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18 unusual facts about Maharaja


Bharatpur district

Established as a duck-hunting reserve by the Maharajas of Bharatpur, it was known as the best duck shooting resort in the British Empire.

Château d'Artigny

It was also possible to see the actresses Marie Marquet, Edwige Feuillère and Cécile Sorel, the ballet masters Serge Lifar an Serge Diaghilev, the painter Foujita, and the Maharaja of Khapurtala, the Aga Khan.

Janak Singh

Major General Janak Singh (surname Katoch) CIE, OBI, ( 7 Aug 1872- 15 Mar 1972) hailed from Village Khaira,District Kangra in the present day State of Himachal Pradesh in India.He was Army Minister and later Revenue minister in the government of Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir State.

Maharaja

Traditional titles remain in use for the other members of this dynasty, such as Pangeran Ratu for the heir.

Maharaj Kumar (or Maharajkumar) means son of a Maharaja; the female equivalent is Maharaj Kumari (Maharajkumari): daughter of a Maharaja.

Maharaja's College

The Maharaja's College Rama Varma hostels include the new hostel for men and the ladies' hostel.

Mayurbhanj Palace

Mayurbhanj Palace was the royal palace of Maharajas of Mayurbhanj, which was a princely state in British Raj.

Nautam Bhagwan Lall Bhatt

Following a year of teaching at Samaldas College, Bhatt was awarded a fellowship by the Maharaja of Bhavnagar to pursue the doctorate program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned his Ph.D. degree in physics in 1939.

Padmanabhan Palpu

Palpu attended Maharaja's College in Trivandrum but was subsequently refused admission to Travancore Medical College in 1878.

Pratap Singh of Nabha

Maharaja Pratap Singh of Nabha (21 September 1919-22 July 1995) was the last ruling Maharaja of Nabha.

1928-1941: His Highness Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Pratap Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha

Qazi Hameeduddin

Khairat Ali was Sarrishtedar Deputy Commissioner of Gurgaon, who later on joined the services at the court of Maharaja Tijara.

Qila Sobha Singh

Meanwhile, a saint, Baba Balaq Shah Walli 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.

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.

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo

Maharaja Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (31 March 1912–23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947.

Ripudaman Singh

Maharaja Ripudaman Singh (4 March 1883 – 12 December 1942), later known as Maharaja Gurcharan Singh and as Sardar Gurcharan Singh, was the Maharaja of Nabha from 1911 to 1928, when he was deposed by the British.

1911-1927: His Highness Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Ripudaman Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha

Vaikkath Pachu Moothathu

He wrote Sri Rama Charitram Mahakavyam (1037 KOLLAM ERA), Thiruvitamcore Charitram (narrating the legends and facts up to the 1036 Kollam Era (1861 AD) i.e. up to the period of Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal).


Agrasena

Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha in India, a city of traders, from whom the Agrawal (not to be confused with Grewal) and Agrahari community claims descent.

Bandar Abbas

In the year 630 CE, Maharaja Derbar Raja of Gemeron was defeated in battle and escaped to Ceylon, and he was later blown off course by a storm to the remote shores of Kuala Sungai Qilah, Kedah (now Malaysia).

Bendahara

Tun Mutahir, Bendahara Seri Maharaja, Raja Bendahara Pahang V (1847–1863).

Bhim Singh Rana

Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana played an important role in keeping a power balance in Malwa.

Caledon Egerton

Four of their sons were knighted, including Field Marshal Sir Charles Egerton, Sir Reginald Egerton (Private Secretary to the Postmaster-General), Admiral Sir George Egerton, and Sir Brian Egerton (tutor to Ganga Singh, the Maharaja of Bikaner).

Chail Gurudwara

The Gurudwara Saheb (Sikh temple) was established at Chail in the year 1907.It was constructed by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.

Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway

During the Maharaja's reign, a large narrow-gauge railway network was set, which extended to Becharaji and many other places in Baroda State, with Dabhoi as its focal point.

History of the Indian Air Force

Incapable of withstanding the armed assault in his province, the Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, asked India for help.

Jagatjit Singh

Probably as a reminiscence of his marriage with Anita Delgado, Don Pimpón, a character in the Spanish version of Sesame Street, claimed to have travelled the world extensively with "his friend the Maharaja of Kapurthala".

Jang Bahadur Rana

1873-1877: His Highness Commanding-General Sir Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana, T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski, GCB, GCSI

Jantar Mantar, Delhi

The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards, as he was given by Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables.

