Tukojirao III

Tukojirao III KCSI (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.[1][2]

Tukojirao III
Portrait of Maharaja Tukoji Rao III Puar
Born
Keshavrao Anandrao Puar

(1888-01-01)January 1, 1888
DiedDecember 21, 1937(1937-12-21) (aged 49)
Pondicherry
TitleMaharaja of Dewas Senior princely state
ChildrenVikramsinhrao

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. In 1934, Tukojirao fled to Pondicherry in French India, leaving his only son Vikramsinhrao to take charge of the state's affairs. He died in exile in Pondicherry three years later at the age of 48, and was succeeded by Vikramsihnrao, who himself abdicated the throne in 1946 to become Chhatrapati Shahaji II Bhonsle, Maharaja of Kolhapur.

Titles
  • 1888-1900: Shrimant Keshavrao Anandrao Puar
  • 1900-1911: His Highness Kshatriya Kulavatana Sena Sapta Sahasri Senapati Pratinidhi, Raja Shrimant Tukojirao III Puar, Raja of Dewas (Senior)
  • 1911-1918: His Highness Kshatriya Kulavatana Sena Sapta Sahasri Senapati Pratinidhi, Raja Shrimant Sir Tukojirao III Puar, Raja of Dewas (Senior), KCSI
  • 1918-1937: His Highness Kshatriya Kulavatana Sena Sapta Sahasri Senapati Pratinidhi, Maharaja Shrimant Sir Tukojirao III Puar, Maharaja of Dewas (Senior), KCSI

Honours

See also

References
  1. Dewey, Clive (1993). Anglo-Indian Attitudes: Mind of the Indian Civil Service. A. & C. Black. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-82643-254-4.
  2. "Darling, M.L. Papers". Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
Tukojirao III
Born: 1 January 1888 Died: 21 December 1937
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Krishnajirao II
(as Raja of Dewas (senior))		 Raja of Dewas (senior)
1900-1918		 Succeeded by
Himself
(as Maharaja of Dewas (senior))
Preceded by
Himself
(as Raja of Dewas (senior))		 Maharaja of Dewas (senior)
1918-1937		 Succeeded by
Vikramsinhrao
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