrote "Utharavu Maharaja turns out to be a huge disappointment thanks to the hyperbolic performances, unrealistic staging and poorly-written dialogues".
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In 1944 he joined the Brijindra College at Faridkot as head of the department of English. Soon thereafter the Maharaja of Faridkot took him on lien from the Punjab State Education department. He wrote his first book on the history of the State of Faridkot depicting its rulers’ sponsorship and enshrinement of Sikh traditions. During that initial phase he also wrote a history of the Sikh rule under Maharaja Ranjit Singh – the first major book on the Maharaja and his times by a scholar other than the European travelers and political observers.
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In this manner, Mor Mukut could be reckoned near kin to Maharaja Madho Singh II of Jaipur. After being adopted to become Maharaja of Jaipur, Madho Singh II had numerous (no less than 65) children by various concubines, but the highly superstitious Maharaja was warned by a sage against having legitimate heirs and thus took great care not to impregnate his five wives. On 24 March 1921, Madho Singh II adopted Mor Mukut to be his son and heir. The boy was given the name "Man Singh" upon his adoption.
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Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of Cooch Behar (1863-1911) Maharaja Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar (1913-1922) NNM High School was established in 1916 by the Maharaja of Cooch Behar. Despite being in the most backward area of the State of Cooch Behar, the school used to get the highest amount of financial aid from the state. The school got recognition to appear as a high school from the University of Calcutta in 1917. It was permanently recognized as a school competent to present candidates at Matriculation Examination of University of Calcutta in 1923.
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She succeeded her brother Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda, as chancellor when he died in 1988. A dietician by training, Puar had a B.Sc., Faculty of Home Science, from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and did her M.S. (food and nutrition) from Iowa State University of Science and Technology in the United States. She later returned to Vadodara, India, to complete her Ph.D. in food and nutrition from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Puar continued the Gaekwad family's glorious tradition of service through education, including as MSU chancellor.
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In 1881, the famous Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma was invited to the princely state of Baroda by the Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III belonging the royal Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas. Varma was treated with great respect by the Gaekwad court. Besides commissioned portraits of Maharaja Gaekwad III, he produced several other fine canvases during his stay. His visit is generally credited as a motivating force in the creation of The Baroda Museum under the patronage of Maharaja Sayajirao, which began construction in 1887 and was completed in 1894.
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He had the title Pengiran Bendahara Seri Maharaja Permaisuara conferred on him by his brother, Ahmad Tajuddin on 15 July 1947.
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Sundara Lakshmi, an accomplished dancer and consort of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, was an ardent devotee of Kanjirottu Yakshi Amma.
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He married in April 1922 Maharani Sudarshan Prasad Kanwarji Sahiba, daughter of Maharaja Venkatraman Ramanuj Prasad Singh Ju Deo of Rewa.
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Thimmaraja Wodeyar II was the first 'maharaja' to rule as absolute monarch and denounce Mysore Kingdom's vassalage to the Vijayanagara Empire.
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Maharaja Agrasen University offers ten arts, commerce, law and sciences programs, four engineering programs, two management programs and one architecture program.
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Maharaja Pratapaditya, the king of Jessore who declared independence from Mughal rule in the early 17th century, was a Bengali Kayastha.
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Madan Singh received the title of Maharaja Rana, and was placed on the same footing as the other chiefs in Rajputana.
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Mohena Kumari Singh is the granddaughter of Martand Singh Maharaja of Rewa. She married Politician Suyesh Rawat on 14 October 2019.
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In August 1967, Singh married Maharajkumari Heminder Kaur (b. June 1939), the eldest daughter of the last Maharaja of Patiala State, Yadavindra Singh, and the sister of Amarinder Singh, the present titular Maharaja of Patiala and current chief minister of Punjab. Heminder's mother Mohinder Kaur was also active in public life. The couple had a son, Jagat Singh (b.
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The Jal Mahal and the palace of Maharaja Sher Singh were built by the Maharaja (CE 1780–1839). The palace is under the control of the authorities of the local Baring Union Christian College. The administrative offices of the college are housed in it. Jal Mahal is under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
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The Maharaja of Gaipajama is the monarch of a fictional princely state of India. He is kind and immediately trusting of Tintin, whom he meets in Cigars of the Pharaoh. The Maharaja explains that his family have long been fighting a criminal opium-smuggling gang. The Blue Lotus opens in the Maharaja's palace, where Tintin has been his guest.
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EY UK also publicizes itself by sponsoring exhibitions of works by famous artists, such as Cézanne, Picasso, Bonnard, Monet, Rodin and Renoir. The most recent of these was Maharaja: the Splendour of India's Royal Courts at the Victoria and Albert Museum."Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts". Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. 20 July 2009.
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Women's college Nawakadal has a historical background. It is located adjacent to the historical Maharaj Gunj, the Capital of Maharaja reigme and historical trade centre of Downtown Srinagar locally known as Shehr-i-Khaas.The college campus was initially the women's hospital founded by Maharaja Pratap Singh in 1890.Later the hospital was converted into high school.
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Maharaul Jaydeepsinhji remained the head of the Baria Higher Education Society till his death in 1987. Shri Jaydeepsinhji was visionary and he donated Sir Ranjitsinhji Gymkhana to Gujarat Government. Today Maharaja Jaydipsinhji Sports complex is built on the same land given by the late Maharaja. It is famous for training of archery, athletics, gymnasium, hockey, kusti, judo, and swimming.
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This would endanger the company rule in India, and hence Yashwantrao Holkar should be defeated as soon as possible. On 8 July 1804, Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar defeated the army of Colonel Manson and Leukan at Mukundare and Kota. Bapuji Scindia surrendered before Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar. From June till September 1804, he defeated the British at different battles.
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The construction of the Jhansi fort is ascribed to the Bundela Rajput chief and the ruler of the kingdom of Orchha Veer Singh ju Deo Bundela in 1613. It is one of the strongholds of the Bundelas. In 1728, Mohammed Khan Bangash attacked Maharaja Chattrasal. Peshwa Bajirao Baji Rao I helped Maharaja Chattrasal defeat the Mughal army.
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Field Marshal His Highness Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana () (5 December 1882 – Calcutta, India, 11 April 1961) was the hereditary prime minister of Nepal from 29 November 1945 to 30 April 1948 as the head of the Rana dynasty. Field Marshal and Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski. He had two sons and four daughters.
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Parts of the Philippines may have later been ruled by community leaders as maharajah from once being under the Srivijaya and Majapahit empires. In the establishment of the Sultanate of Sulu from approximately 1425 to 1450, the title of maharaja was even used by a Sulu sultan, such as the 1520–1548 Sulu Sultan Maharaja Upo.
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In 1861, Maharaja Khanderao renovated the temple. During British rule, the temple tower was rebuilt. A golden pitcher was fixed on the temple tower by Maharaja Gaekwad in the year 1903 and further renovations were undertaken by the then Shankarachrya of Dwarka Peet. Since 1960, the conservation of the temple is under the control of the Government of India.
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Link: Indian Newsmagazine - Volume 13, Part 2 1970- p. 39 Contributions to the college fund from Raja Jai Kishan Das, Maharaja of Banaras and Maharaja of Patiala were accepted with gratitude. It was the month of December in the year 1920 when the Aligarh Muslim University came into existence. He was the officiating editor of the Aligarh Institute Gazette.
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When Rani saves Samar, the maharaja casts her away. When Rani sees the British mistreating villagers outside Jhansi, she persuades them to fight. She finds Samar Singh (who helps her) and Karma (who wants to kill the maharaja). Captain Martin promises Karma the leadership of the villages if he works for them, but he then betrays him.
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The remaining people left Chandravati and came to North India due to the storm in Chandravati. The clan of Maharaja Varaksha laid the foundation of his kingdom in a place called 'Ahar' in the presence of the Emperor of Hastinapur. In the generation of Maharaja Varaksha, King Parmal descendants from him. King Ahibaran born to King Parmal.
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The descendants of this clan sobriquet as Jasrotia Rajputs.In the times of Maharaja Ranjeeet Singh of Punjab, Jasrota was given to Raja Hira Singh, a one time very close confidante of the Maharaja. With the killing of Raja Hira Singh, Jasrota turned into ruins and became a jungle. The palaces of repute in the past were demolished.
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258 In 1748, Venkatappa was made governor of the region in place of Venkatarayar, who also failed. In 1755, the Maharaja sent Haider Ali to Dindigul to handle the situation. Later Haider Ali became the Maharaja of Mysore and in 1777, he appointed Purshana Mirsaheb as governor of Dindigul. Mirsaheb strengthened the fort and the garrison around it.
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By the 8th century, the Srivijayan court was virtually located in Java, as the Sailendras monarch rose to become the Maharaja of Srivijaya. The construction of the Borobudur was completed under the reign of Samaratunga of the Sailendra dynasty. After Dharmasetu, Samaratungga became the next Maharaja of Srivijaya. He reigned as ruler from 792 to 835.
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After retirement, he was associated with the performing arts departments of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and the Gujarat Vidyapith. He pioneered the theatre education in India and started diploma and degree courses in theatre in the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He represented India in the international theatre fora. He married Vilas in 1925.
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The Rajas built the Varendra Research Museum among other institutions of culture and education. The Rajas of Dighapatia were seated at the Dighapatia Palace. They received Maharaja title and Rai titles of honour from the Mughal Empire such as Raja, Maharaja and Raja Bahadur and other titles from the British Crown, such as the Indian Orders of Knighthood.
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The mosque was built by Maharaja Jagatjit Singh, the last ruler of Kapurthala. He was ruler with extravagant tastes but known for the developmental activities implemented in the then Kapurthala State. He was renowned for his secular credentials. The Maharaja, a Sikh, who built it, believed in catering to the aspirations of his largely Muslim subjects (about 60%).
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Singh asked to be relieved and was replaced by Mehr Chand Mahajan on 15 October 1947. On 13 September 1947 Maharaja Hari Singh requested the loan of the services of Lt. Col. Kashmir Singh Katoch (son of Janak Singh) to act as the military adviser to the Maharaja. This request was granted by the Indian government.Maj.
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Valrani attended high school in Baroda, and has a bachelor's degree in Finance and Commerce from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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The Maharaja of Vizianagram was the title held by the rulers of the princely state of Vizianagram, now in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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The name was Adinanagar, then the name changed to Dinanagar. The maharaja rest house in Dinanagar became a Gurudwara Sher-e-Punjab.
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Srikantan went to Sadvidya Pathashala and Banumaiah High School in Mysore. Later, he obtained his BA degree from the Maharaja College, Mysore.
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In 1763 AD Maharaja Ala Singh and Nanu Singh Saini together conquered Sarhind from Zain Khan and annexed it into Phulkian state.
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Maharani Swarnamoyee died on August 25, 1897. After her death, Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy, her nephew, became the heir of the estate.
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Maharaja Agrasen College is a college of the University of Delhi, located in Vasundhara Enclave (East Delhi), National Capital Region of Delhi.
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Punjab Sports University, officially Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, is a residential and affiliating sports state university in Patiala, Punjab, India.
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Raj Mahal in Jaipur Garden of the Raj Mahal Raj Mahal is a palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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The Royal Malaysian Navy has also built their littoral combat ship based on the Gowind-class design, named Maharaja Lela-class frigate.
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After accession to the Indian Union, Maharaja of Patiala donated most of his buildings to Chail Military School and Government of India.
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It is also available on PEO TV. TV 1 is owned by MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd, part of the Capital Maharaja conglomerate.
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In 2014, the new prime minister Modi directed that Air India change its long-standing Maharaja logo for one utilising aam aadmi.
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After the defeat in battle of khanwa and Battle of Madarpur the three brothers name as Maharaja Kam dev singh,Maharaja Dam dev singh and Maharaja vikram pratap dev singh (bairam dev) who were son of Maharaja Jay Raj Dev Singh. kam and dam came to this region and changed their cast to Brahmin and Kam dev changed his name to Kam deo misir and dam to dam deo misir (it is said that they followed there mom's title)and the third brother shifted to some another place. The elder brother Kam also became famous with the name of Dholku baba. According to local tradition, these two brothers named Kaam Misr and Dhaam Misir brought a statue of the goddess from Fatehpur Sikri,(where they ruled before) and installed it at the temple in Reotipur.
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Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, in May 1842 and was afterwards called Lakshmibai (or Laxmibai) in honour of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi and according to the Maharashtrian tradition of women being given a new name after marriage. In 1851, she gave birth to a boy, later named Damodar Rao, who died four months after birth. The Maharaja adopted a child called Anand Rao, the son of Gangadhar Rao's cousin, who was renamed Damodar Rao, on the day before the Maharaja died. The adoption was in the presence of the British political officer who was given a letter from the Maharaja instructing that the child be treated with respect and that the government of Jhansi should be given to his widow for her lifetime.
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The larger is of Kaila Devi. Its head is slightly bent. This temple consist of the palace of the Maharaja in its background.
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The bridge was completed in 1943, and inaugurated by H. H. Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, then the Maharaja of Mysore, and also named after him.
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Khan's father, Ustad Ahmad Khan, was a singer in the court of the Maharaja. His grandfather, Ustad Namder Khan, was also a musician.
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In addition, the construction of six new Maharaja Lela class frigate also will make the RMN as a formidable power in the region.
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Hari Singh (23 September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
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Dharakote is a block in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. The Jagannath Temple and Dharakote Maharaja Palace are located here.
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Most of her work throughout the 1990s was recorded for compilation albums such as Super Eurobeat, Maharaja Night, Eurobeat Flash, and many more.
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The old and historic name of the town was changed from Ahmednagar to Himatnagar after the name of Maharaja Shri Himmatsinghji in 1912.
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Rajandram married Chellammah, daughter of Sittampalam from Kokkuvil. They had two sons (Maharaja and Rajamahendran) and four daughters (Rajalakshmi, Mahalakshmi, Jeyalakshmi and Vijayalakshmi).
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Sayaji Rao Gaekwad (Born ?, died 1792) was the Maharaja of Baroda (r.1768 - 1778). He was the eldest son of Damaji Rao Gaekwad.
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Bawa has an MFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from the Maharaja Sayajirao University.
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The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, PhD dissertation. The Shri Harivakyasudhasindhu (Śrī Harivākyasudhāsindhu) is the Vachanamrut's Sanskrit adaptation by Shatanand Muni (Śatānanda Muni).
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It is widely believed – and this yarn has been spun by the people of the town that when ever the Sikh Maharaja thought of constructing the fort and started constructing the fort it kept on dilapidating intermittently. An eminent sorcerer told the Maharaja that when any Muslim will be immolated at the threshold of the fort then it will not dilapidate any more. Meanwhile, a saint, Peer Syed Baba Balaq Shah Walli(R.H)told the Maharaja that if he will drop one drop of blood at the place of fort, instead of the immolation of a Muslim, then it will also not dilapidate.
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Birbal Dhar was a leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century. He led a deputation which persuaded Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh to invade Kashmir in 1819, which ended Afghan rule. Due to his role in the ending of the Afghan rule, Birbal Dhar was awarded with the role of Taluqdar, rough translation - Nawab, for the province of Kashmir under the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He was offered a seat on the council of the Maharaja, but refused in order to be able to be close to his people in Kashmir.
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Col. HH Maharaja Sir Yadvendra Singh Judeo Bahadur, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E. (31 January 1893 - 4 August 1963) was the 13th Maharaja of Panna State from years 1902 - 1947 and official Maharaja of Panna from 1947 till his death in 1963.Panna State He was awarded Kaiser-i-Hind Medal in 1916 and made Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in the 1922 New Year Honours . He acceded his State in to Union of India on 1 January 1950. He was appointed Uparajpramukh of Vindhya Pradesh after the merger of his state into the Indian Republic.
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Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir At the time of the Partition of India in 1947, the British abandoned their suzerainty over the princely states, which were left with the options of joining India or Pakistan or remaining independent. Hari Singh, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, the Maharaja indicated his preference to remain independent of the new dominions. All the major political groups of the state supported the Maharaja's decision, except for the Muslim Conference, which declared in favour of accession to Pakistan on 19 July 1947. The Muslim Conference was popular in the Jammu province of the state.
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Following many years of apparent confrontation in April 2010 ISKCON's Governing Body Commission has released a forty-page document that clarifies the good relationship between Prabhupada and Narayana Maharaja. This document follows up a meeting between Narayana Maharaja and several senior members of the GBC in October 2009 at the sacred town of Govardhana, India. During the meeting, ISKCON leaders apologized to Narayana Maharaja for their failure to communicate with him in a proper and timely manner in 1995, regarding policies they had just established concerning members of ISKCON taking instruction from other gurus outside of their society.M. Smullen.
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Pathankot remained under the control of Kahnaya Misal till 1807 A.D. when Jaimal Singh had to yield his possession to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The change of name from Paithan to Pathankot took place under the leadership of Sardar Gurbax Singh Kahnaya during the second half of the 19th century. Maharaja Rabjit Singh had 46 wife's Maharaja married a Mohamandan prostitute of Amritsar in 1802 A.D. with whom the fell in violent love. Moran enjoyed Ranjit Singh's confidence for many years and he had struck gold and silver coins in her name which were called Moran Shahi Sikkey.
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The Allahabad Pillar inscription uses the title Maharaja (11px11px11px12px, "Great King") for Gupta and Ghatotkacha, as opposed to the title Maharajadhiraja ("king of great kings") for Ghatotkacha's son Chandragupta I. In the later period, the title Maharaja was used by feudatory rulers, which has led to suggestions that Gupta and Ghatotkacha were feudatory kings. However, there are several instances of paramount sovereigns using the title Maharaja, in both pre-Gupta and post-Gupta periods, so this cannot be said with certainty. That said, there is no doubt that Gupta and Ghatotkacha held a lower status and were less powerful than Chandragupta I.
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The manservant confirms this and explains he was looking for a fragment of a letter written by the Maharaja to Iris Dawkins, which her son had dropped before fleeing the scene. The manservant also confirms that Inspector Darrani had quickly discovered that Iris Dawkins's long-lost son had visited her. The young man is now the surviving heir to the Maharaja, who has been searching for him. In hope of securing a large reward from the Maharaja, Inspector Darrani has concealed the young man's whereabouts and attempted close the books on Mrs Dawkins death quickly, with the minimum of investigation.
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In 1842 Raja Gangadhar Rao married Manikarnika Tambe who was the given the new name of Lakshmi Bai. She gave birth to a boy, later named Damodar Rao, in 1851, who died after four months. The Maharaja adopted a child called Anand Rao, the son of Gangadhar Rao's cousin, who was renamed Damodar Rao, on the day before the Maharaja died. The adoption was in the presence of the British political officer who was given a letter from the Maharaja instructing that the child be treated with respect and that the government of Jhansi should be given to his widow for her lifetime.
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While in Lahore in search of a job, he happened to participate in a hunting expedition of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in which he caught the notice of the Maharaja by single-handedly killing a leopard with his sword. Impressed by his valor, the Maharaja had him inducted into the army under the famous General Hari Singh Nalwa. Mahan Singh Mirpuri played a key role in the battles of Peshawar and Kashmir, and in the 1818 siege of Multan, where he was seriously wounded two times. He went on to become second-in-command to Hari Singh Nalwa.
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Maharaja Jayapala is known successfully defending his kingdom against the Ghaznavids in the modern-day eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan region his entire life, until finally being defeated in Peshawar due to a snowstorm. Maharaja Jayapala saw a danger in the consolidation of the Ghaznavids and invaded their capital city of Ghazni both in the reign of Sebuktigin and in that of his son Mahmud, which initiated the Muslim Ghaznavid and Hindu Shahi struggles. Jayapala, however, was defeated, and he was forced to pay an indemnity to Sebuktigin. Maharaja Jayapala stopped paying tribute and took to the battlefield once more.
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Maharaja Vikramaditya came to know of the dynamic force of this and came to Garbeta where he performed a tantric sadhana sitting on a dead body. The Devi was pleased with the sadhana of the Maharaja, blessed him with supernatural powers and gave him the services of Tal and Betal. The Maharaja wanted to test the spiritual power conferred on him by the Devi and asked Tal and Betal to turn the temple and make it face the north. Tal and Betal did so and it is said that the name Garbeta derives its name from Tal and Betal.
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The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award, is an award given by the Government of Punjab for excellence and achievement in the service of Punjab in the field of Sport. This can be at the Olympic level, World Championship level, national and other international sporting arenas. The award was instituted in 1978 it consists of a trophy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, honouree citation and 1 lakh Rupees. First person in history to win the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award was Olympian Pargat Singh.. The award was suspended for 10 years between 1996 and 2005 and initiated again in 2006.
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Hari Singh in 1920 Hari Singh was born on 23 September 1895 at the palace of Amar Mahal, Jammu, the only surviving son of Raja Amar Singh Jamwal,General Sir Raja Amar Singh Jamwal: 14 January 1865 – 26 March 1909 the brother of Maharaja Pratap Singh, then the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. Since the Maharaja had no issue, Hari Singh was heir to the throne of Jammu and Kashmir. In 1903, Hari Singh served as a page of honour to Lord Curzon at the grand Delhi Durbar. At the age of thirteen, he was sent to Mayo College in Ajmer.
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The next morning, the Maharaja takes Sibu to the forest along with his associates and a dozen elephants. He puts a gun to the poor boy’s head and calls out for Airwat and threatens that if he does not surrender, Sibu’s head will be blown to pieces. Airawat surrenders and is taken into captivity by the Maharaja. Sibu becomes desperate to rescue Airawat and asks Mynah to summon all the animals in the forest to declare war against the Maharaja. Elephants, tigers cobras and other animals unite to attack the Maharaja’s camp where Airwat is being held hostage.
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The boys are about to clear this trap too, but the maharaja has caught up with them, and prevents the boys from pushing the button, causing the treasure to be flushed into a nearby river. The maharaja pushes another button, which sets off Shambala's self-destruct mechanism. The Ducks and the maharaja flee the city post-haste. When arriving back in the maharaja's village, the Ducks find that the river has carried the treasure there, but the villagers have already shared it among themselves, finally having enough money to abandon the village and start new lives elsewhere.
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Haji Dato' Muhammad bin Sharif Othman, DTNS, 11th Dato' Lela Maharaja (born 14 August 1941 at Chembong Kecil, Rembau), is the 21st and current Undang of Luak Rembau. Muhammad is a direct descendant of the Dato' Lela Maharaja Suku Biduanda, of the waris Nan Dua Carak (Perut Tebat). He is the head of the Waris Jakun lineage (who hold the hereditary title of Dato' Lela Maharaja); the other noble lineage of Rembau is the Waris Jawa (who hold the hereditary title of Dato' Sedia di-Raja). He was elected and installed as the Undang of Rembau on 21 November 1998.
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By the beginning of the 1st millennium CE, the Ningthouja Dynasty began to emerge in Imphal River valley, overrunning the territory of the Khaba clan. They established Kangla as their seat of power. From Kangla they absorbed the surrounding clan principalities of Luwang, Moirang, Khaba-Nganba, Angom, Sarang-Leishangthem and Khuman. Since 33 CE till the rule of the last King Bodhchandra, Manipur was ruled by seventy-four kings, of whom the hallowed reign of Pakhangba, Naothingkhong, Loiyumba, Kiyamba, Khagemba, Charairongba, Pamheiba, Maharaja Jai Singh, Maharaja Gambhir Singh, Maharaja Nara Singh, Chandrakirti and Churchand are outstanding.
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At the time when his state was merged into the Patiala and East Punjab States Union, the Maharaja had been given the position of Rajpramukh (ceremonial governor) of PEPSU for life. However, in 1956, PEPSU disappeared from the map following a further reorganization of internal borders in India, and the Maharaja was summarily deprived of the responsibilities (and perks) of office. After 1956, the Maharaja was given various diplomatic assignments, including heading Indian delegations to the UN general assembly (1956), UNESCO (1957–58) and UNFAO (1959 onwards). He also served as ambassador to Italy (1965–66) and the Netherlands (1971–1974).
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For a long time past, in the Maharaja's time, there had been laws > there preventing any outsider, that is, any person from outside Kashmir, > from acquiring or holding land in Kashmir. If I mention it, in the old days > the Maharaja was very much afraid of a large number of Englishmen coming and > settling down there, because the climate is delectable, and acquiring > property. So although most of their rights were taken away from the Maharaja > under the British rule, the Maharaja stuck to this that nobody from outside > should acquire land there. And that continues.