Jiliya

The Title of the rulers "Tazim Naresh Maharaja Shri" (The Great Hon'ble King) is derived from the Urdu word Tazeem (Tazim) meaning Respect or Honour, which describes their special position as a Dual Tazimi Thikana in the Princely State of Jodhpur whom the Jodhpur Maharaja receives in Darbar by rising from throne, taking steps, and hugging, and are exempted from appearance in Courts of Law in Civil Cases; and Naresh meaning "King" or "Maharaja" or "Raja".

Jitendra Narayan

Jitendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, KCSI (20 December 1886 – 20 December 1922) was Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, in India from September 1913 until his death in December 1922.

Lalgarh Palace

In 1972, Karni Singh, M.P., the Maharaja of Bikaner, established the Ganga Singhji Charitable Trust.

M. Thomas Mathew

He had served as Professor & Head of the department of Malayalam at Government College, Chittoor, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Govt.

Maharaja College, Jaipur

Maharaja College is a college in Jaipur in Rajasthan state in India .

Maharaja of Patiala

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.

Maharaja of Travancore

The titular Maharaja fulfills his duties as Maharaja of Travancore in rituals related to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

K. S. Ranjitsinhji, also known as Maharaja Ranjitsinhji (1872–1933), Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, India and cricketer

Nau Nihal Singh

His mother Maharani Chand Kaur became the Empress of Sikh Empire, from (1840–41) she challenged Sher Singh, the second son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Sher-e-Panjab, the stepbrother of her husband Kharak Singh, on the grounds that her co-daughter Nau Nihal, Singh's widow, Sahib Kaur, was pregnant saying that she should assume regency on behalf of the unborn legal successor to her husband's throne.

Patrick Alexander Vans Agnew

He was subsequently employed in settling the boundaries of the territory of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the new ruler of Kashmir, and in a mission to Gilgit.

Pratap Singh of Nabha

1945-1 January 1946: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Pratap Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha

1941-1944: Lieutenant His Highness Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Pratap Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha

Qazi Syed Inayatullah

When Sikhs attacked Rewari and captured the whole area, he with Shaikh Yar Mohammad Khan (Sardar of Maharaja) and elder son Qazi Mohammad Aman, were died during fighting inside the Haveli of Rao Gujar Mal on 22 Rajab 1179 AH / 1765 AD.

Rangaraya Medical College

Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau, the Maharaja of Pithapuram leased the Palatial Orphanage buildings.

Rashtriya Indian Military College

The Colonel Sawai Maharaj Sahib Shri Deshpal Singh Ju Deo of Ajaigarh cousin of H.H. Sawai Maharaja Punya Pratap Singh Sahib Bahadur of Ajaigarh is passed out from the same and was classmate of Padma Bhushan, General GG Bewoor, General Nayazi (Pakistan), General Bahadur.

Roman Kłosowski

In 1971 he appeared in the Polish superhero comedy film, Hydrozagadka, portraying the Maharaja of Kabur.

Saurashtra State

But instead the erstwhile Maharaja of Baroda, Pratap Singh Gaekwad declared a full responsible Government on September 4, 1948, under Jivraj Narayan Mehta, as Prime Minister of the State, as per scheme envisioned by Sardar Patel.

Sawai Man Singh II

Maharaja Man Singh had several children; his daughter married the Maharaol of Baria, while his younger sons and grandson married princesses from Jubbal, Tripura, and Lunawada.

Scindia School

The Scindia School was founded by the late Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior in 1897, as the Sardar School.

Sūdan

He was Mathur by caste, resident of Mathura and the most favourite poet of the Bharatpur Maharaja.

Tej Singh Prabhakar

1937-1941: His Highness Raj Rishi Sri Sawai Maharaja Tej Singh Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar

The Attenbury Emeralds

There are several other nearly identical emeralds, linked by inscribed verses from the Persian poet Hafez; an Indian Maharaja to whose ancestors all of them once belonged and who seeks to reunite them; and a patient killer, who over decades committed several murders for the sake of these emeralds.

Tripura Sundari Ammani

Maharani Tripura Sundari Ammani was the second wife of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar, the last ruling Maharaja of Mysore.

Umaid Singh

Umaid Singh (8 July 1903 – 9 June 1947) was Maharaja of Jodhpur from 1918 to his death.

Vaikkath Pachu Moothathu

Suchindrum and Kanyakumari was a part of the erstwhile Travancore state ruled by the Maharaja of Travancore.The main attraction of the place is the Thanumalayan Temple that is important to both Shaivaites and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism.

Victor Duleep Singh

Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh (10 July 1866- 7 June 1918) was the eldest son of Maharani Bamba Müller and Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of Lahore, and of the Sikh Empire, and the grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Vishahareswara Temple

This Vishahareswara temple was built by a great Shiva Bhakta by the name Paruthiyur Venkatesha Sastri, popularly known as Annaval, who lived during the rule of Serfoji II Maharaja.