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Peshwa commanded the Imperial Maratha Army and defeated the Vikram Shah and then marched against Maharaja Som Shah and captured the some of the territory. Thereafter, Shivaji claimed the Chauth. After some time, the Portuguese did not pay because Shivaji had not conquered the entirety of Empire of Maharaja Som Shah. In 1672, there was a battle for one week.
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Disappointed over the loss, she refused to perform in the court of Maharaja. When the incident was brought to the notice of Maharaja, he immediately ordered the construction of a bridge on the canal. The dancers were not given much respect in those days and they were addressed as "Kanjari". Hence the bridge constructed to facilitate Moran was known as "Pul Kanjari".
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Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo or T. S. Singh Deo (born 31 October 1952) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is the current Health Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is also the current titular Maharaja of Surguja, with headquarters at Ambikapur, also known as Mordern Day Maharaja and T.S.BABA. He was the last mentor to sit on the throne of Surguja.
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Paduka Sri Maharaja was the eldest son of Sri Rana Wikrama and the fourth Raja of Singapura. He was known as Damia Raja before his accession. According to Malay Annals, the reign of Sri Maharaja was marked with the event of swordfish ravaging the coast of Singapura. A young boy, Hang Nadim, thought of an ingenious solution to fend off the swordfish.
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Gokhale hostel is located in the vicinity of the University Maharaja College campus and it was established about 70 year back. The residential facility is offered to full time undergraduate students admitted to Maharaja College. The environment of the hostel provides the matrix for full fledged immersion in the sprit of the college. The hostel provides accommodation for 220 students.
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Maharaja Agrasen Hospital has been so named because Maharaja Agrasen was a noble king of Agroha (Haryana) in whose heart, the welfare of his subject was the super most. In his kingdom, education and medical facilities were free to everyone irrespective of caste, religion, race and sex etc. The hospital is presided by Mr. Satish Jain, a well-known social activist.
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It is named after Maharaja Sardul Singh, son of Maharaja Ganga Singh, who established it. It is a great agriculture based industry center in Rajasthan. This town is situated on the border of India and Pakistan. Even though India and Pakistan do not share a very good relationship, it is a peaceful town Sriganganagar which was part of the Bikaner State before Independence.
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It is a fact that Maharaja had once presented him a Hookah himself. He was a great warrior and general who achieved the title of Fateh-o-Nusrat-Nasib (one who never loses in war) from Maharaja Ranjit Singh himself and made him Governor of Kashmir. Misr Diwan Chand was the Commander-in-Chief of Khalsa Army from 1817 to 1825.
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CAVA was started by the Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV in 1906 as the Chamarajendra Technical Institute. The foundation stone of the building, dedicated to Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodeyar, was laid by George V of the United Kingdom. It was built at a cost of Rs. 2.5 lakhs, and completed in 1913. It is an elaborately composed structure which runs along the road.
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In course of time, many other Iyengar families from different parts of the then Madras Province migrated to this village under the patronage of the Raj Guru and the Maharaja of Panchakot. The Maharaja had special likings for this Vedic orthodox south Indian Brahmins. Brahmotter properties were donated to each such family. Migration continued till 19th century, during the tenure of different maharajas.
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Bhawanigarh Fort was built by Maharaja Aala Singh of Patiala in 1749 for their defense. In 1781, Sahib Singh became king of Patiala at age of seven. In 1794, Marathas attacked Punjab and fought against Rani Sahib Kaur’s force and finally Marathas lost the war. But because of some traitors Rani Sahib Kaur was imprisoned in Bhawanigarh Fort by Maharaja Sahib Singh.
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The Sri Jayendra Swamigal Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School (SJSSJS) is a school in Maharaja Nagar, Tirunelveli, India. It is named after the Kanchipuram Sri Jayendra Swamigal. The school follows the CBSE syllabus until class 10 and the Tamil Nadu State Board syllabus for classes 11 and 12. It is situated near the Roundana bus terminus of Maharaja Nagar.
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He was a member of Governor-General's Legislative Council and also served as president of British Indian Association and a fellow of Calcutta University. He was made Raja in 1875, Maharaja in 1878, knighted KCIE in 1888 and Maharaja Bahadur in 1888. He succeeded Sovabazar Zamindari in 1867 upon the death of his predecessor Sir Raja Bahadur Radhakanta Deb. He died in 1904.
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She knew that there were differences between Malharrao Holkar and Jayappa Sindhia and that Jayappa Sindhia was very firm in his determinations. She advised Maharaja Suraj Mal to take advantage of mutual differences within Marathas. Diwan Roop Ram Katara was a friend of Jayappa Sindhia. She requested Diwan Roop Ram Katara to take a letter from Maharaja Suraj Mal proposing a treaty.
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The well known cricketer K.S. Duleepsinhji, nephew of the famous H.H. Maharaja Jam Saheb K.S. Ranjitsinhji of Nawanagar or Ranji, married Maharaja Vijaysinhji's cousin Rajkumari Jayaraj Kunverba of Rajpipla. The major part of the erstwhile princely state of Rajpipla now forms the Narmada district in Gujarat, with Rajpipla town as its headquarters, while some portions fall in Vadodara and Bharuch districts.
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His natural born son was father of eight distinguished sons, prominent among whom were Kali Krishna Deb (Raja Bahadur), Kamal Krishna Deb (Maharaja) and Narendra Krishna Deb (Maharaja Bahadur, Sir). All of them, and some others belonging to subsequent generations in the family, have roads named after them in Kolkata. His most recent descendant, Agnish Krishna Deb is currently living in Kolkata.
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Pakistan contested the accession, giving rise to the enduring Kashmir conflict. With India's support, the popular leader of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, forced the Maharaja to abdicate in favour of his son, Yuvraj (Crown Prince) Karan Singh, who subsequently accepted the position of a constitutional head of state (Sadr-i-Riyasat) and voluntarily gave up the title of Maharaja.
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He started writing philosophical essays in English and switched to Hindi in order to promote it as a national language. His first two works, Shanti Dharma and Maitri Dharma, reflected his ideology and interests. He then worked for the Maharaja of Chhatarpur as private secretary, prime minister and chief justice. After the death of Maharaja, he returned to Agra and resumed writing.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave Court employment in the artillery befitting his talents and scientific attainments. Court was responsible for the training of artillerymen, the organization of batteries and the establishment of arsenals and magazines on European lines. The Maharaja had his own foundries for casting guns and for the manufacture of shells. Court supervised these in collaboration with Sardar Lahina Singh Majithia.
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During a visit by the Maharaja of Chirakkal to his school, Nair wrote and recited a poem in the Maharaja's honour. The poem impressed the Maharaja and he awarded Nair a lifetime scholarship. During his teenage years Nair met Communist leaders such as P. Krishna Pillai and A.K. Gopalan. Nair joined the Indian independence movement at the age of 13.
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The inscription was written in Old Sundanese language. The Batutulis inscriptions were created in 1533 by king Surawisesa to honor and commemorate his late father, the great king Sri Baduga Maharaja (rule 1482 - 1521) or known as Ratu Haji Pakuan Pajajaran Sri Sang Ratu Dewata.Prasasti Batutulis, Arsip Kota Bogor Sri Baduga Maharaja is also known in local tradition as King Siliwangi.
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Devotees make special preparations to make Maharaja Jatin Kumar from Kapurthala special. The birth anniversary of divine leader Maharaja Agrasen with colorful procession and various cultural programmes which is conducted throughout the day at different places of the India. The Jayanti is celebrated by the Vaishya community with full religious devotion. Agrasena jayanti is celebrated in across India among Agrahari, Agrawal and Jain.
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He is the chairman of the Shri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee. Dibyasingha Deb ascended the throne in 1970 at the age of 17 after the death of his father, the then Maharaja of Puri, Gajapati Birakishore Deb. Before taking the titular name of Dibyasingha Deb, he was named Jenamani Kamarnab Deb."The Maharaja Of Puri", Upper Crust, retrieved 7 May 2017.
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Lowther Castle (also known as Darbhanga Castle) was the residential building of the then Maharaja of Darbhanga, Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh. He purchased a large property known as Lowther Castle and allowed Indian National Congress to hold its convention there. This property was renamed as Darbhanga Castle. Again, in the year 1892, the annual convention of Indian National Congress was held in Darbhanga Castle.
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Raja Dhian Singh, a minister in the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, had his residence at the fort. The fort held the grand wedding of Prince Nau Nihal Singh (the grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh) in 1837. The fort also had a watch tower which was fifty meters tall and completed in 1874. It was later demolished by the Indian Army after independence.
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From 1784 to 1828, only Europeans were elected members of the Society. In 1829, at the initiative of H.H. Wilson, a number of Indians were elected members, which include Dwarakanath Tagore, Sivchandra Das, Maharaja Baidyanath Roy, Maharaja Bunwari Govind Roy, Raja Kalikrishna Bahadur, Rajchunder Das, Ram Comul Sen and Prasanna Coomar Tagore. On 12 December 1832 Ram Comul Sen was elected 'Native Secretary'.
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Only then would he allow the state to accede. The Maharaja released Sheikh Abdullah on 29 September. The Maharaja's troops could not withstand the tribal militia attack in September and October 1947; they were heavily outnumbered and outgunned by the tribal militias, and were also facing internal rebellions from Muslim troops. The Maharaja made an urgent plea to Delhi for military assistance.
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The Maharaja enticed him by offering a hundred murrabas (irrigated land) which he refused. During the same period there was a conference of the Indian Praja Parishads in Udaipur, chaired by Jawahar Lal Nehru. Hanuman Singh Budania approached Pandit Nehru and told him everything. The Maharaja Bikaner invited him back to join the service but he refused and was again arrested.
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Brig. Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh Bahadur MVC (22 October 1931 – 17 April 2011) was the last titular Maharaja of Jaipur from 24 June 1970 until 1971 when all titles, privileges, and privy purses associated with princely states in India were abolished by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India. He died at age 79 due to multi-organ failure.
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Palghat Parameswara Bhagavathar (1815-1892) was a Carnatic music composer and musician born in Nurani, Kerala, India. His musical talents developed to such an extent that Swati Tirunal had great admiration and confidence in him. Whenever the Maharaja composed songs, the Bhagavathar was made to copy them. He used to practice veena and swarabat along with the Maharaja during his leisure.
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Maj. Gen. HH Maharaja Sawai Shri Sir Man Singh II GCSI GCIE (b. Sawai Mor Mukut Singh; 21 August 1912 – 24 June 1970) was the last ruling Maharaja of Jaipur State. He ruled the princely state between 1922 and 1949, when the state acceded unto the Dominion of India. Thereafter, he held office as Rajpramukh of Rajasthan between 1949 and 1956.
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Sri Ganganagar is a planned city and the northernmost city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the border of Punjab states and the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. It is named after Maharaja Shri Ganga Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner. It is known as "the food basket of Rajasthan".
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Until > such oppressive actions, the anti-Maharaja cause probably had little > backing. ‘Substantial men’ told Symonds that ‘they would never have joined > such a rash enterprise’ opposing the Maharaja ‘but for the folly of the > Dogras who burnt whole villages where only a single family was involved in > the revolt’. Such ‘folly’ motivated some Poonch Muslims to organise a > people’s resistance movement.
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He was a guest of Maharaja Surjyakanta Acharya Chowdhury of Muktagacha, Mymensingh now in Bangladesh. He was a guest of the Maharaja of Kapurthala in his kingdom near Punjab where he went tiger hunting. His trip continued with stops in Ceylon and French Indochina. He spent eight days in Siam as guest of King Chulalongkorn.Korneva & Cheboksarova, Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna, p. 66.
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News 1st Digital is the official web news provider under the Capital Maharaja Organization umbrella in association with the Maharaja television and broadcasting services. News 1st Digital launched its website, newsfirst.lk in 2007. newsfirst.lk is Sri Lanka's 1st trilingual website and provides latest news updates and breaking news in English, Sinhala and Tamil for local, business, political, life style, entertainment and sports news.
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After Gyan Singh Nakai's death in 1807, Kahan Singh became the next and final ruler. In 1810 Maharaja Ranjit Singh annexed their territories and granted the Jagir of Baherwal to Kahan Singh. Sardar Kahan Singh Nakai did not take active interest in politics after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He continued to live in Baherwal till his death in 1873.
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G. H. Ojha and Dasharatha Sharma theorize that Jayatasimha was succeeded by Maharaja Samantasimha, who is attested by five inscriptions dated 1199-1201 CE.
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Maharaja Hat is a census town in Raiganj CD Block in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Mahipatsinh Chavda (Born 10 February 1967) is an Indian academic currently serving as the 15th Vice Chancellor of Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University,Gujarat, India.
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The school has 4 houses, named after Maharaja Ranjit Singh (M.R.S.), Bhai Vir Singh (B.V.S), Banda Singh Bahadur (B.S.B) and Hari Singh Nalwa (H.
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When the Maharaja was murdered, his son, Dewan Ranbir Singh (also Amitabh Bachchan) hid the treasure, for which Dayal Singh tried to murder him.
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Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1704 – 1734) was the seventeenth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. He ruled only for two years, from 1732 to 1734.
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Debbarma was born on 10 March 1990 in Takarjala, Tripura in a middle-class family. He completed his graduation from Maharaja Bir Bikram College.
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The rulers of the state were Jats and were styled Maharaja Rana from 1806 onwards.Princely States They were entitled to a 15-gun salute.
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Although it is believed that the maharaja agreed to the proposal, the accession was not signed until 26 October after the invasion by Pakistan.
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Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology is a private engineering college located in Janakpuri, Delhi. The college is affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
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The stadium is named in honour of Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj, the first Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur between 1894 and 1922.
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His eminence as the supreme personification of all that was good in > erstwhile Hyderabad has ensured that 'Maharaja' implies none other than > Kishen Pershad.
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The Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School is named after him, which was founded by his son, Maharaja Jitendra Narayan, in his memory in 1916.
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These relatively minor assignments were a far cry from the assurances that the royals of India had received when they signed away their kingdoms, and from the absolute ruling powers to which the Maharaja had been accustomed. Further, the ruling Congress party was championing a sharp turn left-wards in its policies, and its utterances with regard to the erstwhile princes were radical and alarming. Since Patiala was by far the largest of the princely states in Punjab, the government had deemed it expedient to keep the Maharaja beholden (and away from politics) by giving him minor diplomatic assignments which required his presence abroad. The Maharaja was however anxious to gain some political leverage and influence in the ruling dispensation, but as a titular Maharaja, it was not possible for him to enter party politics himself.
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17 January 1911. The entire land required for the school building and the playground was donated by Late Maharaja Girija Nath Rai Bahadur of Dinajpur.
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Vainyagupta ascended the throne in . According to the Nalanda seal, his title was Maharajadhiraja. However, according to the Gunaighar plate, his title was simply Maharaja.
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In this way, the Maharaja brought all Chinese under his patronage and the Ngee Heng Kongsi exercised much influence over the Chinese and their affairs.
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Lahore: Ferozsons, 1986. pp. 225–226 The first issue of Ranbir was published on 24 June 1924.Kapur, Manohar Lal. Maharaja Hari Singh, 1895–1961.
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Antony Edwards (1 August 1910 - 23 August 1978) was an English cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Delhi and Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI.
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Tenali City is also part of Andhrapradesh Capital Region (APCRDA). Tenali Ramakrishna, one of the eight poets and jester of Maharaja Krishnadevaraya, hails from Tenali.
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He died in London on 25th September 1950 at the age of 48. His eldest son, Karni Singh suceeded him as the Maharaja of Bikaner.
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He also had a daughter with his wife, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharajkumari Shakuntala Raje Gaekwad, who was the daughter of the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar.
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Shri Maharaja Hari Singh, commonly known as SMHS Hospital or Headwin Hospital, is the multi-speciality state-owned hospital in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar.
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Ram Niwas Garden is a garden situated in Jaipur city in Indian state of Rajasthan, built by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh of Jaipur in 1868.
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The Kohat Cantonment is also the place where the battle between the Sikh Amry led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh defeated the Afghan army in 1823.
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Maharaja Surajmal Institute is a self-financing private institute. The governing body of the institutes (MSI, MSIP and MSIT) is Surajmal Memorial Educational Society (SMES).
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Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad (8 May 1938 – 10 May 2012) was an Indian politician and the titular Maharaja of Baroda from 1988 until his death in 2012.
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Chittaura Jheel is a Hindu pilgrimage site. According to local legends, Ashtwarka Muni, the Guru of Maharaja Janak used to live here in his ashram.
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Govind Rao Gaekwad was the third Maharaja of Baroda reigning from 1768 to 1771 for first time and from 1774 to 1778 for second time.
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At present Maharaja Ragvendra Pratap Singh judeo coronation held on 2013 and his son is Yuvraj Prathu Pratap Singh judeo and Maharajkumar Punya Pratap Singh.
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Height of the temple is and total area is 1764 sq.ft. There is a museum constructed by Maharaja Purna Chandra Bhanjdeo in the year 1922.
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In December 1934, the Maharaja of the princely state of Kolhapur, Rajaram III, invited Phalke to produce a sound film for his film company "Kolhapur Cinetone". Phalke declined the invitation but was again invited by the Maharaja. He accepted the invitation and was offered for writing the story and script and as his monthly expenses. Novelist Narayan Hari Apte helped Phalke for writing the script and dialogue.
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For his personal gains, "Savadal" Vaithi, a cunning man, befriends the Maharaja of Madhanpur, who is the programme's chief guest. Vaithi promises to make Mohana the Maharaja's mistress. Vaithi traps Mohana by telling her that the Maharaja has invited nadaswaram and Bharatanatyam performers to perform in his palace, and that Sundaram has also decided to attend. Mohana immediately accepts the offer and the two visit Madhanpur.
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The Travancore royal family was the ruling house of the Kingdom of Travancore. They lost their ruling rights in 1949 when Travancore merged with India and their remaining privileges were abolished in 1971. The family are descended from the Ay/Venad family, Cheras, Pandyas and Cholas. The ruler in that bloodline was Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal, as the family of Maharaja Chithira Thirunal and successors.
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They thought Maharaja as Indra and Ranjani (Vijayalakshmi) as an Apsara. They reach the house of Ranjani and makes the Maharajah know the criminal plans of the Minister. The Sishyas spoiled the marriage of daughter Girija with the tuberculosis patient and saved Paramanandayya from another family crisis. Ousted by Guruji, they reach RajaMahal and spoil an attempt to kill Maharaja by Jaggarayudu (Satyanarayana) and Minister (Mukkamala).
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Marble carvings at The Temple. The building was completed in its current form in the early 20th century in the late Mughal style by Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner. In front of the temple is a beautiful marble facade, which has solid silver doors built by Maharaja Ganga Singh. Across the doorway are more silver doors with panels depicting the various legends of the Goddess.
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The Gurdwara Dera Sahib is adjacent to the samadhi, and commemorates the spot where Guru Arjan Dev Ji died. Two small monuments to the west of the main building commemorate Maharaja Ranjit Singh's son Maharaja Kharak Singh and grandson Nau Nihal Singh, along with their wives. The building is located adjacent to Gurdwara Dera Sahib, the place where martyrdom of Guru Arjun took place.
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" The Maharaja of Faridkot, Harinder Singh, is reported to have listened to stories of the massacres with great interest going so far as to ask for "juicy details" of the carnage. The ruler of Bharatpur State personally witnessed the cleansing of Muslim Meos at Khumbar and Deeg. When reproached by Muslims for his actions, the Maharaja retorted by saying: "Why come to me? Go to Jinnah.
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"Famous Maharajah Dead", New York Times, 11 November 1900, p7) The Irish composer Thomas O'Brien Butler (1861–1915), who spent some time in India, dedicated a song composition to him. He was the son of Maharaja Mahendra Singh of Patiala, a member of the Phulkian Dynasty. One of his sons was Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh.Historical Sikh Events: Phulkian MislHistory of the Jatt Clans - Dr H.S Duleh.
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By the end of the war, the Electra design was obsolete, although many smaller airlines and charter services continued to operate Electras into the 1970s. Electras were popular as private planes for royalty in Asia and Europe. In India, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and the Maharaja of Jodhpur both purchased them for their personal use in 1937.Straits Times, 30 December 1937, Page 10.
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Maharaja Manindra Chandra College is an undergraduate college in North Kolkata, India, established in 1941, at 20 Ramkanta Bose Street, Kolkata - 700003. It is affiliated under the University of Calcutta. It shares premises with Maharaja Sris Chandra College (evening college) and Maharani Kasiswari College (morning college). The college has a second campus in a new building at 12 Padmanath Lane, Kolkata - 700004, donated by Smt.
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Ratan Singh was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bharatpur from 1768 to 1769. He ascended the throne on the death of Maharaja Jawahar Singh. Jawahar Singh had no son, hence he was succeeded by his brother, Ratan Singh. During a Holi festival held in Vrindavan, possibly drunk Ratan Singh was killed by a dwarf in bharatpur a very dilapidated "Ratan Chhatri" is still present.
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Yadavindra Singh of Patiala wearing the Patiala Necklace The most famous Maharaja of Patiala was Maharaja Bhupinder Singh (12 October 1891 – 23 March 1938). He is perhaps best known for his extravagance, and for being a cricketer. His polo and cricket teams were among the best in India. Two of his sons, Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singh and Raja Bhalindra Singh, both played first-class cricket.
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479x479px Ram Gopal Pal, better known as Gopal Pal, first prepared this sweetmeat in 1824. He offered it to Maharaja Suryakanta Acharya Chowdhury, one of the leading zamindars of Muktagacha. Maharaja Suryakanta was full of praise for Gopal Pal and encouraged him to prepare monda to entertain guests who visited the zamindars. The zamindars also extended financial support to Gopal Pal for the expansion of the business.
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They have a son Ranajay Chand and a daughter, Dharini.Chenani Maharaja Vijaysinhji's second son Maharajkumar Pramodsinhji joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and served in the Orissa cadre. He had four daughters Yogeshwari, Maheshwari, Durgeshwari and Krishna. Maharaja Vijaysinhji's third son Maharajkumar Indrajitsinhji was one of India's finest polo players in the 1950s and a gifted artist whose paintings still adorn the walls of Mayo College, Ajmer.
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Shah was ambassador to Ireland from 1980 to 1983.His daughter-in law Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah was elected to Lok Sabha from the same seat in 2012. Shah was also the last ruling Maharaja of the Garhwal Kingdom (1946–1949), when Tehri Garhwal princely state acceded to independent India on 1 August 1949. Maharaja Manabendra Shah studied at Government College, Lahore and ICS Camp, Dehradun (Uttaranchal).
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The Secretariat and the State Assembly along with the new Governor House is located here. College Tilla consists of the historic Maharaja Bir Bikram College which was set up by Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya in 1947. It is surrounded by some localities and quarter complexes of many government employees. MBB Club, Indranagar, Bholagiri and Bhati Abhoynagar are some residential places in the city.
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Deeg was the first capital of the Sinsinwar Hindu Jat state of Bharatpur, when Maharaja Badan Singh was proclaimed its ruler in 1722. In 1730, Maharaja Suraj Mal erected the strong fortress of Deeg. After Suraj Mal moved the capital to Bharatpur, Deeg became the second capital of the rulers of Bharatpur princely state. It is known for its number of forts, palaces, gardens and fountains.
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The school was found on 12 August 1943. In the summer of 1940, the Maharaja of Jaipur Sawai Man Singh Bahadur brought home Princess Gayatri Devi, of Cooch Behar, as his bride. She was the daughter of the Maharaja and Maharani Indira Deviji, of Cooch Behar. Her concern for the education of the local court women lead her and Bahadur to found the school.
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Hari Singh Nalwa (r. 1820–1823), the Sikh commander-administrator of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, built the fort of Uri. Following the First Anglo- Sikh War (1845–1846) and the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), Raja Gulab Singh was proclaimed the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, acquiring all the lands between the Ravi River and the Indus. Uri became a tehsil in the Muzaffarabad district of the Kashmir province.
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Ford's best known statue commissioned in India is the equestrian statue of Maharaja of Mysore, Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, installed in the famous botanical garden Lal Bagh in Bangalore. This statue was originally located at Curzon Park in Mysore but was relocated in 1908. The only other known statue commissioned in India is that of the philanthropist Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Bahadur of Darbhanga found in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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Manaji Rao Scindia, popularly known as Manaji Phakade, was the fifth Maharaja of Gwalior State reigning from 1764 to 1768. He became Maharaja of Gwalior after the abdication of Kadarji Rao Scindia. He was the grandson of Sardar Sabaji Scindia. He was recognised by the Peshwa as the Sardar of the Scindias on 10 July 1764, and succeeded by Mahadaji Scindia on 18 January 1768.
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It is said that Maharaja Harendra Narayan of the Cooch Behar State was an admirer of his but the Torsha Pir did not show any special respect for him. The Maharaja donated around 7 bighas of land for the upkeep of the place where the Torsha Pir lived. Attracted by him, many people converted to Islam. There now is a mazar at the place.
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On 1 January 1935 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Indian Empire. He established a legislative council for Indore state and created a cabinet with a prime minister and three ministers. British Resident of Indore, K.S. Fitze, remarked on the great amount of time Maharaja Yeshwant spent abroad. Christie's art director Amin Jaffer takes this to exemplify maharaja culture's turn to the West.
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They were the parents of Virajendra and also of Uttara Devi, Maharani of Kotah in Rajasthan. #Indira's eldest daughter, Ila, married the Maharaja of Tripura. Her son took for wife the actress Moon Moon Sen; they are the parents of Bollywood starlets Raima and Riya. #Indira's second daughter, Gayatri, became the third wife of the Maharaja of Jaipur, and was a noted celebrity in her own right.
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Lalgola College was established in 2006 and began offering courses in the 2007–08 academic year, under the University of Kalyani. Mahesh Narayan Academy The Lalgola Mahesh Narayan Academy provides education up to class XII. It was established in 1914 by Maharaja Jogendra Narayan Ray, the Maharaja of Lalgola, in memory of his foster father. The Lalgola Rahmatullah High Madrasah was established in 1919.
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Historically, Juglot was strategically important as it lay along the route linking British India to China via Kashmir. Bunji, the historical garrison of the army of the Maharaja of Kashmir, is situated across the River Indus. The struggle for Kashmir's independence from the Sikh Maharaja of Kashmir also originated in Juglot. Even today, Juglot is the most important logistic base for the Pakistan Army.
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A sports university in Punjab was announced by the Government of Punjab in June 2017. In July 2019 it was decided to name it after Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. It was established in August 2019 thorough The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University Act, 2019 and approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in September of that year. Jagbir Singh Cheema was appointed the first Vice-Chancellor.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), formerly Maharaja Ranjit Singh State Technical University, is a State technical university of Punjab located in Bathinda, Punjab, India. It was established in 2015 and has jurisdiction over 11 districts namely Bathinda, Ferozepur, Moga, Faridkot, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Barnala, Mansa, Sangrur, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Fazilka. University will function from upgraded Giani Zail Singh Punjab Technical University Campus.
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After getting the money, Dass started building the temple. The king invited some artisans from Jaipur in 1570 AD to create themarble temple. It was finished and dedicated to Goddess Tripura Bala Sundri in 1573 AD. After the temple was completed, the royal family started worshipping Goddess Bala Sundri In 1823, the temple was renovated by Maharaja Fateh Prakash and by Maharaja Raghubir Prakash in 1851.
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Swathi Sangeethotsavam (Swathi Music Festival) is a ten-day festival of music celebrating the compositions of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. The festival is held from 4 to 13 January every year at Kuthira Malika, Trivandrum, where the Maharaja is believed to have composed many of his works. The festival is a tribute to Swathi Tirunal and is exclusively dedicated to his compositions. The concerts are not ticketed.
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The Maharaja building in Banshall Street, Colombo was completed in 1953. After Mahadavan died in December 1957 Rajandram took over the management of their three companies (Mahadavans Limited, Rajandram Limited and Maharaja Distributors Limiedt). The Ceylonese government restricted imports into the country in 1959. Rajandram established several factories to fill the vacuum caused by the restriction: Parker Quick Ink, Ponds Cosmetic, Chemway and S. Lon PVC).
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The unveiling ceremony of Sawai Man Singh's statue in Jaipur on Rajasthan day, 30 March 2005 In 1970, Man Singh had an accident while playing polo in Cirencester, England. He died later the same day. He was survived by his four sons. He was succeeded as Maharaja of Jaipur and head of the Kachwaha clan by his eldest son, Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh of Jaipur.
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Navtej Sarna first novel published was We Weren't Lovers Like That in 2003,Diplomat into novelist The Hindu, 4 January 2004. followed by The Book of Nanak was published in the same year.'The Exile' published in 2008, is a novel based on the life of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, and son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.The Exile: A maharaja's tragic journey Rediff.
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The earliest known member of the dynasty is Susharman, who is known only from the Khoh inscription of Samkshobha. The inscription describes Susharman as a learned ascetic from Bharadvaja gotra, and compares him to the legendary sage Kapila. It states that he knew "the whole truth" and fourteen branches of science. Maharaja Devadhya was a descendant of Susharman, and was succeeded by his son Maharaja Prabhanjana.
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In 1831, Hari Singh Nalwa was deputed to head a diplomatic mission to Lord William Bentinck, Governor- General of British India. The Ropar Meeting between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the head of British India followed soon thereafter. The Maharaja saw this as a good occasion to get his son, Kharak Singh, acknowledged as his heir-apparent. Hari Singh Nalwa expressed strong reservations against any such move.
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She was born in a Bengali Hindu family .She was daughter of the Brahmo Samaj reformer Maharshi Keshub Chandra Sen of Calcutta. She married the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj State, Shri Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo (1871–1912) in 1904, which was the Maharaja's second marriage after the death of his first wife. From her marriage with the Maharaja, she had one son and two daughters.
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Tukojirao Holkar III Maharaja Holkar of Indore In 1811, the four-year-old Maharaja Malharrao Holkar II succeeded Yashwantrao Holkar. His mother, Maharani Tulsabai Holkar, looked after the administration. However, with the help of Pathans, Pindaris, and the British, Dharama Kunwar and Balaram Seth plotted to imprison Tulsabai and Malharrao. When Tulsabai learnt about this, she beheaded both of them in 1815 and appointed Tantia Jog.
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Some desoms were grouped together under a Prince into larger units that represented earlier independent kingdoms. Many Pillais originally functioned essentially as royal governors. They would later do the same with other kings of whom they disapproved.Louise Ouwerkerk, See Introduction to her book No Elephants for the Maharaja in 1891, the Malayali Memorial, a memorandum signed by more than 10,000 people including Muslims and Christians,was submitted to the Maharaja Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal by the barrister, Parameswaran Pillai on behalf of the people of Kerala demanding administrative reforms primarily better representation of the former ruling castes of Kerala in the new administrative machinery of the state.
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Winstedt, A History of Johore (1365–1941), p. 129 At the time of Sultan Ali's death, custody of the Kesang territory lay in the hands of Ungku Jalil, Sultan Ali's elder brother. Ungku Jalil handed over the custodianship of the Kesang territory to Maharaja Abu Bakar, after the British government held an election for the Temenggong Paduka Tuan of Muar and the territory's chieftains to decide on the destiny of the Kesang territory, and voted unanimously for Maharaja Abu Bakar as their leader. The British Governor handed over administrative charge of the Kesang territory over to the Maharaja, which upset Tengku Alam and many of his supporters.
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Maharaja Dighi where King Prithu committed suicide according to legend Bhitargarh was a walled city state, the largest in the northern Indian subcontinent, and used to be the seat of King Prithu, popularly known as Maharaja. It used to be an independent city state with a sovereign government till the 13th century. Very little is known about its last sovereign, Prithu Raja, who was believed to have committed suicide because of his religion. There is a legend that Prithu Raja committed suicide along with his army at the Maharaja Dighi to protect their purity from being sullied by an invading force from the impure Kichok Tribe, which had attacked the city.
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Appointed by the then Director of Education Shri Shyam Sunder Sharma, Bhatt Mathuranath Shastri taught Sanskrit from 1926 to 1931 at the Maharaja College in Jaipur, where other subjects besides English and humanities were also taught. From 1931 to 1934 he was the chief examiner/ Inspector of schools run by the Maharaja of Jaipur. From 1934 to 1942 he then taught at Jaipur's Maharaja Sanskrit College, besides serving as the Head of Department of Literature. During his teaching assignment, Pandit Bhatt wrote "Sanskrit- Subodhini" (in two volumes), a unique text book of its own kind to teach Sanskrit in an extremely simple and extraordinarily interesting way.
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Krishnajirao III (12 May 1932 – 21 January 1999), belonging to the Puar dynasty of the Marathas, was the third and last reigning Maharaja of Dewas State (senior), reigning from 23 March 1947 to 27 June 1948. The only son of Sir Vikramsinhrao, Maharaja of Dewas, he was 15 years old when his father abdicated to become Chhatrapati Shahaji II Bhonsle, Maharaja of Kolhapur. As such, he ruled Dewas under the regency of his mother, Maharani Pramilabai (born 4 August 1910) for the brief time between his succession and Indian independence on 15 August 1947. On 27 June 1948, Dewas and other Maratha kingdoms merged to form the Madhya Bharat Union.
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Stereoscopic picture of the Chandra Mahal in 1903 The City Palace, Jaipur was established at the same time as the city of Jaipur, by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who moved his court to Jaipur from Amber, in 1727. Jaipur is the present-day capital of the state of Rajasthan, and until 1949 the City Palace was the ceremonial and administrative seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Palace was also the location of religious and cultural events, as well as a patron of arts, commerce, and industry. It now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and continues to be the home of the Jaipur royal family.
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Sandhu authored the book, Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Personalitas Extraordinaire which chronicles the life and times of the Ranjit Singh, who was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. Her research was instrumental in bringing a fair representation to Moran Sarkar, the dancing girl who Maharaja Ranjit Singh married in 1802. Manveen Sandhu was also the principal of Spring Dale Senior School, and was noted for her exemplary integration of the Multiple Intelligences into the curriculum. Her efforts to further education were recognised by Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development, which conferred the National Award 2008 on her under its scheme of National Award to Teachers.
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Sitabhog- Mihidana two in one According to Late Nagendranath Nag, his grand-father Late Khettranath Nag first invented special Sitabhog and Mihidana in Bardhaman during the regime of Maharaja Late Mahatabchand Bahadur. Seventy two years after this invention the name of Sitabhog and Mihidana earned its reputation all over India after the arrival of Lord Curzon in Bardhaman and his appraisal for these two sweets. On invitation of Maharaja Vijaychand Mahatab Lord Curzon visited Bardhaman on 19 August, 1904. To memorize the welcome lunch of Lord Curzon, Maharaja ordered Vairabchandra Nag, a sweet-maker of the town, to prepare something new and unique which would amaze the Lord.
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During the regime of His Highness Maharaja Balaramavarma, from 1799 to 1810, handloom weaving was first introduced at Balaramapuram. The Maharaja and his Delava (Chief Minister), Ummini Thampi jointly decided to convert Balaramapuram and its surrounding places into an agro-based industrial belt with various traditional industries by the development of paddy and coconut cultivation, fishing, weaving, and oil extraction. Separate streets with a clustered at identified places, providing a comparatively better infrastructure for development. The Delava of Maharaja brought seven weaver families (Shaliars) from Tamil Nadu to produce fabrics for the members of the royal family and made them settle at Balaramapuram in a separate location now called "Shaliar Street".
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Baalakalesam is one of Pandit Karuppan's significant works and it was written as part of the shashtipoorthi celebrations of the Maharaja of Cochin in 1919 when Rao Sahib Nanperumal Chetty of Tamil Nadu organised a drama competition in the king's honour. Karuppan wrote the play under compulsion from guru Rama Pisharody in 10 days but, nervous and embarrassed to treat his beloved Maharaja as a character for the stage, Karuppan gave symbolic names to the characters in the drama. His creation was judged best and won the prize. It was named Baalaakalesam alluding to the State of Cochin as Queen Baala and the Maharaja as Kalesan her lord.
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Ganga Singh with his son in 1914 The reign of Maharaja Ganga Singh was notable for great socio-political and economic development in every sphere of life, namely, education, health, sanitation, water supply, power generation and electricity, irrigation, post and telegraph, roads and railways, trade and commerce, etc. Drought is a common occurrence, and the region faced the most severe famine in 1899–1900 which was so severely felt that by 1901 it reduced the population to 584,627, a decrease of 30%. When Maharaja Ganga Singh died in 1943, he was succeeded by Maharaja Sadul Singh. he was the colonel of the Regiment of 2nd lancers.
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However, the following year, the party passed an "Azad Kashmir resolution" demanding the Maharaja to institute a Constituent Assembly elected on an extended franchise. According to scholar Chitralekha Zutshi, the organisation's declared goal was to achieve responsible government under the aegis of the Maharaja, without association with either India or Pakistan. The following year, the party workers assembled at the house of Sardar Ibrahim on 19 July 1947 reversed the decision, demanding that the Maharaja accede to Pakistan. Soon afterwards, Sardar Ibrahim escaped to Pakistan and led the Poonch rebellion from there with the assistance of Pakistan's prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan and other officials.
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Maharaja Harendra Kishore Public Library was established in 1905 as Victoria Memorial Library and continued to function at Chitragupta Maidan in Bettiah from 1905 to 1934. In 1936, the library was shifted to the land of Bettiah Raj following the earth quake in 1934. In 1955, on Bettiah Raj last king Maharaja Sir Harendra Kishore Singh's birthday, the library was renamed from Victoria Memorial Library to its present name, Maharaja Harendra Kishore Public Library and a statue of the king was established in the library premises. It was promoted to the status of the library of sub-division by the state government of Bihar in 1958.
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He was born at Cooch Behar Palace as the eldest son of Maharaja Jitendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, by his wife, Maharani Indira Devi Sahiba. He was educated at St Cyprian's School, Eastbourne, Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, and also at the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun. He became the Maharaja of Cooch Behar at the age of seven on the death of his father on 20 December 1922 and ascended the gadi, on 24 December 1922. He reigned under the Regency of his mother until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers on 6 April 1936.
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Maharaja Sir Sardar Singh Bahadur (11 February 1880 – 21 March 1911) was the Maharaja of Jodhpur State from 11 October 1895 till his death on 20 March 1911. He succeeded his father Maharaja Sir Jaswant Singh II in 1895. He reigned under the Regency of his uncle until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, at Mehrangarh, Jodhpur, 18 February 1898. But within a short period of attaining his ruling powers, he began to spend state funds on an extraordinary rate and neglected his duties in favor of pleasure, thereby depleting the state revenues and gradually causing the administration to grind to a near halt.
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He saw active service in the Second World War, serving in the Middle East with his grandfather, H.H. General Sir Ganga Singh, the 23rd Maharaja of Bikaner. Prince Karni succeeded his father, H.H. Lieutenant-General Maharaja Sir Sadul Singh, in 1950. In 1952, the young Maharaja Karni Singh was elected Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (Lower House) of India from Bikaner constituency as an independent candidate, serving on several consultative committees of different ministries and holding his seat until 1977. In 1964 he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Bombay University, for his thesis The relationship of the Bikaner royal family with central authority (1465-1949).
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The State of Loharu Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey, by Somerset Playne, R. V. Solomon, J. W. Bond, Arnold Wright. Asian Educational Services, 2006. .Page 691 Tosham Thikana was granted as a thikana by Shekhawati ruler Maharaja Mukund Singh in 1870 to Kunwar Abhaya Singh, the son of Maharaja Raj Singh II. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Hindu Shekhawat rajput officials of British Raj based at Tosham killed the Bhati and Ranghar Muslim Rajputs of Jamalpur and Mangali. These Hindu thakurs (Shekhawat) were granted the Thikana of Tosham as a Pargana under Shekhawati in 1870 by the British raj and Maharaja Mukund Singh for their services.
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He is a son of senior Congress leader and former Sadr-e-Riyasat Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi, granddaughter of the last Rana Prime Minister of Nepal, Shree 3 Maharaja Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He was born in 1964 and is a hotelier by profession and is Managing Director of Taragarh Palace Hotel, Kangara. Vikramaditya completed his education at the University of Southern California and married Chitrangada Scindia, daughter of late Madhavrao Scindia Maharaja of Gwalior in 1987.The Gwalior Royal Wedding Event covered in India Today] He is a trustee of J&K; Dharmarth Trust that was founded by Maharaja Gulab Singh.
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Ashwani Kumar Bansal is an Indian legal educational administrator. He is Vice- Chancellor of two Universities Maharaja Surajmal Brij University and Raj Rishi Bhartrihari Matsya University.
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While the university campus is under construction, temporarily building has been allotted by Government Maharaja P.G. College of its Commerce Block for administration and affiliation purposes.
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He was known for his polo skills and spent much of the years 1929 to 1930 training polo teams for the Maharaja of Kashmir in India.
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After coronation, the Maharaja would go to the Palliyarakadavu temple, opposite to Dutch Palace. After this whole ritual the Cochin Kingdom would have a new king.
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The kings of Indore held the title of 'Maharaja' Holkar. The rulers of the state were entitled to a 19 gun salute by the British authorities.
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Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (28 February 1774 – 17 April 1796) was the twenty-first maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1776 for two decades until 1796.
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Manindra Chandra received the title of Maharaja on 30 May 1898. He received his knighthood in 1915. Nandy was also an honorary fellow of Calcutta University.
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One of his descendants, Megat Menjanas (Orang Kaya Bendahara Paduka Seri Maharaja), married Raja Shah Alam Sayong - a daughter of Sultan Muzaffar Shah II of Perak.
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Unwrapping one of the cigars with the mysterious Kih-Oskh symbol, Tintin explains to the Maharaja how opium was smuggled across the world in the cigars.
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He was succeeded by Maharaja Okendrajit Singh, but there were no further princes after the state was extinguished and the privileges of the native princes abolished.
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Not a little credit for what the Maharaja achieved during his life in every sphere of human activity must be given to F. A. H. Elliot.
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He is a descendant of popular personalities such as Maharaja Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, Kaji Tularam Pande, Sardar Ramakrishna Kunwar and Kaji General Amar Singh Thapa.
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Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I (Ranadhira Kanteerava Narasa Raja Wodeyar) (1615-31 July 1659) was the twelfth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1638 to 1659.
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Devaraja Wodeyar I (Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar, Dodda Kempadevaraja Wodeyar; 25 May 1627 – 1673) was the thirteenth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1659 until 1673.
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Uttara Devi, the daughter of Indrajit Narayan and Kamala Devi was born in 1942. She is married to the Maharaja of Kotah. She has two children.
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H.H. Maharaja Maharaja Duleep Singh on Butten Island, Thetford Maharaja Duleep Singh died in Paris in 1893 at the age of 55, having seen India after the age of fifteen during only two brief, tightly controlled visits in 1860 (to bring his mother to England) and in 1863 (to cremate his mother's body). Maharaja Duleep Singh's wish for his body to be returned to India was not honoured, in fear of unrest, given the symbolic value the funeral of the son of the Lion of the Punjab might have caused and the growing resentment of British rule. His body was brought back to be buried according to Christian rites, under the supervision of the India Office, in Elveden Church beside the grave of his wife Maharani Bamba, and his son Prince Edward Albert Duleep Singh. The graves are located on the west side of the Church.
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Rulers of Indian Princely States were also eligible for appointment. Some states were of such importance that their rulers were almost always appointed Knights Grand Commanders; such rulers included the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Maharaja of Mysore, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, the Maharaja of Baroda, the Maharajas of Gwalior, the Nawab of Bhopal, the Maharaja of Indore, the Maharana of Udaipur, the Maharaja of Travancore, the Maharana of Jodhpur and the Maharao of Cutch. Kashi Naresh Prabhu Narayan Singh of Benares and Sir Azizul Haque were appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in 1892 and 1941 respectively, Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) in 1898, and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI) for his services in the First World War in the 1921 New Year Honours. Rulers of other nations in Asia and the Middle East, including the Emir of Kuwait, the Maharajas of the Rana dynasty, the Khedive of Egypt, the King of Bhutan and the rulers of Zanzibar, Bahrain and Oman were also appointed to the Order.
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Jayasimha, with the help of Vijayasimha, exterminates the enemies. Rudrasimha, the traitor is killed by his son Vijayasimha. Jayasimha becomes the Maharaja and rules both the kingdoms.
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This estate prospered during the British reign. They paid a peskash of 89,774/- by 1877. They got the heridetary tile of Raja and Personal distinction of Maharaja.
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The central area, where Maharaja Ranjit Singh held court, has a mirrored ceiling. The pavilion consisted of two storeys until it was damaged by lightning in 1932.
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During the reign of Surchandra, there were three revolts; one by Borachaoba, the eldest son of Maharaja Nara Singh and two others by Wangkheirakpa and Jogendro Singh.
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Guru Granth Sahib, pages 1103, 1350, 1374, etc Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire and Maharaja from 1801 to 1839, banned cow slaughter throughout his domains.
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Ratanpura was founded in 1848. This village started with a single cottage named after Maharaja Ratan Singh. who secured that cottage from the landlord of this area.
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60 Tigers at 450 km2. area in Bandhavgarh National Park. This is also white tiger country. The last known as captured by Maharaja Martand Singh in 1951.
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During the early 18th century, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur rose to power in India.Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1994). A History of Jaipur 1503–1938. Orient Longman. .
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Harsha earned a BFA in painting from Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore in 1992 and an MFA in painting from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda in 1995.
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Her Highness Rajmata Shiv Kumari of Kotah (1 March 1916 - 12 January 2012) was an Indian Hindu royal and the daughter of Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner.
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Maharaja Nandakumar was a reasonably respectable person, and his hanging created a local panic that resulted in a Bengali exodus from Calcutta to places like Benaras etc.
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Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, formerly Brij University, Bharatpur, is a state university located at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. , it operates from the campus of Maharani Shri Jaya College.
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Jagat Singh (1786 – 21 November 1818) was the Maharaja of Amber and Jaipur from 1803 until 1818. He was a son of Pratap Singh, Raja of Jaipur.
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Sawai Ram Singh II (28 September 1833 – 17 September 1880) was the Maharaja of Jaipur from 1835 until 1880, succeeding after the death of Jai Singh III.
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He is said to have developed close relationship with the Maharaja, who is believed to have built the Bungalow for Scott on the banks of the river.
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He is wearing the dress of a maharaja with a crown. Every year, fairs are organized here as per Hindu calendar on Kartik Purnima and Basant Panchami.
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Fateh Singh Rao Gaekwad (before April 1751 – 26 December 1789) was the Maharaja of Baroda (r.1778 – 1789). He was the third son of Damaji Rao Gaekwad.
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Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja (18 September 1895 – 3 February 1966) was the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar from 1933 to 1948, succeeding his uncle, the famed cricketer Ranjitsinhji.
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Between 1910 and 1912 he worked as attache to the Agent to the Governor General in Central India. In 1914 he joined the Revuene Department of the Kota State Service. On 9 November 1926 he was named Private Secretary to the Maharaja of Kota, and he was seated to the immediate left of the Maharaja in the durbar (court). In 1940 he was named Minister in of the Kota State Council.
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The Agartala HE school was founded by Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya in 1890 and developed by the Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya when he acceded to the throne in 1896. It was renamed as an Umakanta academy in 1904 in recognition of activities of the chief Minister of the Tripura Kingdom Sri Umakanta Das. It has two playgrounds, one swimming pool, a hostel and a Football Stadium with Floodlights and galleries.
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Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I (December 1728 - March 5 1768) was ruler of the state of Jaipur in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan from 1750 to 1768.D.K. Taknet, Razia Grover, Nandita Bhardwaj, 2016, Jaipur: Gem of India. He was the younger son of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II and after loosing war of succession with his elder brother came on the throne after his suicide.
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Akhnoor Fort () is on the right bank of Chenab River (ancient name Asikni). Construction was started by Raja Tegh Singh in 1762 CE and completed by his successor Raja Alam Singh in 1802. On 17th of June 1822 Maharaja Ranjeet Singh crowned Maharaja Gulab Singh at the fort's Jia Pota ghat on Chenab's riverbank. The fort has high fortification walls with bastions at regular intervals and is crowned with battlements.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh had no other option except the Military one now as a conflict with the Gurkhas could not be avoided. The Gurkhas lost in the end and as a result of which the Gurkhas were evicted from the Kangra Fort and all the territories there of. Maharaja Ranjit Singh now sat firmly in command of the Kangra Fort and surrounding Hill States braced up for the Gurkha retaliation.
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He also created a one square kilometer green ground in the midst of the town (called Chaugan) which was used to train soldiers for war. Part of the ground is now occupied by Sanik School. Maharaja Sansar Chand died in 1824 in Alampur, just across Sujanpur Tira on the opposite side of Beas River. The Fort of Sujanpur Tira still belongs to the descendents of Maharaja Sansar Chand.
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Her grandparents were the Maharaja Nripendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur and Maharani Suniti Devi of Cooch Behar. Maharani Suniti Devi was the daughter of the Brahmo social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen. She had two brothers, Jagaddipendra Narayan and Indrajitendra Narayan of whom Jagaddipendra Narayan became Maharaja of Cooch Behar in his infancy after the death of their father in 1922. Thus she was closely connected maternally with Gaekwads of Baroda State.
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The palace was built by the Hari Singh, the last maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (1895 - 1961) in the early 20th century, who moved here in 1925 from the older Mubarak Mandi Palace. Here he spent the last days of his stay in Kashmir, before moving to Bombay (now Mumbai). The building is an art-deco structure. The descendants of the maharaja converted the palace into a heritage hotel in 1990.
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The truth of the matter was India was not a Union then. India had just become an Independent Dominion. Maharaja of Mysore was one of the earliest to sign the Instrument of accession. Maharaja soon on 24 Sept 1947 gave his assent to setting up of a Responsible Government and on 25 Oct 1947, Mr. K.C. Reddy became the First Chief Minister with a cabinet of nine ministers.
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Raja Hira Singh, the nephew of Maharaja Gulab Singh, is believed to have founded the town after his name when he was bestowed with the jagir of Jasrota by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab (1834–44 AD). He also renovated the Jasmergarh Fort situated between Tarnah and Bein Nallahs. The fort also housed the tehsil and other government offices prior to 1947. Later the offices were moved to Hiranagar.
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132 Ganga Singh's son, Lieutenant- General Sir Sadul Singh, the Yuvaraja of Bikaner, succeeded his father as Maharaja in 1943, but acceded his state to the Union of India in 1949. Maharaja Sadul Singh died in 1950, being succeeded in the title by his son, Karni Singh (1924-1988). The Royal Family still lives in a suite in Lalgarh Palace, which they have converted into a heritage hotel.
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As port activities increased, the authorities had to provide for a lighthouse. The construction of the present lighthouse began in the reign of His Highness Marthanda Varma-II Maharaja (ruler of Travancore) and was completed during the reign of His Highness Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore. The first stone was laid by Mrs Mough Crawford on 26 April 1860. The 30' high lighthouse has a teak spiral staircase.
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Maharaja Jamsaheb Shri of Nawanagar Picture of Ranjitsinhji, celebrated cricketer and Maharaja of Nawanagar. Flag of the Princely State of Nawanagar Nawanagar was founded by Jam Rawal in 1540 as the capital of the eponymous Princely state. Jamnagar, historically known as Nawanagar (the new town), was one of the most important and the largest Princely states of the Jadejas in the Saurashtra region. It was a 13 gun salute state.
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Kalachuvadu Pathipagam. In 1942, he was offered employment by the Maharaja of Sandur near Bellary in Karnataka. Krishnan took up this position and the works he undertook included being a schoolteacher, judge, publicity officer and a political secretary to the Maharaja. He spent a lot of his time wandering in the wilderness, observing nature, tried grazing sheep, breeding pigeons to work in a pigeon postal system and writing.
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Aziz ud-Din continued in the service of the Sikh Empire after the death of Ranjit Singh. In December 1839 he represented Maharaja Kharak Singh on a mission to the British Governor-General, Lord Auckland. In 1842, on behalf of Maharaja Sher Singh, he welcomed the new Governor-General, Lord Ellenborough, at Firozpur. He remained scrupulously aloof from the factional intrigues which had overtaken the Empire after Ranjit Singh's death.
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Later HH Thakur Shri Ranmat Singh Baghel, the descent of Maharaja Vikramaditya of Rewa came with his force and won it from Lodhis then it became the Southern Capital of Rewa Riyasat after some years in 17th century. Umaria was always a favourite town for many a princes and kings because the dense forests and tigers. The forests of Bandhavgarh were a game reserve of Maharaja of Rewa.
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Founder, Madho Rao Scindia, maharaja of Gwalior State, r. 1886-1925 The Scindia School was founded by the late Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior in 1897, as the Sardar School. It was meant exclusively for sons of Indian princes and nobles. It was renamed The Scindia School in 1933, as it evolved into a public school with a Board of Governors, presently headed by Jyotiraditya Scindia, scion of Scindia family.
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The title of Maharaja of Rajpipla passed on to Maharaja Vijaysinhji's eldest son Rajendrasinhji, and after his demise in 1963 to Raghubir Singh. The Indian princely order was finally abolished in 1971. Raghubir Singh's only son Manvendra Singh Gohil caused a stir in 2006 when he openly declared in the media that he is a homosexual. Raghubir Singh has a daughter Minaxi who married Digvijay Chand of Chenani in 1992.
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It then became a pleasure place for the Sikh governors of the province. During the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the marble pavilion was the guest house for European visitors. Electrification of the premises was done during Maharaja Hari Singh’s rule. Thus, over the years, the garden was extended and improved by many rulers and called by different names, but the most popular name ‘Shalimar Bagh’ continues to this day.
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Relations between India and Spain are warm since the establishment of democracy in Spain in 1978. Diplomatic relations between India and Spain were established in 1956 with the opening of the Spanish Embassy in New Delhi. Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur, was appointed in 1965 as the first Ambassador of India to Spain.Embajada de la India en España – Embassy of India in Spain . Embassyindia.es.
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In 1765, when the East India Company acquired the Diwani, Bettiah Raj held the largest territory under its jurisdiction. It consisted of all of Champaran except for a small portion held by the Ram Nagar Raj (also held by Bhumihar family). Maharaja Sir Harendra Kishore Singh was the last king of Bettiah Raj. He was born in 1854 and succeeded his father, the late Maharaja Rajendra Kishore Singh Bahadur in 1883.
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Jayapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001 CE. Jayapala was born to a Hindu family in Peshawar. His kingdom stretched from Laghman to Kashmir and Sirhind to Multan, with Peshawar being in the center. He was the son of Maharaja Hutpal and the father of Maharaja Anandapala. Epithets from the Bari Kot inscriptions record his full title as "Parama Bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Sri Jayapaladeva".
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Maharaja Jayapala, however, lost the battle and control of the entire region between the Kabul Valley and Khyber Pass. Before his struggle began Maharaja Jayapala had raised a small army of Punjabis. When Jayapala went to the Punjab region, his army was raised of 10,000 horsemen and an smaller host of foot soldiers. According to Firishta: However, the army was hopeless in battle against the eastern forces, particularly against the Punjabis.
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Over the years the fort underwent demolitions and reconstructions from time to time, until during Sikh Empire the then new Governor/Raja of Jammu Maharaja Gulab Singh reconstructed the present fort in the 19th century, which was further refurbished during the rule of Maharaja Ranbir Singh. They first established temples for their tutelary deities; the image of Mahakali deity in the temple in the fort was brought from Ayodhya.
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To stop these spelling doubts Maharaja Nipendra Narayan on 13 April 1896. published a notice in the Cooch Behar Gazette. The Notice was as below: > Cooch Behar Gazette > Page 28, Part I 1896 > Dt. 13.4.1896 > > Notice by the superintendent of the State > His Highness the Maharaja Bhup Bahadur having signified his approval of the > use of the spelling ‘Cooch Behar’, all other spelling of the word should be > dropped.
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Maharaja Gurbaksh Singh was not famous, but his successor and son, Jodh Singh was an able person. At that time the area of Kalsia state comprised the territory between the Yamuna and the Markanda stream. Jodh Singh captured Dera Basi from Sardar Khajan Singh and also acquired territories of Lohal and Achrak. When Maharaja Ranjit Singh attacked and occupied Naraingarh in the Shivaliks in 1807, Jodh Singh was with him.
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K.N. Shastry, Prof. B.M. Srikantaiah, T.T. Sharman and Dr. M.V. Krishna Rao were closely associated with the Mythic Society and many of their publications have appeared in the Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society. The Society published a quarterly journal with academic articles written by peers. The list of council members of the society reveal that the Society had among its patrons Maharaja of Mysore and the Maharaja of Baroda. Rev.
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The district hospital is also named as Maharaja Tej Singh Jila Chikitsalya. Maharaja Tej Singh Jila Chikitsalya has a cancer hospital in its compound which is developed by state government with the help of the World Bank. Mainpuri Janch Kendra is a Registered Pathology in District Working in Field of Biotechnology and Biochemistry. Mainpuri District has very high number of cancer patients due to consumption of kapuri (camphor) flavoured tobacco.
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He then spent some time in the Bengali city of Shantipur. He also attended the Arddha Kumbha 1861 at Haridwar. He was now a renowned scholar and had accumulated some fame throughout the region. The Maharaja of Patiala, Maharaja Narinder Singh (1824–1862) gave patronage to him after which Tara Singh came to Patiala and established his own Nirmala dera by the name of Dharam Dhuja and began doing scholarly work.
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The Srivijayan envoy then sailed back to China and appealed Chinese Emperor for the protection of China against Javanese invaders. Dharmawangsa's invasion led the Maharaja of Srivijaya, Sri Cudamani Warmadewa to seek protection from China. Srivijayan Maharaja, Sri Cudamani Warmadewa was an able and astute ruler, with shrewd diplomatic skills. In the midst of crisis brought by Javanese invasion, he secured Chinese political support by appeasing the Chinese Emperor.
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Rani saves Karma, who becomes an ally. Martin challenges Rani (disguised as a man, Raja) to fight against a madman; Raja wins the fight, but is then revealed as Rani. The maharaja takes her back as the maharani; Martin retires, and is replaced by Captains Malcom and Ross. After several failed attempts to kill the maharaja, Captain Nelson kills Ross; Samar Singh is framed for the murder and hanged.
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The palace was built between 1902 and 1926 in the Indo-Saracenic style. The building was commissioned by the British-controlled regencyPatnaik, pages 27 and 58. for Maharaja Ganga Singh (1881–1942) while he was still in his minority as they considered the existing Junagarh Fort unsuitable for a modern monarch. Ganga Singh decided that the palace should be named in memory of his father Maharaja Lall Singh.
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Manik Bagh, also spelled Manig Bagh, is a palace of the Holkar Maharaja of Indore State in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The name means "Ruby Garden" or "Gem Garden". It was designed and built by the German architect Eckart Muthesius on behalf of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II in 1930. On the outside and the inside it was in the Bauhaus and Art Deco style, making it a Gesamtkunstwerk.
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The last maharaja of Burdwan, Udaychand Mahtab, left the entire property of Burdwan to the government of West Bengal after the zamindari system ended in the 1950s. The then chief minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy took the initiative of establishing a university at the premises of the palace of the maharaja. Thus the university was established in 1960. Sukumar Sen (ICS) was the first vice-chancellor.
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For some unknown reason, the residents of the Mendhar tehsil were granted ownership rights, which caused further resentment in the other tehsils. After 1928, Maharaja Hari Singh started encroaching on the administration of Poonch and, a dual system of rule was established. A resident administrator of the Maharaja was appointed in the Poonch jagir and further officials were loaned from the state. The Raja's courts had jurisdiction only in petty cases.
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Sir Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Manikya Bahadur (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a king (or maharaja) of Tripura State. He was succeeded by his son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman, who was the nominal king for two years till the state's merger into India in 1949. Since he was a minor during this time, the state was governed by a Council of Regency headed by his mother.
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The previous ruler, Raja Wodeyar II, Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar's cousin, was poisoned on the orders of his dalvoy (commander-in-chief), Vikramaraya, within a year of becoming the maharaja. The 23-year-old Kanthirava Narasaraja I, who had earlier been adopted by the widow of Raja Wodeyar I, became, in 1638, the new maharaja of Mysore. Before becoming the king of Mysore, he lived in Terakanambi near Gundalpet, Chamarajanagar District.
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Sangramsinh was born on 6 August 1941 as the eighth child of Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad, the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda, and his first wife Shantadevi. He has two brothers, Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad and Ranjitsinh Gaekwad, and five sisters. Sangramsinh's brothers Fatehsinghrao and Ranjitsinh both became unofficial Maharaja of Baroda after their father's death. After Ranjitsinh's death in 2012, Ranjitsinh's only son Samarjitsinh Gaekwad ascended to the throne.
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Instead the Maharaja appealed to the Government of India for assistance, and the Governor-General Lord Mountbatten agreed on the condition that the ruler accede to India. Once the Maharaja signed the Instrument of Accession, Indian soldiers entered Kashmir and drove the Pakistani-sponsored irregulars from all but a small section of the state. India accepted the accession, regarding it provisionalGovt. of India, White Paper on Jammu & Kashmir , Delhi 1948, p.
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Maharaja Gulab Singh rides a well decorated white stallion across a green field. Circa 1840-45. Memorial Shrines for Gulab Singh and Ranbir Singh, Jammu, India, ca.1875-ca.1940 Meanwhile, in the continuing intrigues at Lahore, the Sandhawalia Sardars (related to Ranjit Singh) murdered Raja Dhian Singh and the Sikh Maharaja Sher Singh in 1842. Subsequently, Gulab Singh’s youngest brother, Suchet Singh, and nephew, Hira Singh, were also murdered.
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Their daughter UmaLakShmi Amma married Rama Varma Thampuran and gave birth to Valia Thampuran of the Cochin Royal Family SaradaMani Varma. Maharaja Ravi Varma died of natural causes in 1946 at the age of 81 years (Makara 18th, 1121 M.E), in Tripunithura. A 17 gun salute was given to him. His Maternal Cousin, Maharaja Sri Kerala Varma, popularly known as Ikyakeralam Thampuran ascended to the throne after his death.
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He was born on 27 November 1958. He did his graduation of Bachelor of Arts in History from Maharaja Bir Bikram College, then under the University of Calcutta.
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She was formerly married to the titular Maharaja of Dholpur. #Yashodhara Raje (b. 1954) BJP politician. She was formerly married to Dr. Siddharth Bhansali, a US-based cardiologist.
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Imam Sab, who served as an education minister in the period of Maharaja of Mysore Sri Krisnaraja wodeyer IV, has done memorable services for the development of Jagalur.
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Kerala Varma IV (died February 1853) was an Indian monarch who ruled the Kingdom of Cochin from 1851 to 1853. He is posthumously known as Kaashiyil Theepetta Maharaja.
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Sayaji FM is the online radio station of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. In June 2015, it was started by Yogesh Jangir, former student of the university.
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Jammu and Kashmir was one of the largest princely states in British India, ruled by Maharaja. Its State Forces were usually headed by British officers, until September 1947.
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Although a Hindu himself, the Maharaja supposedly had an admiration of Islam, and that was the reason for his desire to gift the pearl carpet to Muhammad's tomb.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The Last to Lay Arms. Abhinav Publications. pp. 125–126. .Masson, Charles. 1842. Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan and the Panjab, 3 v.
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All around the lake (at suitable points), the Maharaja constructed boat landing areas, picnic shelters, watch towers, hides, etc. and a network of well laid out metalled roads.
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The family seat is Elveden Hall, near Elveden, Suffolk, formerly residence of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, purchased by the first earl in 1894.
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Prahlādacharita a Sanskrit work written by Rama Varma Parikshith Thampuran, former Maharaja of Cochin is in Champu style. Sri Gopala Champu of Jiva Gosvami is in champu style.
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Lakshman Manikya was the Maharaja of Tripura during the mid-18th-century, though he maintained little actual power, having acted only as a puppet- monarch under Shamsher Gazi.
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Maharaja Tikait Rai Bahadur (1760–1808) was the Diwan of Awadh from 1791 - 1796 in the regime of Asaf-u-daula. He belonged from upper-caste Kayasthas community.
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Maharaja Sawai Ishvari Singh (1721 - 12 December 1750) was the Raja of Amber Kingdom (r. 1743 - 1750). He was a son of Jai Singh II, Raja of Jaipur.
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After his death in 1778, he was succeeded by Sayaji Rao I Gaekwad under the regent of Fateh Singh I Rao Gaekwar as the new Maharaja of Baroda.
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H.H. Jamsaheb Shatrusalyasinhji Jadeja (born 20 February 1939, Jamnagar, Gujarat) is a former first-class cricketer and the last person to hold the title of Maharaja of Nawanagar.
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Maharaja Naranarayan () was the king of Bhurishrestha who maintained the integrity and sovereignty of the kingdom by diplomatically averting the occupation of the kingdom by the Mughal forces.
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The Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan is the former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur located outside the walls of the city of Jaipur on Bhawani Singh road.
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The team's official title was "His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala's Team of Australian Cricketers".Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field, Picador, London, 2002, p. 233.
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In the world of commerce, Srivijaya rose rapidly to be a far-flung empire controlling the two passages between India and China, namely the Sunda Strait from Palembang and the Malacca Strait from Kedah. Arab accounts stated that the empire of the maharaja was so vast that in two years the swiftest vessel could not travel round all its islands, which produced camphor, aloes, cloves, sandalwood, nutmegs, cardamom and cubebs, ivory, gold and tin, making the maharaja as rich as any king in India.Marwati Djoened Poesponegoro, Nugroho Notosusanto, (1992), Sejarah nasional Indonesia: Jaman kuna, PT Balai Pustaka, Other than fostering the lucrative trade relations with India and China, Srivijaya also established commerce link with the Arabian Peninsula. A messenger sent by Maharaja Sri Indravarman delivered his letter for Caliph Umar ibn AbdulAziz of Ummayad in 718 and was returned to Srivijaya with Zanji (black female slave from Zanj), the Caliph's present for maharaja.
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The wada was originally known as Gaikwadwada, and owned by Sayajirao Gaikwad III the Maharaja of the Princely state of Baroda. It was not sold to Tilak by the Maharaja in 1905, as per general saying with certain conditions it had given by Maharaja to Tilak .. The original wada (Marathi for courtyard / building) where Tilak published the newspaper still houses the current day offices of Kesari. Along with offices of Kesari, the courtyard contains the Tilak museum and Kesari-Maratha library. These together house mementos of Tilak, including his writing desk, a number of original documents, and the first India national flag which was unfurled by Madame Cama in 1907 in Stuttgart.
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Sayajirao with Richard Temple, the Governor of Bombay and other members of the court. Circa 1880 The Gaekwads, together with several Maratha chieftains, fought the British in the First Anglo-Maratha War. On 15 March 1802, the British intervened to defend a Gaekwad Maharaja, Anand Rao Gaekwad, who had recently inherited the throne against rival claimants, and the Gaekwads concluded the Treaty of Cambey with the British that recognized their independence from the Maratha empire and guaranteed the Maharajas of Baroda local autonomy in return for recognizing British suzerainty. Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, who took the throne in 1875, did much to modernize Baroda, establishing compulsory primary education, a library system and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das, Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Fakir Mohan Senapati and other eminent members of Utkal Sammilani demanded a separate Odisha state with an amalgamation of Oriya speaking areas in the then Orissa-Bihar-Bengal province. Finally, with the effort of Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati and Utkal Sammilani, the separate state of United Odisha was formed on 1 April 1936. From that day, 1 April is celebrated by the Oriya people as Utkal Divas. Gajapati's own state of Paralekhemidi in Vizagapatam district was partitioned into two – with the capital and most of the princely state coming under Orissa and the remaining Telugu-majority areas remained in Madras Presidency.
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He defeated the British army, led by Colonel Fawcett, at Kunch, in Bundelkhand as well as attacked Delhi to free the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, who was imprisoned by the British and attacked the army of Colonel Ochterlony and Berne. This battle lasted for a week, but Chhatrapati Yashwant Rao Holkar could not succeed because Colonel Ochterlony was supported by Lord Lake. Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar won the title of "Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Alija Bahadur" as a token of admiration by Mughal Emperor Shah Alam for his bravery. Afraid of the possibility of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar uniting the Indian rajas against them, the British decided to make peace with Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar.
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Sadananda was born in Germany in 1908. In the early 1930s, he became a disciple of Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, a prominent guru and spiritual reformer of Gaudiya Vaishnavism in the early 20th century in India. First, though, Sadananda came in contact with Swami Hridaya Bon Maharaja, a disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta, when the latter held a lecture at the Lessing Hochschule in Berlin, Germany, in 1933 during his missionary activities in Europe. In 1934 Sadananda then moved to London, where the Indian monks of the Gaudiya Mission had established a centre, and where he soon, in the name of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, became initiated by Swami Hridaya Bon Maharaja and Swami Bhakti Pradip Tirtha Maharaja.
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Maharaja Vijaysinhji spent much of the summer sporting season in England, and returned to India in the winter when he encouraged outdoor sports like cricket, football and hockey. Sports were made compulsory for students of Rajpipla State. He equipped Rajpipla with a polo ground and gymkhana club. A unique feature of the Rajpipla royal family was its polo team comprising Maharaja Vijaysinhji and his three sons (then) Yuvraj Rajendrasinhji, Maharajkumar Pramodsinhji and Maharajkumar Indrajitsinhji. Having a passion for cars like his father, Maharaja Vijaysinhji owned twelve Rolls-Royce cars, from the Silver Ghost 1913 to the Phantom III 1937, which were based at his palaces in Rajpipla, and stately homes in Bombay and Windsor.
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Grave of Maharaja Duleep Singh at Elveden Church.Maharaja Duleep Singh's wish for his body to be returned to India was not honoured, in fear of unrest, given the symbolic value the funeral of the son of the Lion of the Punjab might have caused and the growing resentment of British rule. His body was brought back to be buried according to Christian rites, under the supervision of the India Office, in Elveden Church beside the grave of his wife Maharani Bamba, and his son Prince Edward Albert Duleep Singh. Maharaja Duleep Singh (4 September 1838 – 22 October 1893), also known as His Highness Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, GCSI, or Sir Dalip SinghHis name has several alternative spellings.
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Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb is said to have constructed the road from Upper Chitpur Road (now Rabindra Sarani) to Upper Circular Road (now Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road) and named with his own name. However, while half of the street was merged with Grey Street (now Aurobindo Sarani), another half became Shobhabazar Street. Another street north of it was named Raja Nabakrishna Street. Amongst those in the Deb family, who had streets named after them are: Raja Gopi Mohun Deb, Raja Sir Radhakanta Deb, Raja Rajendra Narain, Raja Mahendra Narain, Raja Debendra Narain (adopted side), Raja Raj Krishna, Taja Bahadur Kali Krishna, Maharaja Kamal Krishna, Maharaja Bahadur Sir Narendra Krishna and Rajah Bahadur Harendra Krishna (own side).
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North Wester Railway map 1908 The Jammu–Sialkot line was constructed as an extension of the Wazirabad–Sialkot line built in 1883–1884, at the initiative of the Maharaja's government. Maharaja Ranbir Singh () wrote to the Governor General of India with a proposal offering to fund its construction, which was agreed. He was soon succeeded by Maharaja Pratap Singh, who continued the negotiations culminating in an agreement. The agreement stipulated that the railway would be operated by the North Western Railway, that the Maharaja would receive one per cent interest on the investment and that the earnings in excess of the one per cent would be shared equally between the Northwestern Railway and the Maharaja's government.
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Shah Mohammad (1780 - 1862) () was a Punjabi poet who lived during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 - 1839) and is best known for his book Jangnama (Book of War) written around 1846, which depicts the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845 - 1846) that took place after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839.Jangnama Singhan Te Firangian (book by Shah Mohammad) on goodreads.com website Retrieved 24 July 2019 It is widely-believed by historians that Shah Mohammad had gathered his book material from many eye-witness accounts of his relatives employed in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. That's how he could piece together a complete picture of the battle between the Sikhs and the British.
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Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah (right), chosen to head interim government in Kashmir, confers with Sardar Patel, deputy premier of India Maharaja Hari Singh appealed to Lord Mountbatten of Burma the Governor-General of India for Indian military aid. In his Accession Offer dated 26 October 1947 which accompanied The Instrument of Accession duly signed by him on 26 October 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh wrote "I may also inform your Excellency's Government that it is my intention at once to set up an interim Government and ask Sheikh Abdullah to carry the responsibilities in this emergency with my Prime Minister."Maharaja Hari Singh's letter requesting Indian Assistance against tribal raids. Satp.org (26 October 1947). Retrieved on 7 December 2018.
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Maharaja Sir Umed Singh II (15 September 1873 – 27 December 1940) was a ruling Maharaja of Kotah from 1889 to 1940. The great-great-great-great-great- grandson of Kishore Singh, a Raja of Kota, Sir Umed Singhji was adopted at a young age by Shatru Sal II the then Maharaja of the state. Following his death in 1889, Umed Singhji (Udai Singh, as he was then named) embarked on a long and distinguished career as a soldier and statesman, being educated at Mayo College in Ajmer. Although never appointed to any official post within the British Raj, Sir Umed served as an advisor to leading government officials, and was much sought after for his advice.
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In 1742 the Armies of the Dutch and Kayamkulam attacked Travancore and seized Kilimanoor Fort. For recapturing the fort Maharaja fought for continues 68 days and defeated the enemies.
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McDonald's outlets in India do not serve any beef burgers. In Maharaja Ranjit Singh's empire of the early 19th century, the killing of a cow was punishable by death.
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Bhim Singh Rana), Sikh Jats,(e.g. Maharaja Ranjit Singh). The surname 'Singh' is used by many caste groups in Bihar. The name is also found among the Indian diaspora.
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Maharaja Gulab Singh later allotted Jagirs in Kashmir to Manglia Rajputs The Slathia community was also given Jagris in Kashmir and still few were given Jagir in Dada Seeba.
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It was founded in 1700 by Maharaja Mahendra Kalyan Singh Bhadoriya of Bhadawar and was called Kalyanbah. Its name was later corrupted to Bah, which means flow of water.
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Utharavu Maharaja is a 2018 Tamil language film directed by Asif Kuraishi. The film stars Udhaya, who also produced the film, Priyanka Thimmesh, and Prabhu in the lead roles.
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His father's name was Pandit Mool Chand Sharma. He was married to Munni Devi and had three sons. He was educated at Maharaja College, Jaipur and Agra University, Agra.
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Bir Bikram Memorial College, established in 1969, is a college in Agartala, Tripura. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Maharaja Bir Bikram University.
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Govinda Varma I took the imperial title of Maharaja and his son Madhava Varma I was the founder of the power based on grants from Sriparvata (Nagarjunakonda) and Indrapalagutta.
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Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur railway station is located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh and serves Chhatarpur city. Its code is "MCSC". Passenger, Express, and Superfast trains halt here.
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The mid-19th century was a time of great political upheaval in the Indian subcontinent with expanding British power. Noting the common adversary in the British, Nepal's Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa and Maharaja Ranjit Singh forged a secret alliance against the British. However, Maharaja Ranjit Singh died suddenly in 1839 and the Sikh Kingdom started to disintegrate. Rani Jind Kaur became the regent in 1843, as her son King Duleep Singh was still an infant.
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Jal Mahal (Baradari) and the palace of Maharaja Sher Singh were connected through a tunnel. According to some senior citizens, Shamsher Khan Tank of Jal Mahal used to be filled with water through the tunnel, which was further connected to a long tunnel (canal) to the Beas, near Kahnuwan. The remnants of the tunnel can be seen near Baring Christian College. Maharaja Sher Singh used to hold meetings of his courtiers in Jal Mahal.
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Kalahandi became a princely state under British and known as Karonda Mandal. Maharaja Pratap Keshari Deo, the Ex- Maharaja of Kalahandi, in one of his articles expressed his view that the historical significance of naming Kalahandi as Karunda Mandala is based on the availability of Corundum in this region. Manikeswari (the goddess of Manikya), the clan deity of the Naga kings of Kalahandi may have also necessitated the adoption of the name.
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In 1831, the princely state of Mysore was taken under British rule on pretext of maladministration. In 1881, after much deliberation, it was decided that the state would be given back to the Wodeyars. The princely state of Mysore was reconstituted and restored to Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar by the "Rendition of 1881". To commemorate this occasion, Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar asked Basavappa Shastry, the court poet of Mysore durbar, to compose a state anthem.
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The most contentious of the disputes was, and continues to be, that over the princely state of Kashmir. It had a Muslim-majority population and a Hindu maharaja, Sir Hari Singh, who stalled his decision on which nation to join. With the population in revolt in October 1947, aided by Pakistani irregulars, the maharaja acceded to India; Indian troops were airlifted in. Jinnah objected to this action, and ordered that Pakistani troops move into Kashmir.
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Maharani Shashank Manjari Devi Sahiba was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Palamu ,Bihar as a member of the Swatantra Party. She belonged to the erstwhile royal family (Narain Raj Parivar) of Ramgarh Raj and was also the grant daughter of H.H. Maharaja Shri Raja Arjun Singh of Porahat. She was married to Maharaja Lakshmi Narain Singh Bahadur of Ramgarh Raj.
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The Sardar Government Museum (also known as Jodhpur Government Museum, Jodhpur State Museum or Museum Jodhpur) is located in Public Park (Ummed Bagh), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The museum is named after Sardar Singh, a maharaja of Jodhpur, and was constructed under the reign of his son, Maharaja Umed Singh. It was built by Henry Vaughan Lanchester in 1909 and formally opened to public on 17 March 1936. . The area of the museum is approx.
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Shrimant Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad (29 June 1908 - 19 July 1968), belonging to the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas, was the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda. He succeeded to the throne upon the death of his grandfather Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1939. In 1947, British India was partitioned into two independent dominions, and Pratapsinh acceded his state to the Dominion of India. By 1949, Baroda had been merged into India.
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The area is said to derive its name from seven bungalows owned by then country's who's who - the Maharaja of Gwalior, the Maharaja of Kutch, Dadabhai Naoroji, Sir Rustom Masani, Sorabjee Talati, Kaiki Villa, the Khambatta's and the Chinai's.Last of the Seven Bungalows Of which now only the bungalow of Chinai's built in the 1930s by Claude Batley, a British architect, for Maneklal Chunilal Chinai, a wealthy textile merchant, remains in its originality.
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Another legend goes that once the Maharaja had asked if he can show that the idol of Kali whom he worships as his mother is alive or not. Kamalakanta took a thorn of Bel(Wood apple) and gently pricked the feet of the idol of Mother Kali and then held a bel leaf under the wound. Slowly blood came out of the spot. The Maharaja dared not to question him like that.
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Before 1811, the district was the state of Chanderi, and ruled by Bundela Rajputs descended from the kings of Orchha. Chanderi was annexed in 1811 by Maharaja Daulat Rao Sindhia of neighboring Gwalior in 1811. In 1844, the district was ceded to the British by Maharaja Jayajirao Sindhia of Gwalior, and the revenue from the district used to maintain a British force in Gwalior. Lalitpur was the administrative headquarters of the district.
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The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Badoda ( महाराज सयाजीराव गायकवाड विद्यापीठ ,बडोदा/ MSU Badoda ), formerly Badoda College is a public university in the city of Vadodara/Badoda, in Gujarat state, India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after the independence of the country. It was later renamed after its benefactor Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad III, the former ruler of Baroda State. The university offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programs.
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One of the oldest manuscripts preserved at the institute is Ayodhya Mahatmya, written by Harishankar in 1656 AD, part of the collection of over 10,000 manuscripts of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, who first conceptualised the institute in 1893, inspired by the opening of the Oriental Research Institute Mysore in 1891, established by then Maharaja of Mysore Chamaraja Wodeyar, and a close friend. The Oriental Institute organises seminar and conferences for research in Oriental studies.
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Yuvraj played in one Test for India, in 1934. The Maharaja of Patiala was also known as the owner of the highest cricket ground in Chail and the first Indian to own a car and an aircraft. He was said to own an aircraft in 1911, the Wright brothers' model-B craft. The Maharaja of Patiala was also considered as leader of the Sikhs and masses of Punjab before the Partition of India.
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Maharaja Sir Mayurdwajsinhji Meghrajji III, KCIE (3 March 1923 – 1 August 2010) was the last ruling Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad. He was an academic, politician, member of several distinguished academic bodies, and one of the last surviving rulers of the former princely states of the British Raj. He was also the last surviving knight of the Order of the Indian Empire and the last of either of the chivalric orders of the British Indian Empire.
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Savitri (Vanisri), the only daughter of Aswapathi Maharaja (Gummadi), King of Madra has married Satyavantha (Krishnam Raju), son of blind King Dyumatsena Maharaja (Dhulipala), who lived in exile as a forest-dweller. Knowing well that Satyavantha has only a year of lifespan, after the marriage, she marries him. On his death day when Satyavantha is cutting wood, he suddenly gets dizzy and lays his head in Savitri's lap. Yama Dharma Raju (N.
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He vowed that he would cut off the head of Maharaja Suraj Mal and throw the soil of fort into Yamuna after destroying it. The Marathas increased pressure and Suraj Mal defended pacifly, but Suraj Mal was isolated as no other ruler was ready to help him. At this moment, Maharaja Suraj Mal was counseled by Maharani Kishori, who assured him not to worry and started diplomatic efforts. She contacted Diwan Roop Ram Katara.
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Maharaja Hari Singh, the last monarch from the Royal House of Jammu and Kashmir. The last ruler of Jammu and Kashmir was Maharaja Hari Singh, who ascended the throne in 1925. He made primary education compulsory in the State, introduced laws prohibiting child marriage and threw open places of worship for the low castes. Hari Singh was as a member of Churchill's British War Cabinet in WWII, and supplied troops for the Allies.
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The reign of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal (1813–1846), the royal composer, saw the golden age of Carnatic music in Kerala. The contribution of Swathi Thirunal in the realm of music has enriched even the cultural heritage of India. Irayimman Thampi (1782–1856), a contemporary of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, was another composer of great originality and deep learning. Vidwan Raja Raja Varma Koithampuran was also a scholar and poet who belonged to this period.
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In 1882, The Maharaja of Bhavnagar visited Elphinstone College and funded, offering a sum of and hoping for a matching grant by Bombay Government, the Maharaja Takhtasingji Observatory, in Pune, which Naegamvala helped develop; in 1900, becoming director. The observatory's twenty-inch Grubb telescope remained the largest in India for eight decades to come. When Naegamvala retired in 1912, the observatory was shut down, with all equipment being transferred to the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory.
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Maharaja Kerala Varma Thampuran a.k.a. Aikya Keralam Thampuran Kerala Varma Thampuran (1870 – July 1948) popularly known as Aikya Keralam Thampuran or Kerala Varma VII was the Maharaja (king) of Cochin who ruled between 1946 and 1947. He mooted the idea of a unified Kerala state in India for the Malayalam speaking population and stood for the merging of British Malabar, Cochin and Travancore. Therefore, he was given the sobriquet Ikyakeralam Thampuran (King who united Kerala).
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The Dogra dynasty was a dynasty of Hindu Rajputs who ruled Jammu & Kashmir from 1846 to 1947. They traced their ancestry to the Ikshvaku (Solar) Dynasty of Northern India (the same clan in which Lord Rama was born; he, therefore, is the 'kuldevta' (family deity) of the Dogras). Gulab Singh, the first Maharaja of Dogra Rajput dynasty which ruled Jammu & Kashmir. Maharaja Hari Singh, the last monarch of Dogra Rajput dynasty which ruled Jammu & Kashmir.
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Given Benares's close ties to Nepal, it was not surprising when Sir Prabhu Narayan married a daughter of Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, the Prime Minister of Nepal and Maharaja of Kaski and Lamjung, as his first wife. He later married a distant relation of the family, a sister of Babu Jagdep Narayan Singh. Dying in 1931, aged 75, Maharaja Sir Prabhu Narayan was succeeded by his only son, Sir Aditya Narayan Singh.
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Maharaja Talkies is about Vimala (Urvashi) and her three sisters Ganga, Yamuna and Unnimaya. They run a film theatre that has been bestowed on them by their mother, before she died. Vimala has been more than a father and mother to the younger kids, since their father Raghavan Nair(Babu Namboothiri) had deserted them when they were quite young. Pappachan (Vijayaraghavan) who plays the local moneybag, is hell bent on bringing Maharaja Talkies down.
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The grant was made on the full-moon day in the month of Chaitra (lunar). No further deailts regarding the date are given. This Madhava Mahadhiraja is stated to have been installed on the throne, by the Pallava King Skandavarma Maharaja and Aryavarman, father of Madhava, was installed on the throne, by Simhavarma Maharaja, lord of the Pallava family. These plates are very important as there is mention of two contemporaneous Pallava Kings.
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The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara started the first dance programme in India in 1950. Over the centuries there had been many alliances and marriages between Baroda's kings and princesses. Dancers were often part of the dowry as dancers, poets and musicians were status symbols for the royal courts and maharajas had as many artists as they could afford. In 1880 the Maharani Laksmi Bai (Chimnabai I) of Tanjore married Maharaja Sayajirao III.
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The museum within the fort called the Junagarh Fort Museum was established in 1961 by Maharaja Dr.Karni Singhji under the control of "Maharaja Rai Singhji Trust". The Museum exhibits Sanskrit and Persian manuscripts, miniature paintings, jewels, royal costumes, farmans (royal orders), portrait galleries, costumes, headgear and dresses of gods’ idols, enamelware, silver, palanquins, howdahs and war drums. The museum also displays armoury that consists of one of the assorted collection of post medieval arms.
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Megat Jaafar bin Megat Yunus was appointed by the Sultan of Perak in 1985 to the title Orang Kaya Besar Maharaja Diraja - one of the Four Major Chiefs (Orang Besar Empat) of Perak. Prior to that he was in the Malayan Civil Service (MCS). His father, Dato' Megat Yunus Bin Megat Mohd Isa was also a bearer of the same title - Orang Kaya Besar Maharaja Diraja of Perak. He died in 2003.
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He joined the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Punjab in 1827, and later also received various civilian appointments. In 1829 he was made administrator of Wazirabad and in 1837 he succeeded Hari Singh Nalwa as governor of Peshawar. He remained in the Punjab until the assassination of Maharaja Sher Singh in 1843, after which he retired to Italy, where his rank as a general was confirmed and he was knighted.
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He was supported by the British resident at Travancore. But as the Maharaja was not satisfied with him, he expressed his opinion on Krishna Row to the Governor of Madras who instructed the appointment of Reddy Row as Diwan once again to the chagrin of the Resident.Nagam Aiya, Pg 497 Reddy Row served his second term as Diwan from 1843 to 1845. This period was characterized by increasing bitterness between the Maharaja and the Resident.
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Jodhagarh was on the important Delhi to Gujarat trade route and it greatly benefited from the trade of silk, opium, sandalwood, copper and other items. The Mehrangarh Fort, situated on a 125 m high hill, is among the most impressive and formidable forts in Rajasthan. The construction of the fort was begun by Maharaja Rao Jodha in 1459 and was improvised by Maharaja Jaswant Singh (1637–1680). The fort originally had seven gates ("pols").
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Ushna (उशना) or Yat (याट) was, in Hindu tradition, a brave king of Yadava Vansh, born after three generations of Maharaja Shashabindu, who was born after six generations of Yadu. It is said Maharaja Ushana performed one hundred Ashvamedha Yajnas and received the title of yat. According to the historian Ram Lal Hala, the word Jat is derived from word 'Yat'. The king 'Yat' (Ushana) was in Chandravanshi, an ancestor of Lord Krishna.
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Immediately after partition, she worked for two years as a governess to Maharaja Tej Singh (b.1943), the child- Maharaja of Sirohi in Rajasthan, India. In her old age, when she was past her 70th birthday, she married Dogri writer Shivnath who, by a remarkable coincidence, was born on the same day of the same year as her. The couple settled into his flat in Mayur Vihar near Patparganj in East Delhi.
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1918–1927) and Jagatdev Singh (r. 1928–1940) continued the complaints. In 1927, the British resident in Kashmir Evelyn Howell got involved and he advised Maharaja Hari Singh that, while Poonch was clearly subsidiary to Jammu and Kashmir, it was only referred to as an illaqa in the original grant, not as a jagir. Jagatdev Singh ascended as the Raja in 1928 at a young age, and the reigning Maharaja Hari Singh (r.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh is an Indian historical drama television series created by Raj Babbar. It was directed by Chitraarth and Sikander Bharti and produced by Nadira Babbar and Kukoo Babbar of Babbar Films Private Limited. The drama aired on DD National from 13 April 2010 to 3 May 2011. The series is based on the life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and cover's the part of history of Punjab from 1739 to 1812.
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Samarjitsinh was born on 25 April 1967 as the only son of Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad and Shubhanginiraje. He studied at The Doon School in Dehradun where he simultaneously captained the school's cricket, football and tennis teams. Ranjitsinh became the unofficial Maharaja of Baroda after the death of his elder brother Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad in 1988. As Ranjitsinh became the Maharaja, Samarjitsinh became part of the line of succession for the Baroda's Gaekwad dynasty.
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Originally known as the Nikhil Manipuri Hindu Mahasabha, the Nikhil Manipuri Mahasabha was founded under the patronage of Maharaja Churachand Singh who was the president of the organisation. All works were carried out by Hijam Irabot who was the vice- president. Under Irabot's guidance, four sessions were held. In the last one at Chinga, during Maharaja Churachand's absence, Irabot changed the name of the sabha by dropping Hindu off the original name.
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The young maharaja was assassinated in a palace plot at the age of six. On 12 August 1765, the British East India Company took over control of Bengal. The Maharaja of Bihar now had to pay rent to the East India company for Boda, Patgram, Panga and other chaklas in Bengal. After Debendra Narayan's assassination, Debraj, king of Bhutan, sent troops to arrest Rajguru Ramananda Goswami, the leader of the assassination plot.
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The Rambagh Palace was built in the middle of the Ram Bagh, Amritsar. The palace was constructed under the supervision of Faqir-Aziz-ul-Din, Desa Singh and Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia all having close relationship with the Maharaja. The red-stone work of all these buildings was executed by workmen brought from Delhi by Faqir-Aziz-ud- Din. After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, many old buildings were taken over by the British.
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After Indian independence, the Wodeyar Maharaja acceded to India. In 1950, Mysore became an Indian state, and the former Maharaja became its rajpramukh, or governor, until 1975. The Ekikarana movement which started in the later half of the 20th century, culminated in the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 which provided for parts of Coorg, Madras, Hyderabad, and Bombay states to be incorporated into the state of Mysore. Mysore state was renamed Karnataka in 1973.
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Baripada is the seat for North Orissa University at Takatpur. It is home to the Maharaja Purna Chandra Junior College which provides higher secondary education in Humanities, Science, and Commerce stream to more than 2000 students. It is also home to the MPC Autonomous College which provides graduate, and postgraduate level academics in various disciplines. The erstwhile Mayurbhanj Palace houses the Maharaja Purna Chandra Junior College with and Government Women's College with about 500 students.
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The Maharaja Som Shah was Koli ruler of the petty kingdom of Ramnagar, present days in Gujarat. He invented the Chauth system which was a form of the Protection fees.
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Formerly known as Wesleyan High School and Methodist Mission High School, Hardwicke High School and Pre-University College was founded in 1840 during the rule of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar III.
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Maharani Gina Narayan (born Georgina May Egan; 6 May 1930 – 14 January 2013), was a British-born Indian royal, the second wife of Jagaddipendra Narayan, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar.
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Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Agartala, India. It is used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1998.
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There are some paliya (hero stone) dedicated to Dhabi gatekeepers of the village who died fighting Maharaja Shivsinhji of Idar around Samvat 1800. The inscriptions on them are worn out.
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The history of this village lays back with the history of His Highness Marthanda Varma Maharaja, the then Ruler of Travancore. There are a lot of myths regarding its origin.
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Both deities (shri Madanmohan ji and shri gopal ji) in the temple are of Shri Krishna's roop. This temple consists of the palace (mahal) of the Maharaja in its background.
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It was the Maharaja Ranjit Singh who started to hire European officers to train and command parts of his army. It started in 1805 and continued to grow until 1839.
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Maharani Tulsi Bai Holkar (born c. 1788 - 20 December 1817) was a queen of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar. She was a daughter of Ajiba, a priest of the Manbhoo sect.
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Devotees carried him to a room. Doctors were called. He was diagnosed as being in samadhi. Srila Prabhupada's Godbrother Akincana Krishna Dasa Babaji Maharaja confirmed Gour Govinda was in bhava.
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Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT) is a private engineering college, located in Rohini, Delhi, India. The institute is approved by AICTE and affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
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Maharaja Hemant Singh (born 5 January 1951) was the Maharaj Rana of Dholpur from 1954–71, when the all royal titles and privy purses were abolished by Republic of India.
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On 24 October 1947, he defeated the forces of the Maharaja in the Poonch rebellion and founded the state of Azad Kashmir, which became a self-governing division of Pakistan.
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Another owner was the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanager ('Ranji'). Ranji decided to purchase the house, estate and its salmon and sea-trout fisheries from the Berridge Family in 1924.
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Maharaja Nandakumar accused Hastings of bribing him with more than one-third of a million rupees and claimed that he had proof against Hastings in the form of a letter.
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Pilajirao Gaekwad (died 14 May 1732) was a Maratha general. He is considered to be the founder of the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Empire, who became Maharaja of Baroda.
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The Indo-Saracenic buildings in Gujarat includes the Vijaya Vilas Palace in Mandvi, Laxmi Vilas Palace and Nyay Mandir in Vadodara. The Maharaja Sayajirao University was designed by Robert Chisholm.
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Sinnathamby Rajandram (30 November 1903 - 12 September 1965) was a Ceylon Tamil businessman and one of the founders of Capital Maharaja Organisation, one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka.
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Subramaniam Mahadevan (24 August 1904 - 23 December 1957) was a Ceylon Tamil businessman and one of the founders of Capital Maharaja Organisation, one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka.
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During the reign of Maharaja Pratapaditya, many Kapalis were employed in the government as well as in the army. The Kapalis do not work as labourers, servants or domestic helps.
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Maharaja forced the Kayamkulam King to sign a treaty at Mannar in 1742. Raja agreed to merge a major portion of Kayamkulam with Travancore and also pay 1000 rupees every year.
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Department of Commerce and Business Management is a premier, coeducational, management institute located at Amritsar, Punjab. The Department is located at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Block at Guru Nanak Dev University Campus.
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Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya of the Manikya Dynasty reigned as the king of Tripura State from 1896 to 1909. He has been described as one of the architects of modern Tripura.
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Krishnaraja Wodeyar I (Dodda Krishnaraja Wodeyar; 18 March 1702 – 5 March 1732) was the sixteenth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. His reign lasted for 18 years, from 1714 to 1732.
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Gundukurti Venkata Ramanayya, editor of the "Indian Leisure Hour", encouraged Apparao greatly during the same period. In 1891, Gurajada was appointed to the post of Epigraphist to the Maharaja of Vizianagaram.
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This attack has opened the eyes of Srivijayan Maharaja of how dangerous Javanese Medang Kingdom could be, and further contemplate, patiently laid a plan and effort to destroy his Javanese nemesis.
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Jyotsna Jyoti Bhatt (6 March 194011 July 2020) was an Indian ceramist and potter. She first studied at and then for forty years taught at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda .
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But he was opposed by Maharani Veena and the chief nobles of the state. He became the Maharaja of Shekhawati. Later, in Sikar he died by natural causes, 6 December 1697.
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Mohindra College in Patiala is named after, and was founded in 1875 by him. Dying in 1876, Mohinder Singh was succeeded as Maharaja by his young son Rajinder Singh (born 1872).
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Like all universities in India, Maharaja Agrasen University is recognised by the University Grants Commission (India) (UGC), which has also sent an expert committee and accepted compliance of observations and deficiencies.
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This was the first recording of the work, made as part of a projected cycle of Medtner performing his own works, funded by his friend and admirer, the Maharaja of Mysore.
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At the Proclamation Durbar of 1877, he was made a Maharaja by Lord Lytton, viceroy of India.Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p596, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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The head of the royal family of Tripura held the title of 'Maharaja' from 1919 onwards. Since 1897 the rulers were entitled to a 13 gun salute by the British authorities.
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Amongst Marathi medium schools, Rayat Shikshan sansthas Anna Saheb Kalyani Vidyalaya, Maharaja Sayajirao Vidyalaya along with Anant English School, and New English School are the best educational institutes in the city.
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Similarly, since the 19th century, the builders of many Sikh temples have used this element as the coronation of their gurdwara, especially Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
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Baranwal was born in 10 July 1960 in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. He was educated at Maharaja Agrasen Inter College in Deoria. Baranwal archived B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Lucknow University.
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Maharaja Sir Mohammad Amir Hasan Khan, Khan Bahadur, KCIE (1849 - 27 June 1903) was the Raja of Mahmudabad from 1858 to 27 June 1903 and a noted zamindar of British India.
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Maharaja of Gidhaur Chandrachud Singh was a member of Bihar cricket team in one-day match played at Keenan Stadium Jamshedpur against English team Lord Tennyson's XI on 29 December 1937.
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He died 2 February 1943 in Bombay after a reign of 56 years, aged 62, and was succeeded by his son Sadul Singh as His Highness the Maharaja Sahib of Bikaner.
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Anita Delgado Briones (1890–1962) was a Spanish flamenco dancer and singer from Andalusia who achieved fame for having married the Indian Maharaja of Kapurthala, thus becoming a Maharani of Kapurthala.
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Bullocks hauled train on 2 feet 6 inches wide 3 lbs rail connecting Dabhoi with Miagam The railway track has the distinction of being the first narrow-gauge line to be laid in British India, and also the first railway to be owned by any Princely State of India. In 1862, Maharaja Khanderao Gaekwad, the Maharaja of Baroda, inaugurated of a railway line from Dabhoi to Miyagam. Oxen were used to haul the train, although in 1863, Nielson & Co. built a locomotive to be operated on the line from Dabhoi to Miyagram, as the 6.5 km/m rails were not suited for the regular use of an engine. Later, during the rule of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the railway's network was further expanded.
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Kala Bhavan, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, is a premier university of Gujarat. It is one of the oldest universities of Gujarat and provides education in Faculty of Fine Arts, Engineering, Arts, Journalism, Education, Law, Social Work, Medicine, Science and Performing Arts. Originally known as the Baroda College of Science (established 1881), it became a university in 1949 after the independence of the country and later renamed after its benefactor Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ruler of Baroda State. Gujarat University, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, Sardar Patel University, Ahmedabad University, Saurashtra University, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Dharmsinh Desai University and Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University are also among reputed universities, affiliating many reputed colleges.
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In March 2017, just days before Amarinder Singh took office for the second time as Chief Minister of Punjab, Jai Inder's second son, Nirvaan Singh Sandhu, married Mriganka Singh Jamwal, princess of Kashmir, daughter of crown prince Vikramaditya Singh of Kashmir and his wife, Chitrangada Raje. Mriganka's paternal grandfather is Dr. Karan Singh, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, again a politician belonging to the Congress party, while her maternal grandfather was Madhavrao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior and again a successful politician belonging to the Congress party. Mriganka's maternal uncle (Chitrangada Raje's brother) is the Congress politician Jyotiraditya Scindia, titular Maharaja of Gwalior. Her grandaunt is Vasundhara Raje, who is presently (since 2003) serving her second term as Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
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The Namgyal dynasty ended in 1842 after a surprise invasion of Ladakh from the Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab. By the beginning of the 19th century, the Mughal empire had collapsed and Sikh rule had been established in Punjab and Kashmir. However the Dogra region of Jammu remained under its Rajput rulers (who ruled under the maharaja ranjit singh) Rajput ruler were given the control of their states but under the name of Punjab and they were part of khalsa empire, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1792-1857)——his General Zorawar Singh invaded Ladakh in 1834. King Tshespal Namgyal was dethroned and exiled to Stok where they still had a small jagir until the post indepdence political integration of India.
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In a highly plausible account, a messenger was sent by Maharaja Sri Indravarman to deliver a letter to Caliph Umar ibn AbdulAziz of Ummayad in 718. The messenger later returned to Srivijaya with a Zanji (a black female slave from Zanj), a gift from the Caliph to the Maharaja. Later, a Chinese chronicle made mention of Shih- li-t-'o-pa-mo (Sri Indravarman) and how the Maharaja of Shih-li-fo-shih had sent the Chinese Emperor a ts'engchi (Chinese spelling of the Arabic Zanji) as a gift in 724. Arab writers of the 9th and 10th century, in their writings, considered the king of Al-Hind (India and to some extent might include Southeast Asia) as one of the 4 great kings in the world.
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Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV was born on 4 June 1884 in Mysore Palace. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X and Maharani Vani Vilas Sannidhana. After the death of his father in Calcutta in 1894, Krishnaraja Wadiyar's mother ruled the state as regent until Krishnaraja Wadiyar reached the age of majority on 8 August 1902. The maharaja had his early education and training at the Lokaranjan Palace under the direction of P. Raghavendra Rao.
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"Moran" was a dancer from nearby village Makhanpura and used to perform in the Royal Court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. On the way, she had to cross a small canal linked to river Ravi, which was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in order to irrigate Shalimar Gardens of Lahore. This canal did not have a bridge. One day while crossing the canal Moran lost her silver sandals that had been presented to her by the Maharaja.
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Maharaja Jai Singh II was also an astronomer and had a deep interest in science and astronomy. In the early 18th century, he sent his scholars to several countries to study design, construction and technology of the observatories and also the prevalent technology. The scholars returned with their observations and many manuals on astronomy. Subsequently, between 1724 and 1737, Maharaja Jai Singh II had five observatories constructed in Jaipur, Mathura, New Delhi, Ujjain and in Varanasi.
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As of the Travancore state manual, Pandalam kingdom kept friendly relations with the rajas of Travancore. Relation between Kaipuzha Thampan and Maharaja of Travancore was extremely cordial.Pandhalam Raja establishd a good relation with Maharaj of Travancore through Kunjunni Varma Thampan who was the close friend, advisory of Maharaja of Travancore. The territories of Pandalam kingdom extended to an area of which covered the parts of Konni, Achankovil, Tenkasi and the forest regions of Sabarimala, the abode of Ayyayppa.
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Maharajadhiraj Raja Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Marthand Rao Holkar VIII Bahadur or Marthand Rao Holkar (1830–1849) belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas was briefly the Maharaja of Indore (Holkar State) (1833–1834). He was born in 1830, the eldest son of Shrimant Sardar Bapu Sahib Holkar. He was adopted in October 1833 by Gautama Bai Holkar and Krishna Bai Holkar, who were, respectively, the widow and mother of the deceased Maharaja Malhar Rao Holkar II.
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Was given in marriage to Maharaja Anandrao II Puar of Dhar. No surviving issue. # Premila Raje Gaekwad (17 April 1933 – present). She was given in marriage to the Darbar Sahib (ruling prince) of Jasdan state in Kathiawar,a former princely state of Kathi Kshatriya. She has one daughter and one son, the present Durbar Sahib of Jasdan, who is married to the daughter of Premila's brother Ranjitsinh, Maharaja of Baroda (see below) # Sarala Raje Gaekwad (1935–present).
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From London he proceeded by sea to Bombay. On board he became acquainted with the Maharaja of Kapurthala and one Mr. Inder Choudhary, a judge at the Calcutta high court. In the first week of November 1908 Kassner traveled from Bombay to Jaipur; then to Thaneswar and arrived on 24 November 1908 in Kapurthala to take part in the birthday celebrations of the Maharaja. From there he went towards Lahore and Peshawar, also a jaunt to the Khyber Pass.
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Maharaja Amar Singh welcomed Ramgarhia and who then occupied the areas of Hansi and Hissar which eventually Ramgarhia handed over to his son, Jodh Singh Ramgarhia. Maharaja Amar Singh and Ramgarhia took control of the villages on the west and north of Delhi, now forming parts of Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh. The Sikhs disciplined and brought to justice all the Nawabs who were harassing their non-Muslim population. Jassa Singh Ramgarhia entered Delhi in 1783.
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In August 1831 he left Afghanistan as an outlaw for the Punjab, where he was appointed Commandant of Artillery. He served in this position for many years before he was transferred to the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, where he was one of between 32 and 100 Western soldiers in Ranjit's army.Heath, Ian & Perry, Michael (2005) The Sikh Army 1799–1849 p. 10, Osprey Publishing, He was later promoted to the rank of colonel by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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Maharaja Sayajirao Rao Gaekwad was a patron of Indian classical music. Ustad Moula Bux founded the Academy of Indian Music under the patronage of Sayajirao, on 26 February 1886. This academy later became the Music College and is now the Faculty of Performing Arts of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Apart from Moula Bux, Sayajirao's Court boasted of artists like Ustad Inayat Khan and legendary Agra Gharana Aftaab e Mousiqui (Sun of Music) Ustad Faiyyaz Khansaheb.
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Sachin's abandoned house in Comilla Burman was born on 1 October 1906, in Comilla, Bengal Presidency (in present-day Bangladesh) to Rajkumari Nirmala Devi, the royal princess of Manipur and Mahamanyabar Rajkumar Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman of Tripura, son of Maharaja Ishanachandra Manikya Dev Burman, the Maharaja of Tripura. Sachin was the youngest of the five sons of his parents, who had nine children in all. His mother died when he was just two years of age.
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However, after a conspiracy against him, he decided not to be a part of the Maratha Confederacy. To curb the power of British, Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar wrote letters to different rulers and welcomed them to get unite and fight against the British power. But, all his plans and appeal went in vain as all the kings had already signed treaties with the British. Afterwards, Maharaja Yashwant Rao decided to fight against the British on his own.
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This Battle of Poona took place at Ghorpadi, Banwadi, and Hadapsar. Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar had ordered his army not to attack first and wait until 25 cannonballs were fired from other side; when 25 cannonballs were fired, Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar ordered his army to attack. As soon as he won the war, he ordered his army not to harm the civilians of Pune. When the Peshwa learned that he was defeated, fled from Pune via Parvati, Wadgaon, to Sinhagad.
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In 1846, Maharaja Gulab Singh of the Dogra dynasty began reconstruction and extension of the fort for political and military operations and his successor Maharaja Ranbeer Singh completed the work. The Dogra military then used the fort till 1926, after which a new cantonment was built, leaving the red fort abandoned once again. Towards the middle of 1947, the Dogra forces left, leaving the fort abandoned. The fort is now located in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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Madho Rao acceded to the throne in 1886 and ruled until his death in 1925. He was noted by the British Government as a progressive ruler of a princely state. He was married twice, but only had children with his second wife in 1913, one son and one daughter, to whom King George V and Queen Mary stood sponsors. He was succeeded by his son, Maharajdhiraja Maharaja Sir George Jivaji Rao Scindia, 6th Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior.
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His daughter married, but died without children in 1934. The Maharaja of Gwalior is also known as the rejected suitor of Gayatri Devi's mother, the glamorous Princess Indira of Baroda (Indira Devi), who broke off her engagement (contracted between her parents and her fiance) by letter. The Maharaja then married Gajararaje from the Rane family of Goa. Later on, Gajararaje's sisters were married into the notable Sardar families of Gwalior, which included the Angre, Shitole & the Mahadik Families.
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Sultan Mahmud Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Al-Mu’azzam Shah (4 February 1868 – 19 June 1917) is the second modern Sultan of Pahang who ruled from 1914 to 1917. Born as Tun Long Mahmud, he was the second and eldest surviving son of Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan Besar Ahmad Al-Mu’azzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Ali by his second wife, Che’ Ungku Pah Binti Al- Marhum Dato’ Temenggong Sri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim.
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In recognition of his services Maharaja Vijaysinhji received the honorary rank of Captain in the British Army. Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji built a huge, exquisitely-designed high school where only nominal fees were charged, and introduced free primary education and scholarships. He constructed a civil hospital, maternity hospital, five dispensaries and a veterinary hospital in the State. A criminal-and-civil court was established, pensions were paid to public servants, and the salaries of the police and military were increased.
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Its priority, however, was ending the Maharajah's rule and replacing it with self-government. 17 days before the Maharaja finally acceded to India, Sheikh Abdullah said"Our prime concern at this stage is the emancipation of the four million people living in this State. We can consider the question of joining one or the other Dominion only when we have attained our objective." However, neither Abdullah nor the Maharaja wanted to join Pakistan which would weaken them.
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Named after Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar district was part of Bikaner state. This was a mostly uninhabited region. The history of this district is testimony to the vision and efforts of Maharaja Ganga Singh, who visualised and built the Gang Canal after the Indian famine of 1899–1900. The waters of the Sutlej River were brought into the region through the 89-mile long Gang Canal in 1927, turning this region into a breadbasket of Rajasthan.
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The History of Ming records several envoy missions from Pahang to the Ming court in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the year 1378, Maharaja Tajau sent envoys with a letter on a gold leaf and bringing as tribute six foreign slaves and products of the country. In the year 1411, during the reign of Maharaja Pa-la-mi-so-la-ta-lo-si-ni (transliterated by historian as 'Parameswara Teluk Chini'), he also sent envoys carrying tributes.
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Maharaja Sir Harendra Kishore Singh was the last ruler of Bettiah Raj. He was born in 1854 and succeeded his father, the Rajendra Kishore Singh Bahadur, in 1883. In 1884 received the title of Maharaja Bahadur as a personal distinction and a Khilat and a sanad from the hands of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson. He was created a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire on 1 March 1889.
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The Battle of Rajamahal was a military engagement fought in 1747 in Jaipur, India. The battle was fought between the forces of Sawai Maharaja Ishwari Singh and Maharana Jagat Singh, who wanted to make his nephew Madho Singh the Maharaja of Jaipur or secure a Jagir for him, he built an alliance with the Maratha's under Khanderao Holkar and the Hada clan of Bundi and Kota. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for Ishwari Singh's forces.
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The Maharaja recalled Diwan Mohkam Chand from the Kangra expedition in March 1809 and directed him to reach Phillaur. After the settlement of affairs with the British government, Maharaja Ranjit Singh again turned his attention towards Kangra. The Gurkha general Amar Singh Thapa with a large army had been at war for quite some time with Raja Sansar Chand in the Kangra valley and had besieged the fort of Kangra. Sansar Chand lost hope for life.
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Kadarji Rao Scindia was the fourth Maharaja of Gwalior State reigning from 1763 to 1764 for a brief period. He became Maharaja of Gwalior after two years of death of Jankoji Rao Scindia in Third battle of Panipat in 1761. He was the son of Tukoji Rao Scindia, however he refused the appointment, and remained as a nominal peshwa's appointment to a new Sardar which occurred on 10 July 1764 in the person of Manaji Rao Scindia.
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Sree Moola Vilasam Government Model Higher Secondary School (popularly known as SMV School) is one among the oldest Schools in Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) Established by Travancore Maharaja for English Education. Sree Moola Vilasom Government Model Higher Secondary School, one of the best Schools in Trivandrum. This school was built by Tranvancore Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal and is one of the oldest school in Kerala Established in 1836. The buildings of the school was once used as the Commissioner Office.
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Detail of the Seal of Maharaja Hari Singh as printed on the Civil List of his government Following the death of his uncle Pratap Singh in 1925, Hari Singh ascended the throne of Jammu and Kashmir. He made primary education compulsory in the state, introduced laws prohibiting child marriage, and opened places of worship to the low castes. The Seal of Maharaja Hari Singh had a Crown at the top. A katar or ceremonial dagger sat below the crown.
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Maharaja Bhim Singh's family is considered to be the most famous Royal > family of Lalitpur. Even today, in the Chaubeyana area of Lalitpur, houses > are located in the palace of the descendants of Maharaja Chaubey Bhim Singh, > this fort is said to be 400 years old. Purani Bakhar, Budwar House, Lalitpur > House and other names are located here as old fort houses. The descendants > of Chaubey Bhim Singh formed a company named Tej Singh Sarva Sukh Namak > Firm.
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Inside Takht Sri Patna Sahib, where Guru Gobind Singh ji was born in 1666. Takht Sri Patna Sahib also known as Harmandir Sahib, is a Gurdwara in the neighbourhood of Patna Sahib, India. It was to commemorate the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs on December 1666. It was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, who also built many other Gurdwaras in the Indian subcontinent.
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Padmanabha (Lord Vishnu). The rulers of Travancore ruled the kingdom as the servants of Sri. Padmanabha. The city developed into a significant intellectual and artistic centre during this period. The city's golden age was during the mid-19th century under the reign of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal and Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal. This era saw the establishment of the first English school (1834), the Observatory (1837), the General Hospital (1839), the Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library and the University College (1873).
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It happened that at the time of the wedding, Jitendra's elder brother, Rajendra Narayan, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, was grievously ill. Within days of the wedding, he died of ailments arising from alcohol abuse, and Jitendra became maharaja of Cooch Behar. The couple lived a relatively happy life and rapidly became the parents of five children. However, alcoholism was endemic in Jitendra's family, and he died at a young age, within a decade of the wedding.
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Indira was the mother of three daughters and two sons. #Her elder son, Jagaddipendra Narayan, succeeded his father as Maharaja of Cooch Behar, and was the last ruling prince of his dynasty; Cooch Behar was merged with the Dominion of India (later the Republic of India) during his reign. He had no legitimate children, and was succeeded by his nephew Virajendra. #The second son, Indrajitendra, married a daughter of the Maharaja of Pithapuram estate in present-day Andhra Pradesh.
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Then a special camp for Polish children was built near the village of Balachadi in Jamnagar, Kathiawar, thanks to help of the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (see also Help of Maharaja of Nawanagar for Polish refugees). Further Polish transports came to India by sea, from the port of Ahvaz to Bombay. Several camps were opened in and around Bombay, with the biggest one located at Kolhapur Valivade, where 5,000 stayed. Among people who stayed there was Bogdan Czaykowski.
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The collection includes portraits of the Royal family in addition to the paintings based on Hindu mythology for which Raja Ravi Varma was famous. There is a collection of sculptures in marble and bronze. These include copies of great masters in bronze commissioned by the Maharaja and also originals by renowned artists. One of the artists commissioned by the Maharaja was an Italian artist Fellicci whose works adorn not only the Museum but also the Lakshmi Vilas Palace.
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The foundation of the Daly Memorial Hall was laid on 30 August 1916 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. The construction cost was INR 24,783, out of which INR 10,000 was granted by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, and the rest from other patrons such as Maharaja of Baroda, Begum of Bhopal and the Raja of Travancore. The completed Daly Memorial Hall was inaugurated on 25 July 1917 by the Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, Yuvaraja of Mysore.
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In the Nepali realm of the Maharaja of Licchavi, samantas held feudal domains and played a major part at court. Samantas played a role in other Nepali kingdoms as well. Dr Regmi writes that in Nepal the Samanatas adopted high sounding titles such as Maharaja and Maharajadhiraja at a time when they were just Samantas (vassals). An example is an inscription in which a Samanta of Changu area, named Amsu-Varma, adopted the title of Maharajadhiraja.
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Nasir-ud- Daulah's father Nizam Sikandar Jah died on 21 May 1829. On 24 May, he ascended to the throne of Hyderabad. He inherited a financially troubled state because of the irregularities of the assistant revenue minister Maharaja Chandu Lal. Upon ascending the throne, possibly on the advice of Maharaja Chandu Lal, Nasir-ud-Daulah asked Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India, to have Resident of Hyderabad Sir Charles Metcalfe stop interfering in matters of civil interest.
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Mirza Ismail, with eldest children of Mirza Mahmud Sir Mirza's grandfather Ali Askar was a Persian trader (mainly of horses) who fled Iran and took refuge under the wings of the Maharaja of Mysore. He and his brother, Aga Abbas Ali, prospered wildly under the patronage of the Maharaja. They trained the royal cavalry and supplied horses to the royal and army stables. Over time, Ali Askar evolved into a prominent builder and landowner in Bangalore and adjoining areas.
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire at its peak in c. 1839 Sikha-Shahi is the term used to denote high handedness to Muslim elites in Kashmir valley and Punjab during Sikh Empire led by successors of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. During Sikh period in Lahore, there is allegedly suppression in economic terms and in form of religious curbs on Muslims. It is also used to refer to a Monarchy rule or unfavorable court orders in Pakistan especially Punjab province.
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Two years later, Jois was reunited with Krishnamacharya, who had also made his way to Mysore. During this time, the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Rajendra Wodeyar, had become seriously ill and it is said that Krishnamacharya had healed him, through yoga, where others had failed. The Maharaja became Krishnamacharya's patron and established a yogaśala for him at the Jaganmohan Palace. Jois often accompanied Krishnamacharya in demonstrations, and occasionally assisted Krishnamacharya in class and taught in his absence.
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A battle was fought which ended with the complete defeat of the sultan's troops. Jamal ul-Alam had to seek refuge in a fortress and discussed with his counselors what to do. One of them, Panglima Maharaja, advised him to leave for a safer part of Aceh and employ the loyal Buginese Maharaja Lela as commander in the fort until order had been restored. The sultan heeded the advice and fled to Pidie in November 1726.
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After some chaos Panglima Maharaja took power as Jauhar ul-Alam but died almost immediately. After another short reign, Maharaja Lela was enthroned as Alauddin Ahmad Syah. He still had great respect for the deposed Jamal ul-Alam since he was a sayyid, a descendant of the Prophet. When Alauddin Ahmad Syah died in 1735, the ex-ruler Jamal ul-Alam was invited back to Kutaraja by the uleëbalangs (chiefs) to deliberate about a new sultan.
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Hence Art. 294, Art 362, Art 366, Art 363 were incorporated. Besides it was also decided that the Maharaja of Mysore, the Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir, the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the Rajpramukhs of the Covenanting states would continue to be the constitutional heads of their respective states. By 26 October 1949 the constituent assembly had finalised a new constitution for India and all the Acceding Indian States and the Covenanting states merged with the New Republic of India.
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During these operations, led by Colonel Donovan, the temples at Dwarka and Bet Dwarka suffered damage and were looted. A complaint of atrocities by the British was made by the local people of Jamnagar, Porbander, and Kutch, which led to their restoration. In 1861, Dwarakadheesh Temple was renovated by Maharaja Khanderao and the British, who refurbished the shikara. Maharaja Gaikwad of Baroda added a golden pinnacle to the shikara in 1958 during a refurbishment by Shankaracharya of Dwarka.
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When Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh (1821–1840) the grandson of Sher-e- Panjab, came to Tarn Taran, he built a minara (tower) at the end of the sarovar. Only one was completed, which can be seen while walking to Darbar Sahib. Three others were planned on each end of the sarovar, but were not constructed due to the death of Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh and also because of the two Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845–1849) against the British.
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Dhir Shamsher died on 14 October 1884. After his death, Maharaja Ranodip Singh called his estranged nephew Jagat Jang and began to impease him. All faction of Ranas knew that Jagat Jung would murder and destroy the Shamsher family if he succeeds the uncle Maharaja Ranodip Singh. The insecurity of sons of Dhir Shamsher (Shamsher faction) escalated due to impeasement of Jagat Jang by Ranodip Singh and they were against this recent uprising of Jagat Jang.
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Sir K. Seshadri Iyer was the diwan of Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar. During his ministry, Thumboo Chetty officiated for him on three occasions, in 1890, later in 1892, and 1893. In 1894. The sudden demise of the Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodayar and his eldest son Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV was a minor at that time led Mr. T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty's nomination in 1895 as the Senior Member of the Regency Council of Mysore of Maharani Kempa Nanjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana.
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Bikaner maharaja Sujan Singh (Year 100- 1735) gifted Kolasar village (present Ratangarh) to Charan Mala of Nath sect for his Rajasthani literature ' Gari bat doye'. Charan Mala built 'Karniji temple' in Kolasar which now at the heart of the town. Sidhan Math of Nath sect in Hudera village is said to be built in the early 10th century. With the efforts of Maharaja Ganga Singh railway station built in 1910 and electricity was availed in 1930.
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Life Sketch of H. H. Sir Bhavsinhji II, K.C.S.I., Maharaja of Bhavanagar - Bhavnagar (Princely State) 1911 He was also member of management committee of Rajkumar College of Rajkot and authored The Forty Years of the Rajkumar College in seven volumes (1911).Life Sketch of H. H. Sir Bhavsinhji II, K.C.S.I., Maharaja of Bhavanagar by 1911 - Bhavnagar (Princely State). The introduction of the Tonic Sol-fa system of notation into Indian music was largely due to his efforts.
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The Government of Manipur established an administrative headquarters in south of Manipur State for the Sub-Divisional Officer in about 1918. This headquarters is called Churachandpur, after the then Maharaja of Manipur, Sir Churachand Singh. The Reverend H.H. Coleman, the then General Secretary of the North East India General Mission (NEIGM) visited Manipur with Dr. G.G. Crozier, then Field Superintendent called on the Maharaja, whose daughter was lying sick at that time. Dr. Crozier and Rev.
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In 1920, a stand was constructed with funds provided by two patrons, Maharaja of Bobbili and Maharaja of Venkatagiri. In 1931, the Guindy Lodge was built in the club premises for the secretary, and in 1933, the weighing room was constructed. Till 1952–1953, the Madras Race Club was under the Calcutta Turf Club after which it came, like all race courses in the south, under the South India Turf Club. Classic races were introduced in 1958–1959.
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Maharaja Ganga Singh, with his son in 1914. Sri Ganganagar was established by Maharaja Ganga Singh, near Ramanagar which was named Rami Ki Dhani after Ram Singh Saharan and now known as 'Purani Abadi' and 'Old Abadi'. Sri Ganganagar is one of the first well-planned modern cities of India, it is said to be influenced by the town planning of Paris. It is divided into residential blocks and a commercial area which includes Dhan Mandi (agricultural marketplace).
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At that time, organization of the project was accomplished by the intensive efforts of the late Maharaja of Porbandar, Shri Natavarsinhji, and Rajaratna Shri Manjibhai Kalidas Mehta and his wife, Smt. Santokbehn. Maharaja Sir Natwarsinhji Jethwa of Porbandar died in 1979 after a 71-year reign, aged 78. Although he had adopted a son, Rajkumar Udaibhansinhji Jethwa, in 1941, he died in 1977 with no issue; therefore, the headship of the dynasty is still uncertain after decades.
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In 1846 the British took control of the fort following the defeat of the Sikhs at the Battle of Aliwal. The fort remained under the control of the army until 1890 when it was transferred to the civil authorities, who used it as a police training centre. On 6 April 1973 it was renamed as 'Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort' by the Punjab Government. Since 1981 it has been used as the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy.
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General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh, (3 October 1880 – 2 February 1943), was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner (in present-day Rajasthan, India) from 1888 to 1943. As the only non-white member of the Imperial War Cabinet, he was present in the Palace of Versailles during The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors.The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors#Subjects He is widely remembered as a modern reformist visionary.
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The Sikh Empire, ruled by members of the Sikh religion, was a political entity that governed the Northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent. The empire, based around the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839) from an array of autonomous Punjabi Misls of the Sikh Confederacy. Maharaja Ranjit Singh consolidated many parts of northern India into an empire.
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Maharaja Fateh Singh of Udaipur on royal barge, c. 1884-1930 Udaipur, India was founded in 1553,UDAIPUR: Since 1553 CE!-Its Founding & a Concise Photo Fact-File. Ranawat, P. S., 2014. .
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Navlakha Palace, also known as Rajnagar Palace, is a royal Brahmin palace in the town of Rajnagar, near Madhubani in Bihar, India. The palace was built by Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga.
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In a short time he became well known for his healing skills and his fame came to the notice of the Maharaja of Kashmir, who appointed him his court physician in 1876.
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Behrampur town, where the Maqbara (mausoleum) of Bairam Khan is situated, is 10 km away. Dinanagar city, which was the capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, is 12 km away.
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It is believed that, the village was settled after the famous Kanchi Vijay of Puri Gajapati Maharaja Sri Purushottama Deva. The village took his minister's name, Ganeswara Deva, in honor of him.
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Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji died at Bhavnagar on 2 April 1965, aged 52 after a reign of 46 years . He was succeeded as Maharaja of Bhavnagar by his eldest son, Virbhadrasinhji Krishna Kumarsinhji.
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The current king and the resident of the fort is Anant Narayan Singh, who is also known as the Maharaja of Varanasi even though this royal title has been abolished since 1971.
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Idea of Embankment and fund contribution given by Cuttack Raksaka Baimundi to Maharaja Markata Keshari to save Cuttack from Flood. The King then constructed the Historic Embankment and named as Baimundi Embankment.
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The development shocked the tree-felling party. The group left for Jodhpur with their mission unfulfilled and the Maharaja Abhai Singh of Marwar subsequently ordered that no more trees should be felled.
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The temple has a total of five precincts, each of which holds a huge Nandi, the sacred bull of Shiva. Towers include the Vallala Maharaja Gopuram and Kili Gopuram, or Parrot Tower.
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2\. Silver drachm of Menander I(155-130 BC). Obv: Greek legend, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (BASILEOS SOTEROS MENANDROU) lit. "Of Saviour King Menander". Rev: Kharosthi legend: MAHARAJA TRATASA MENADRASA "Saviour King Menander".
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The Government House building was purchased in 1877 from the Maharaja of Cooch Behar. Even now, the Governor of West Bengal spends two weeks every summer in the Raj Bhavan in Darjeeling.
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She was a recipient of the title, Vaidyasasthrakusala, from Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the last Maharaja of Travancore. The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1975.
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When Ram Singh lost his ear in a Battle fought as part of the forces of the Sukerchakia Misl under Maharaja Ranjit Singh the name was with time changed to Buche Nangal.
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The then French General Charles Bussy leased Chicacole and Rajahmundry circles to Pedda Viziarama Raju, the Maharaja of Vizianagaram. This resulted in break up of relations between General Bussy and the Nizam.
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This place was under Zemindari of Burdwan Maharaja in British era. There are two temples explored by Archeological Survey of India\- Bhandirban Gopal Mandir and Bhandeswar Shiv Mandir situated in Bhandirban village.,.
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He was installed on the gaddi at Sringar Chowki, Mehrangarh, Jodhpur, on 25 May 1638. He was granted the personal title of Maharaja by the Emperor Shah Jahan, on 6 January 1654.
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Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala. The office of Maharaja became hereditary among the descendants of Ala Singh until Phul, the Sikh ancestor of the dynasty, which came to rule over Patiala, Jind, and Nabha.
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He received the dignified title of Maharaja as a hereditary distinction in 1889. He died at the age of 34 years, on May 22, 1892 at Nainital, owing to excess dose of liquor.
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Arthamulla Aasaigal (English: Meaningful desires) is a 1985 Tamil Indian feature film directed by Babu Maharaja for Peninsula Productions. The film stars Karthik Muthuraman, Ambika, Anand Babu and Sadhana in the lead roles.
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Dharma Manikya I, also known as Dangar Fa, was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1431 to 1462. His reign was notable for its territorial expansions as well as his religious and cultural contributions.
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Ujjayanta Palace was built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya during 1899–1901Indnav.com, retrieved on 31 May 2007. at a cost of 10 lakh (1 million) rupeesNorth-east-india.com, retrieved on 31 May 2007.
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College was established by eminent philanthropic personalities of Kashmiri Pandit Community, Hindu Society of Kashmir in 1943, during the regime of Maharaja Hari Singh, to cater to the educational needs of the society.
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Raja Temenggong Tun Daeng Ibrahim bin Temenggong Daeng Abdul Rahman (8 December 1810 – 31 January 1862) was the Temenggong of Johor and later the de facto Maharaja of Johor from 1855 to 1862.
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Chhatarpur can be reached by road and railway. Chhatarpur station started in 2017. Chhatarpur has railway station named Maharaja chhatrasal station Chhatarpur, MCSC. There are direct trains to Jhansi, Bhopal, Indore, and Ujjain.
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In 1946, the National Conference launched an intensive agitation against the state government. It was directed against the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir Hari Singh. The slogan of the agitation was "Quit Kashmir".
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Aditya Narayan Singh would reign for only seven and a half years before dying in 1939, aged 64. Having had no children, Maharaja Aditya Narayan had adopted a distant cousin to succeed him.
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An imprint of a right hand was carved on the rock while it was built in the Mughal style by Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839). Observing that miracle, Wali became the Guru's devotee.
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Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Yeshwant Rao II Holkar XIV Bahadur (6 September 1908 – 5 December 1961) was the Maharaja of Indore (Holkar State) belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas.
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Darbhanga Aviation was a private Indian airline started by Maharaja Kameshwar Singh of Darbhanga. Darbhanga Aviation was started in 1950 and became defunct by 1962.Airlines – India. Airlinehistory.co.uk. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.
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Maharao is a variation on the Indian (mainly Hindu) royal title Maharaja, also meaning 'Great king' in Hindi. It is composed of Maha- 'great' and the royal title Rao, a variation on Raja.
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It is an ornate structure built on the Vishwamitri bridge in Vadodara city. The structure was commissioned by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. The structure is like an octagonal structure. It has eight pillars.
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Prithvi Singh II (1762 – 13 April 1778), also known as Prithviraj Singh II, was the Maharaja of Amer Kingdom (r. 1768–1778). He was a son of Madho Singh I, Raja of Jaipur.
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He died in the Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay on 1 September 1988 at the age of fifty-eight, to be succeeded as titular Maharaja of Baroda by his younger brother, Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad.
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Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman was 185th and last King of Tripura, a princely state in northeastern India. His formal coronation was held in 1941 but he could never become the king.
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He ascended the throne of the Kingdom of Mysore on 8 September 1940 after the demise of his uncle Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. He married Maharani Tripura Sundari Ammani on 6Th May 1942.
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He constructed Anand Bagh Palace (also called Lakshmivilas Palace, after him) at Darbhanga and became well known in England because of sketches that appeared in the city's illustrated papers. The palace was later donated by his nephew, Maharaja Kameshwar Singh, to the Government of India for use as a university to promote the Sanskrit language. It is now the head office of Maharaja Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University. The botanical and zoological gardens that once surrounded it have vanished due to official apathy.
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Both of them were wed to the Raja Sudarshan Shah of Tehri Garhwal. Sansar Chand also had issue by his second wife,a commoner rajput lady Gulab Dasi; two daughters borne by her were wed, in 1829, to Ranjit Singh and also a son Raja Jodhbir Chand who established princely state of Nadaun .This is where Maharaja Sansar Chand spent his last days. A museum to honour Maharaja Sansar Chand has been set up the members of the Katoch Dynasty.
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His ancestors were considered as the feudal chiefs under the Gajapati and before acquiring the throne he worked there as the military chief. When Gajapati Maharaja Pratap Rudra Deb died in 1540 his minister played foul and started conspiracy against Kalua Deb Allias Ramachandra Deb-I and Kakharua Deb alias Purusottama Deb-II, the two legal sons of Gajapati maharaja. They were killed by him in 1541. After this incident, Minister Gobinda Bidyadhar acquired the throne at Cuttack and ruled till 1548.
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Cricket is the most popular sport, however other sports such as volleyball, basketball, and athletics are also played. Veer Kunwar Singh Stadium is the stadium situated in the Ramna Maidan which hosts various cricket, football, and hockey tournaments. Other grounds in the town are Ramna Maidan, Maharaja college ground, Airport Ground, and Jain Collage Ground. From 5–7 December 2019, East Zone Inter University Kabaddi championship took place in the premises of Maharaja College in which 47 universities of 12 different states participated.
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The castle and adjoining town was destroyed in 960 AD by Maharaja of Kashmir due to the local governor ending his allegiance to the Maharaja in Srinagir. Kot and the town (old bhimber) was burned to the ground and the people killed, hence the human skeletons and burned property on the adjoining hill called Pangloor. Kot and Pangloor is a national heritage site with history of at least two thousand years but is being destroyed by buildings and general destruction.
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Giving into his brother's wish, K. S. Ashwath agrees to formally complain to SaptaSena Maharaja. However, ShooraSimha kills both the brothers before they get a hearing in front of SaptaSena Maharaja. Before dying, H. Ramachandra Shastry asks Narasimha to give up the ahimsa-way he had followed all his life and take up cudgels against ShooraSimha's misdeeds. Narasimha takes over the role of his Uncle's Musuku-veera role, kidnaps MandaaraMaale, makes her aware of the harsh conditions masses brace through.
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Rana belonged to a family with a history in military command and statesmanship. His paternal grandfather, Maharaj Kumar Commanding General Pratap Shamsher J.B. Rana, had been the Governor of Palpa (1924–1929) as well as the Commanding General of Northern Nepal (1932–1934). His paternal great-grandfather, Commanding General Maharaja Sir Bir Shumsher J.B. Rana, had been the 11th Prime Minister of Nepal and the Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski (1885–1901). Rana completed most of his further education in India.
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The Six Sons of Maharaja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur on a Visit Posthumous Portrait of Maharaja Ajit Singh of Marwar, 1762. Brooklyn Museum. The dispute escalated when Ajit Singh's younger brother died. Aurangzeb sent a force to capture the two queens and Ajit from the Rathor mansion in Shahjahanabad but his attempt was rebuffed by Durgadas Rathor, who initially used gunfire in retaliation and eventually escaped from the city to Jodhpur along with Ajit and the two queens, who were disguised as men.
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Indian soldiers during the 1947–1948 war. The war, also called the First Kashmir War, started in October 1947 when Pakistan feared that the Maharaja of the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu would accede to India. Following partition, princely states were left to choose whether to join India or Pakistan or to remain independent. Jammu and Kashmir, the largest of the princely states, had a majority Muslim population and significant fraction of Hindu population, all ruled by the Hindu Maharaja Hari Singh.
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He died on 22 February 1912 at Mayurbhanj. He and his father Maharaja Krushna Chandra Bhanja Deo are widely acknowledged as the makers of modern Orissa. The Shri Ramachandra Bhanj Medical College at Cuttack was named after him in year 1951, in recognition of the donation and efforts made by the ruler in his lifetime.In 1951, the Orissa Medical College was subsequently renamed as SRIRAM CHANDRA MEDICAL COLLEGE in recognition of the donation and efforts made by Mayurbhaj Maharaja SRIRAM CHANDRA BHANJA.
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Little is known on the administrative system used in Pahang, but throughout its history, several government titles are recorded. The government was headed by a 'Maharaja' (literally 'emperor') as an absolute monarch, a similar title held by its overlord in Ligor. Towards the end of the kingdom, the Maharaja was recorded by de Erédia belong to the same dynasty that ruled Ligor. A title known as Senapati was recorded in the Book of Song, a Sanskrit word literally means 'lord of the army'.
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Ratlam was part of the Malwa Agency of Central India during the British Raj. The state's capital was Ratlam town in modern Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh. Ratlam was originally a huge state, but the then ruler Ratan Singh opposed Aurangzeb in the Battle of Dharmatpur and was killed after a brave fight. The state was then reduced and the title of Maharaja has eventually stripped away; the title was later restored by the British during Maharaja Sajjan Singh's rule.
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Field Marshal Sir Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE (8 January 1892 – 7 June 1964) was a field marshal in the Royal Nepalese Army. He was the third son of Maharaja Sir Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO the fifth Prime Minister of Nepal of the Rana dynasty and Bada Maharani Chandra Loka Bhaktha Rajya Lakshmi. He was the younger brother of Shree Tin Maharaja Sir Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Sir Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
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The Act required the SLRC maintain taste and decency and not to incite crime and disorder or cause religious or public offence. The government maintained a monopoly on television broadcasting until 1992 when private TV stations were allowed to broadcast but they were to be regulated by the SLRC. Maharaja Television (MTV), a joint venture between Capital Maharaja and Singapore Telecommunications Limited, was one of the first private TV stations. Since then many new TV stations have started in Sri Lanka.
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It is believed that the village was first settled by the descendants of Baba Sahib Singh Bedi, a descendant of Guru Nanak. Bedi was a contemporary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and put tilak on the Maharaja's forehead during his coronation. The Maharaja is said to have allotted the land of the village to Bedi and his descendants ("Bedian") have lived in the village ever since.Haroon Khalid, To escape Partition violence in Lahore, these Hindus and Sikhs converted to Christianity, Scroll.
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Changoi is a village which was controlled by Rathore sardars called Rajvi. Rajaji Brijlal Singhj was the last jagirdar, who had an honour of tajeem from Bikaner State. In his jagir he had 12 villages which were given to his ancestor Raja Bhawani Singhji (nephew of Maharaja Gaj Singh, then ruler of Bikaner State) by then ruler of Bikaner State Maharaja Surat Singhji in 1804. It is a twin village join along with Mikhala, which the headquarters of the panchayat.
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Hari Singh Nalwa had sent out an appeal for help to the Maharaja to dispatch reinforcements from Lahore post haste, however his letter was not forwarded to the Maharaja by the Dogra chiefs. Reinforcements could not reach in time and Nalwa laid down his life in the battlefield. When the reinforcements arrived, The Sikhs managed to hold the fort and force the Afghan forces to retreat back to Kabul. Jeffery J. Roberts, The Origins of Conflict in Afghanistan, p 4.
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Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir At the time of the Partition of India in 1947, princely states were left with the options of joining India or Pakistan or remaining independent. Hari Singh, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, preferred to remain independent. All major political groups of the state supported the Maharaja's decision, except for the Muslim Conference, which declared in favour of accession to Pakistan on . The Muslim Conference was popular in the Jammu province of the state.
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McSpicy Chicken, McChicken, Pizza McPuff, Chicken McNuggets and French fries sold by McDonald's in India. Indian McDonald's serve the Chicken Maharaja Mac, a grilled chicken double patty with habanero sauce and Veg Maharaja Mac, cheese and corn double patty with cocktail sauce. Apart from these, the McSpicy burgers/wraps, McGrill and Pizza McPuff are sold in India. Mc Aloo Tikki, Mc Veggie, Mc Chicken, Mc Egg, Filet-o-fish burger, chicken wraps, veg wraps, chicken kebab burger are very popular in India.
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The father of Raden Samudera was Raden Manteri Jaya, son of Raden Begawan, brother of Maharaja Sukarama. The will caused Raden Samudera to be threatened with safety because the sons of Maharaja Sukarama were ambitious as kings, namely Prince Bagalung, Prince Mangkubumi and Prince Tumenggung. Assisted by Arya Taranggana, Raden Samudra fled by boat to the lower Barito river. After Sukarama's death, Prince Mangkubumi became the King of the Negara Daha, then replaced by Prince Tumenggung who was also the son of Sukarama.
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He donated the Ranji Trophy in honour of Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. He was selected as the captain of India on its first Test tour of England in 1932, but dropped out for reasons of health two weeks before departure and the Maharaja of Porbandar took over. Most of the buildings of Chail Military School were donated by Maharaja of Patiala to the government of India. Sir Bhupinder Singh founded the State Bank of Patiala in 1917.
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Yuvraj Yadavindra Singh became the Maharaja on 23 March 1938. He was to be the first Maharaja, agreeing to the incorporation of Patiala into the newly independent India on 5 May 1948, becoming Rajpramukh of the new Indian state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union. Bhupinder Singh's grandson Captain Amarinder Singh is a politician in India and served as Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007. Captain Amarinder was again elected as Chief Minister of Punjab (India) in 2017.
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In 1866 he received the title of Maharaja, and the prefix Sawai in 1877. Bhan Pratap was succeeded on his death in 1899 by his adopted son, Sanwant Singh, a son of the Maharaja of Orchha.Princely state - Bijawar The state acceded to India on 1 January 1950, and became part of the state of Vindhya Pradesh, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956. Bijawar is also known for Jatashankar, a holy place about 18 km from the town.
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Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar asked the Peshwa to return to Pune. If Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar wanted to arrest the Peshwa, he would have arrested him; but he sent food to Peshwa so that he didn't suffer. On 27 October 1802, Peshwa Bajirao II, along with Chimnaji, Baloji, and Kunjir along with some soldiers of Scindia, went to Raigad and spent one month in Virwadi. He then went to Suwarnadurgh, and on 1 December 1802, went to Bassein via a ship named Harkuriyan.
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As the early capital of the Koch Kingdom, Koch Behar's location was not static and became stable only when shifted to Cooch Behar town. Maharaja Rup Narayan, on the advice of an unknown saint, transferred the capital from Attharokotha to Guriahati (now called Cooch Behar town) on the banks of the Torsa river between 1693 and 1714. After this, the capital was always in or near its present location. In 1661 CE, Maharaja Pran Narayan planned to expand his kingdom.
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Scholar Prem Shankar Jha states that the Maharaja had decided, as early as April 1947, that he would accede to India if it was not possible to stay independent. The rebellion in Poonch possibly unnerved the Maharaja. Accordingly, on 11 August, he dismissed his pro-Pakistan Prime Minister, Ram Chandra Kak, and appointed retired Major Janak Singh in his place. On 25 August, he sent an invitation to Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan of the Punjab High Court to come as the Prime Minister.
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Tukojirao III (1 January 1888 - 21 December 1937) was the ruling Maharaja of the Maratha princely state of Dewas from 1900 to 1937. He succeeded to the gadi of Dewas following the death of his uncle, Raja Krishnajirao II. His tutor and guardian from 1907 was Malcolm Lyall Darling. The first Maharaja of Dewas, he was granted the title by the British Government on his thirtieth birthday in 1918. The novelist E.M. Forster served as his secretary for a period in 1921.
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Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (SATI) is a Grant-in-Aid Autonomous college in Vidisha in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It was established by Late Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia on 1 November 1960, with a donation from Gangajali Trust fund. It is an autonomous institute, which is funded by Government of Madhya Pradesh and managed by the Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Education Society chaired by Hon'ble Shrimant Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia. The institute started with B.E. in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Electrical Engineering.
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The Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by Ranjit Singh, located in the Hazuri Bagh, Lahore. Maharaja Ranjit Singh by Leopold Massard. Ranjit Singh was crowned on 12 April 1801 (to coincide with Baisakhi) as the leader of a Sikh Empire.Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Jat sikh ruler Sahib Singh Bedi, a descendant of Guru Nanak Dev, conducted the coronation. "Ranjit Singh, Maharaja", Sikh Cyber Museum The 1740s were years of chaos, and the city had nine different governors between 1745 and 1756.
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In the year 1984 Mahra married Vaijayanti who hails from the princely state of Bhavnagar. Vaijayanti's great grandfather (paternal) was first cousin of Maharaja Krishna Kumar Singhji of Bhavnagar, Gujarat and her maternal great grandfather was the younger brother of Maharaja Amar Singh ji, Rajadhiraj Banera, Rajasthan. They have three children, two daughters and a son. A great football player, boxer and a heavy weight-lifter Mahra takes keen interest in channeling the energy of youngsters of his town by promoting sports.
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Under the terms of the Treaty of Amritsar that followed in March 1846, the British government sold Kashmir for a sum of 7.5 million Nanakshahee rupees to Gulab Singh, hereafter bestowed with the title of Maharaja. Thus the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir came into being under Gulab Singh, as per the treaty of Lahore, signed between the British and the Sikhs. Maharaja Partab Singh (enthroned in 1885) saw the construction of Banihal Cart Road (B.C. Road) mainly to facilitate telegraph services.
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It was established in November 1913 as Amar Singh Technical Institute, to teach willing students art, culture, and basics like masonry and carpentry. It was formally opened on 29 May 1914 by Maharaja Pratap Singh. In June 1942, the Technical Institute was converted into Amar Singh College through bifurcation of Sri Pratap College commemorating the name of the father of Hari Singh, the then Maharaja of Kashmir. The College was recognized by University Grants Commission of India (UGC) in June 1972.
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He also roped in prominent Indian players of his time, like Mehta, Baloo, Shivram, Yeshwant, Ganpat Palwankar, Vithal Palwankar, Sheshacari, K. N. Mistry, Warden, H.L. Semper, Sardaranjan and his brothers, Muktidaranjan, Kuladaranjan, and Pramodranjan. Moni Das, another noted cricket player of the era from Bengal, was also patronized by the Maharaja. Although the Maharaja had only one eye, he would bat and field himself and was a good cricket player. His son, Kumar Jogindra Nath was also a good cricket player.
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Maharaja Agrasen University requires its students to live on campus for the first four years of undergraduate and two years of postgraduate life. This is part of an administration effort to help students connect more closely with one another and sustain a sense of belonging in the Maharaja Agrasen University community. Students can choose to reside on either campus or outside campus, although the majority of students choose to live on campus. Campus provides housing for over 450 students in hostel buildings.
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In four of these floods (1770, 1855, 1913 and 1943) most of Bardhaman town was flooded. In 1789 an agreement was signed between Maharaja Kirti Chand of Burdwan and the East India Company wherein the Maharaja was asked to pay an additional amount of for the construction and maintenance of embankment to prevent floods. However, these ran into dispute and in 1866 and 1873, The Bengal Embankment Act was passed, transferring the powers to build and maintain embankment to the government.
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One of the Undavalli Caves, built in the 7th century CE by the Vishnukundina dynasty. The Vishnukundina dynasty ruled in the Deccan and South India in the 5th and 6th centuries CE. According to Edward B. Eastwick, the maharaja of Vizianagaram was a descendant of the maharajas of Udaipur and the Sisodia branch of the Gehlot tribe. A brother of the maharaja of Udaipur migrated to Oudh. Early rulers of the dynasty allied with the Vakatakas and the Rashtrakutas by marriage.
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The inscriptions on the southern wall of the hall dated 1059 indicates excavation of a channel with dams. There are similar inscriptions on the northern wall indicating repairs made to the same dam. There are two unreadable inscriptions on two pillars of the temple. There are three copper plate inscriptions in the temple dated 1456, 1537 and 1592 indicating grants from Sabala Veera Chandra Ramavarma Maharaja, Vittala Raya of Vijayanagar Empire and Vira Vasantha Venkatadeva Maharaja respectively indicating several grants to the temple.
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Some others think that Raja Nilambar of the Khen dynasty had built it. Yet others think that Maharaja Nara Narayan of the Koch dynasty established it and Maharaja Pran Narayan of the Cooch Behar State subsequently revamped it. The present structure is squarish with a dome and a slightly curved cornish. It has two entrances -one on the west and the other in the east. The temple has a Shiva linga and a ‘Gouripat’ in the garbhagriha, below the plinth level.
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As the early capital of the Koch Kingdom, Cooch Behar's location was not static and became stable only when shifted to Cooch Behar town. Maharaja Rup Narayan, on the advice of an unknown saint, transferred the capital from Attharokotha to Guriahati (now called Cooch Behar town) on the banks of the Torsa river between 1693 and 1714. After this, the capital was always in or near its present location. In 1661 CE, Maharaja Pran Narayan planned to expand his kingdom.
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When the state was formed, the then-Maharaja of Patiala, Yadavindra Singh, was appointed its Rajpramukh (equivalent to Governor). He remained in office during the entire length of the state's short existence. The then Maharaja of Kapurthala, Jagatjit Singh, served as Uparajpramukh (lieutenant-governor). Gian Singh Rarewala was sworn in on 13 January 1949 as the first Chief Minister of PEPSU. Col. Raghbir Singh became the next Chief Minister on 23 May 1951, and Brish Bhan the Deputy Chief Minister.
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Eventually the gold coin is found by Shibu's aunt and uncle. They become extra sweet to him and very cleverly trace out the origin of the gold coin to the White Elephant by following Shibu when he returns to the forest to meet Airawat. Meanwhile a Maharaja comes to the village for hunting. He strikes his tent near the forest and Sibu’s uncle and aunt tell the Maharaja about the existence of the White Elephant, which is very rare to spot.
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The title of Raja, Maharaja, Rai Saheb, Rai Bahadur, Rao, Nawab, Khan Bahadur were bestowed to princely state rulers and to many zamindars from time to time. According to an estimate in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, there were around 2000 ruling chiefs holding the royal title of Raja and Maharaja which included the rulers of princely states and several large chiefdoms. This numbers increases tenfold if zamindar/ jagirdar chiefs with other non royal but noble title are taken into count.
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In 1943, on his father's recommendation, Khan was appointed a court musician for the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Hanwant Singh. There, he taught and composed music besides giving recitals and was accorded the title of Ustad by the Maharaja. When the princely states were wound down with India's independence in 1947 and Hanwant Singh died in a plane crash in 1948, Khan moved to Bombay. In Bombay, he won acclaim as a composer of several film scores, including Chetan Anand's Aandhiyan (1952).
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Jammu and Kashmir, the largest of the princely states, had a predominantly Muslim population ruled by the Hindu Maharaja Hari Singh. He decided to stay independent because he expected that the State's Muslims would be unhappy with accession to India, and the Hindus and Sikhs would become vulnerable if he joined Pakistan. On 11 August, the Maharaja dismissed his prime minister Ram Chandra Kak, who had advocated independence. Observers and scholars interpret this action as a tilt towards accession to India.
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Born on 9 October 1928 at Bhuj, Maharaj Kumar Himmatsinhji was the youngest of five sons of Mirza Maharao Vijayrajji Sawai Bahadur, the Maharaja of Cutch and as such younger brother of last Maharaja of Cutch, Shri Madansinhji. His early education was under private tutors and later educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot. He later studied agriculture at Wadia College, Pune. In 1947, when India got independence, his father Sri Vijayaraji was away in US for his treatment and Yuvraj Madansinhji was in Delhi.
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Kantaji Temple, A late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Built by Maharaja Pran Nath Kantajew Temple () at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Built by Maharaja Pran Nath, its construction started in 1704 CE and ended in the reign of his son Raja Ramnath 1722 CE. It is regarded as one of the greatest examples on Terracotta architecture in Bangladesh and once had nine spires, but all were destroyed during the 1897 Assam earthquake.Journey plus – Dinajpur.
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Although the Indian princes had by then relinquished their ruling powers, they remained entitled to their titles, privy purses, and other privileges until the adoption of the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India on 28 December 1971. Accordingly, Sir Man Singh II remained Maharaja of Jaipur until his death.Careers Digest, Vol. 7 (1970), p. 488: Swai Man Singh : The Maharaja of Jaipur State who died in London recently at the age-of 59, was the 39th ruler of the Jaipur State.
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The 1932 Indian Test Cricket team that toured England. Maharaja of Porbandar, Maharaja Rana Shri Sir Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji (Captain), seated 3rd from right with K. S. Limbdi (Vice-captain) sitting on his right and C. K. Nayudu sitting on his left. He captained India in his first Test tour of England in 1932, but played in only four of the 26 first-class matches and stood down from the captaincy in favor of the more talented C.K. Nayudu for the Test against England.
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Kulin Kanta is Indian cinema's 1925 crime thriller silent film directed by Homi Master. Based on a true incident the Bawla murder case, Kulin Kanta featured the story of the Maharaja Holkar of Indore and a dancing girl who wanted to escape from the harem. The film starred the "macho hero" Khalil cited as Indian cinema's "first ever star" in the role of the "lecherous Maharaja". The director of photography was G. K. Gokhale, with story written by Mohanlal G. Dave.
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The Battle of Nowshera () () was fought in Nowshera in March 1823 between the forces of Pashtun tribesmen with support from Azim Khan Barakzai, Durrani governor against the Sikh Khalsa Army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.Ganda Singh (1986) Maharaja Ranjit Singh: First Death Centenary Memorial. Nirmal Publishers Azim Khan was a half-brother of Dost Mohammad Khan, founder of the Barakzai dynasty. The battle was a decisive victory for the Sikhs against Afghanistan and led to their occupation of the Peshawar Valley.
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Phillaur Fort or Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort is located on the Grand Trunk Road in Phillaur, Punjab, India. During the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658) an Imperial sarai was constructed here and in 1809 it was rebuilt as a fort under the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839). It was designed by Dewan Mohkam Chand, with the assistance of Ranjit Singh's French and Italian generals. It was constructed as a response to the British, who built a fort in nearby Ludhiana.
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Kashmir was a Muslim-majority princely state, ruled by a Hindu king, Maharaja Hari Singh. At the time of the partition of India, Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of the state, preferred to remain independent and did not want to join either the Dominion of India or the Dominion of Pakistan. He wanted both India and Pakistan to recognise his princely state as an independent neutral country. Despite the standstill agreement with Pakistan, teams of Pakistani forces were dispatched into Kashmir.
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In May 1878, Chamarajendra Wadiyar married Vani Vilasa Sannidhana Kempananja Ammani Avaru, daughter of an arasu of Kalale, a prominent nobleman of Mysore state. They had four sons and three daughters, of whom the following survived to adulthood: #Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, succeeded his father as Maharaja of Mysore. # Prince Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, father of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar. # Princess Jayalakshmi Ammani, (1881–1924), married in 1897, her youngest maternal uncle, M. Kantaraj Urs, was the Diwan of Mysore between 1919–1922.
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According to historian Achyut Charan Choudhury, Turani's great- great-grandson Malik Pratap was the ruler of the region in the late 15th century AD. By this point, Pratap had gained the former lands and palace of Pratap Singh in Patharkandi by marrying the daughter of the then-current owner, Amir Ajfar. In 1489, Maharaja Pratap Manikya of Tripura was engaged in a war against his elder brother, Dhanya, after taking the throne with the help of his army generals. While the Maharaja was distracted and lacked the means to intervene, Malik Pratap was said to have seceded Pratapgarh from Tripura's control (an area roughly equivalent to what is now Karimganj district) and declared himself its independent ruler. Malik Pratap later aided the Maharaja in his war and earned his friendship through this assistance.
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Viceregal Palace, built by the Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal, ca 1910, now Ananda - In the Himalayas In the early 1900s, Narendra Nagar became a popular destination with the British Viceroys of the time. The Palace 'Annexe' was added to the original palace building in 1910 to house the Viceroy and his entourage who visited Narendra Nagar fairly often. Over the years, the regal corridors of the Palace has echoed with the footsteps of many distinguished guests - former Prime Ministers of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi and spiritual leaders like Anandmayi Ma and Swami Sivanand as well as the last British Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten of Burma. The last Maharaja, Manabendra Shah took over the reins of Tehri Garhwal in 1946, from Maharaja Narendra Shah, who abdicated in the favour of his son.
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The Sultan of Lingga, gave his approval for a formal recognition of Abu Bakar as the Maharaja of Johor, after Ungku Haji and Dato Jaafar travelled to Lingga and presented their claims. Abu Bakar also secured approval from the Governor of the Straits Settlements for his change in title, and was officially proclaimed as the Maharaja of Johor on 30 June 1868.Winstedt, A History of Johore (1365–1941), pg 124–5 Shortly after his proclamation as Maharaja, Abu Bakar laid plans for the construction of a wooden railway between Johor Bahru and Gunung Pulai after some Europeans had raised proposals to set up a retreat and sanatorium. Construction of the railway started in July 1869 and construction of the first phase was completed in 1874, which ran between Skudai and Johor Bahru.
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Chhatri of Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar at Bhanpura The British Council told Lord Lake to make peace with Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar at any cost, because if they were too late and the other Indian kings accepted the appeal of Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar, it might result in a decisive British defeat and a possibility of withdrawal from the Subcontinent. The British commander halted after crossing the boundary-line of Alexander’s conquests and encamped his troops on the banks of the Hyphasis (the Beas) within the reach of the troops of Holkar. He was the only king in India whom the British approached with an unconditional peace treaty as per the London policy of withdrawal. It was not a Treaty of Subsidiary alliance that the British had entered with other Indian states.
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Although never ruled directly by neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir, Hunza was a vassal of Jammu and Kashmir from the time of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (mid-1800s). The Mirs of Hunza sent an annual tribute to the Jammu and Kashmir Durbar until 1947, and along with the ruler of Nagar were considered to be among the most loyal vassals of the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. According to Emma Nicholson, "All the evidence points to the fact that Gilgit and Baltistan region were constituent parts of Jammu and Kashmir by 1877". They were under the sovereignty of the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and remained in this princely domain till the date of accession "in its entirety to the new Dominion of India" on 26 October 1947.
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14-15JN Sharma: Jaton ka navin Itihas, p. 46Dr Natthan Singh (2004) : Jat-Itihas, Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad, Gwalior, p. 359Chhatri near Bhimtal in memory of Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana on the Gwalior Fort.
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But Travancore denied this saying the adoption was cancelled in 1731. Again war broke out. Kayamkulam sought the help of the Dutch. In 1741 Maharaja defeated Rani of Kollam and she fled to Cochi.
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Maharaja Engineering College is situated at Palankarai village in Avinashi taluk on the NH 47. Avinashi is a town 43 kilometers from Coimbatore, India. It was an education institution run by Paramasivam Palaniswamy trust.
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Maharaja Bijli Pasi was a king from the Pasi community, which was regarded as part of Dalit caste in northern India. Bijli Pasi ruled a part of the present- day state of Uttar Pradesh.
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William Archer Porter (c. 1825 - d. 16 July 1890) was a British lawyer and educationist who served as the Principal of Government Arts College, Kumbakonam and tutor and secretary to the Maharaja of Mysore.
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The ruling family were members of the Raghuvanshi of Bargujar clan. Maharaja Raghubardayal Shah entitled "His Highness" and salute of " 9 Guns " in 1877 at imperial assemblage of British. line of Rajputs.Soszynski, Henry. Baraundha.
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The helmet has been added with a false damascened band of decoration in the latter years of Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II (19th century). Watered steel was extremely expensive and therefore used very sparingly.
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Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya was established at Bhabanipur in 2007. It is affiliated with Vidyasagar University. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography and education, and general courses in arts and science.
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Thereafter, they gave a pitched battle near the Ganesh Valley. The Maharaja sent another army division there. A fierce bloody battle took place. After the artillery fire abated, hand to hand sword duels followed.
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After his demise in 1932 while staying in Madras (Chennai), Maharaja Rama Varma was popularly referred to as 'Madrassil Theepetta Thampuran'.C A Krishnan (2009). Anchuvilakku (Malayalam : അഞ്ചുവിളക്ക്), p.29-30. Green Books, Thrissur.
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BMA has instituted a national level Sayaji Ratna Award in 2013 to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. The recipients are N R Narayana Murthy, Ratan Tata and Amitabh Bachchan.
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For it, the Government of Madhya Bharat obtained land from Maharaja Holkar for the present building on 22 March 1955. The President of India, Hon'ble Dr. Rajendra Prasad laid foundation stone of this building.
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After a long and eventful reign of 63 years, Sayajirao Gaekwad III died on 6 February 1939, one month shy of 76. His grandson and heir, Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad, became the next Maharaja of Baroda.
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Born at the Royal Palace, Pekan Lama, 12 October 1874, fourth son of Sultan Ahmad Muadzam Shah ibni al- Marhum Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun ‘Ali, Cik Kusuma Sokma binti Tok Minal Daeng Koro, educated.
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Alexandra David-Néel was also staying there when Nyanatiloka visited Tumlong.Bhikkhu Nyanatusita & Hellmuth Hecker, p. 41-42. One report states that Sīlācāra was in Sikkim on the invitation of the Maharaja to teach Buddhism.
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Baghel has a bachelor of law degree, a master's degree in science and a doctoral degree. He attended Maharaja Jiyaji Rao University in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and the Meerut University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
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Jyoti Singh is a US-based actress of Indian origin. She is also the director of Yadvi - The Dignified Princess, a biopic on Maharani Yaduvanshi Kumari, the daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.
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Mukundpur is a village in Amarpatan tehsil, Satna District, Madhya Pradesh State, India. The first white tiger of the world was spotted by Rewa Maharaja (King) Martand Singh in 1951, in this region only.
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The Battle of Farrukhabad (14 November 1804) was an engagement during the Second Anglo-Maratha War between forces of the British East India Company and those of Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar of the Maratha Empire.
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Later, he founded and funded another institution, which is now known as Maharaja Srish Chandra College.Srish Chandra College he builds Higher education school i.e. Ethora Srish Chandra Institution at Ethora, Salanpur Block, Paschim Bardhaman.
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Maharaja Pratapnarayan () was the king of Bhurishrestha who patronized literature and art. His mostly peaceful reign was devoted towards the welfare of his subjects. Bhurishrestha once again flourished in arts & culture and trade & commerce.
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Devapala's 1218 CE and 1232 CE inscriptions give his title as Parama-bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara. The 1218 CE Harsud inscription also calls him a Mahakumara. The 1225 CE Mandhata inscription gives his title as Maharaja.
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While leaving Srinagar for Amritsar due to Maharaja Ranbir Singh's orders, an already ill Elmslie became trapped in snow. He did not recover from this incident and died on 18 November 1872 in Gujrat, Pakistan.
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However, intrigue and litigation continued for many years. Litigation ruined the Bishnupur Raj family and eventually in 1806, the estate was sold for arrears of land revenue and bought up by the Maharaja of Burdwan.
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His wives Bibi Mohran, Gilbahar Begum retained their faith and so did his Hindu wives. Maharaja Ranjit Singh listening to Guru Granth Sahib being recited near the Akal Takht and Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
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Maharaja Chithira Tirunal was also the last King of Travancore as he predicted. Swami also attained Samadhi on the date, he predicted. India got separated into India and Pakistan about fifty years after his prediction.
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It is suggested that during its early formation, Srivijaya was a collection or some kind of federation consisting of several kadatuans (local principalities), all swearing allegiance to the central ruling Kadatuan ruled by Srivijayan Maharaja.
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Mukherjee was born in Mymensingh to her parents Amulya Kumar Mukherjee and Kalyani Mukherjee. She began her formal training in classical music under Pt. Mithun Dey. She studied music at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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Raja Srimant Ramachandrarao Vitthala Rao Ghorpade CIE (29 March 1850 - 3 December 1892) was a member of the Ghorpade Dynasty who served as the Maharaja of the princely state of Sandur from 1878 to 1892.
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The power station was officially declared open on 9 February 1970 by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. The dam and power plant are named after the warrior Maharaja Rana Pratap of Rajasthan.
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Tradition states that a Maharaja sold the Birla family the land for the temple for one rupee. Construction began in 1977 under the direction Ramanauj Das and Ghanshyam Birla. It opened on February 22nd, 1988.
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The school was shifted to its present imposing building, built with the help of Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy. August 1911, the school was formally opened by Lord Fraser William Duke, the Officiating Governor of Bangal.
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The Fauj-i-Ain (Punjabi:ਫੌਜ -ਏ-ਐਨ , Persian:فوج عین) was a branch of the Sikh Khalsa Army and was the regular army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab. It contained infantry, cavalry and artillery units.
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Their position ceases when the Maharaja dies. The children born to Neytharammas will be known by their mother's caste and hold no key royal titles. Currently the family marries mostly within the Kerala Kshatriya class.
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Sucharu and Bhanu. Sucharu: He was a disciple of sage Vasishtha. His Rashi name was Dharamdutta and he worshiped Devi Shakambari. Maharaja Chitragupta sent Shree Sucharu to establish a kingdom in the Gaud region (Bangal).
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Bahadurgarh Fort is a historical fort, built in the year 1658 CE, by the Nawab Saif Khan, but the fort was restructured by Maharaja Karam Singh of the historical princely state of Patiala in 1837.
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Fatehabad is a town and a village in Madhya Pradesh Fatehabad falling rain.com. It is also a railway junction. A cenotaph of maharaja Ratan Singh of Ratlam was made here. He died fighting against Aurangzeb.
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In 1921, he adopted the second son of the Thakur of Isarda, whose wife was related to his Jadaun Maharani. He died in 1922 and was succeeded by his adopted son, the Maharaja Man Singh.
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Dinesh Abeywickrama (born January 1, 1983) is a Sri Lankan IT strategist, researcher and author. He is a Member of British Computer Society and currently working as an Executive Officer at the Capital Maharaja Organization.
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Dina Nath was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's finance minister. Bhai Vasti Ram, a learned man well versed in Sikh scriptures, enjoyed considerable influence at the court. Sahajdhari is a term that has been now wrongly interpreted.
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There is a 24 lines inscription of time of Maharaja-dhiraja Sri Chhatra Sala dating 1700 AD, the line 4 mentions the name of Mahavira and line 8 mentions terms Jina marga and Jina Dharma.
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H.H.Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Khande Rao II Holkar X Bahadur (1828 – 17 March 1844), belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas was Maharaja of Indore (Hokar State) (r. 1843 – 1844). He was born at Jotsikhera in 1828, as the eldest son of Shrimant Sardar Bapuji Rao Holkar of Jotsikhera. He was adopted by his cousin, Maharaja Hari Rao Holkar IX, 2 July 1841 (recognised by the Government of India, 30 August 1841),and succeeded on the death of his adopted father, 24 October 1843.
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Department of Archeology Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy for 1961-58, p.4 A record of the Ikshvakus of the Guntur-Krishna region mentions that a queen named Varma Bhatarika, the wife of Maharaja Ehuvula Chantamula, and daughter-in-law of Maharaja Chantamula, is said to have belonged to Bahapala (that is, Brihat-phala or Brihatphalayana) gotra and is said to have been the daughter of a Mahakshatrapa.Epigraphia Indica, Volume 34, by Devadutt Bhandarkar, p.21Rural studies in early Andhra, by PVP Shastry, p.
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Rama Varma, known as Rajarshi, the Maharaja of Cochin (1895–1914) was instrumental in establishing the Shoranur Junction–Cochin Harbour Terminus railway line. Records at the archives reveal that the Maharaja had a prolonged, detailed correspondence with the Resident of the British Empire since 1862 on the ways and means to establish the railway line. Finally, the State was asked to bear the entire expenditure involved in laying the lines. The Kingdom of Cochin then was not rich enough to bear the substantial investment.
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Carved mural on a wall in Fort Canning Park depicting activities which may have occurred in 14th-15th century Singapore. In 1375, Rana Wikrama was succeeded by his son Sri Maharaja. According to Malay Annals, the reign of Sri Maharaja was marked with the event of todak (garfish) ravaging the coast of Singapura. A young boy, Hang Nadim, thought of an ingenious solution to fend off the todak by planting banana plants along the shoreline, where they would get stuck whilst leaping out of the water.
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In India, justices of the peace do exist, but they no longer occupy a prominent post. One of the famous justices in India was Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara. Maharaja Prabirendra Mohan Tagore son of Maharaja Sir Prodyut Kumar Tagore KCSI of Calcutta was designated Justice of the Peace in 1932. He played a great part in saving more than 200 Muslim lives during the infamous riots in 1947 during the partition of India, by sheltering the Muslims in the Calcutta locality and most importantly in his palace itself.
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But it could not re-gain its old prestige and glory. One of the reason has been, the development of Amritsar-Jalandhar G.T. Road as the main route for commutation to Delhi. One of the accomplice of Maharaja Jagajit Singh of Kapurthala was Dewan Ramjas, of Sultanpur Lodhi; later his sons worked for the Kapurthala Royal family, Dewan Mathura Dass, Dewan Daulat Ram & Dewan Jarmani Dass( 1895–1971) who wrote the book "Maharaja & Maharani" in 1970. Dewan Ramjas and family were given many villages for the services.
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After India's independence, the Maharaja, Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, allowed his kingdom's accession to India. In 1950, Mysore became an Indian state of the same name; the former Maharaja served as its Rajpramukh (head of state) until 1975. Following the long-standing demand of the Ekikarana Movement, Kodagu- and Kannada-speaking regions from the adjoining states of Madras, Hyderabad and Bombay were incorporated into the Mysore state, under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956. The thus expanded state was renamed Karnataka, seventeen years later, on 1 November 1973.
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Maharaja Duleep Singh in 1875, oil painting by Capt. Goldingham of London Duleep Singh (1838–1893), also known as Dalip Singh or the Black Prince of Perthshire, was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the youngest son of Ranjit Singh, ruling from 1843 to 1846. He was also an associate of, and great-uncle to, the Assassin Henry Green. Exiled to Britain when he was fifteen, Duleep befriended Queen Victoria, who would go on to become the godmother to several of his children.
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Gayatri Devi pictured by Cecil Beaton in 1940. Maharani Gayatri Devi was related to several other erstwhile royal families in India. She was herself not from the Rajput community, but from a dynasty native to Cooch Behar in Bengal and was daughter of Maharaja Jitendra Narayan and Maharani Indira Raje, who was daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III and Maharani Chimnabai belonging to the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas. Her grand-nephew, along with his wife (Poonam Singh Mewar) and 2 sons died in a car crash.
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The earliest epigraphic record of these Vakatakas of Vatsagulma occurs in the Basim grant of Dharma-Maharaja Vindhyasakti II, the great-grandson of Vindyasakti I, grandson of Pravarsena I and the son of Dharma-Maharaja Sarvasena. According to the Ajintha inscription he secured a victory over the king of Kuntala about the middle of the 4th century. The son of this king, Devasena is referred to in glowing terms in the inscription mentioned above. Devasena's son Harisena was one Of the most powerful rulers of his time.
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She was given in marriage to the Raja of Sandur in Karnataka, Raja Murarrao Yeshwantrao Ghorpade, who was at one time a minister in the Karnataka government. She has three sons and one daughter, including the present Raja of Sandur. # Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad (8 May 1938 – 9 May 2012), who succeeded his brother as the Maharaja of Baroda. Married to a daughter of the Jadhav family, who are nobles of Gwalior state, he had one son, Samarjitsinh, who succeeded him as titular Maharaja of Baroda, and two daughters.
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Sri Maharaja Rakai Layang Dyah Tulodong was a maharaja of the Medang Kingdom of Central Java who succeeded Daksha and reigned for from 919 to either 924 or 928 AD. Historians have posited that Tulodong was the son of Balitung whose reign ended about eight years prior to the start of Tulodong's. Tulodong was likely political outsider as he was not recorded as a member of the government of his predecessor. He was succeeded by Rake Pangkaya Wawa who assumed power by February 928.
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