Brajraj Mahapatra

Brajraj Mahapatra
Maharaja
Born15 October 1921
Died30 November 2015 (aged 94)
SpouseRani Rasmanjari Devi
Names
Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra
FatherSudarshan Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra
ReligionHinduism

Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra (15 October 1921 – 30 November 2015) was the final surviving royal of the British Raj-era "princely states" Tigiria State of Orissa.[1][2][3][4]

Brajraj was born on 15 October 1921, the son of Sudarshan Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra, Raja of Tigiria. After taking a diploma from Rajkumar College in Raipur in 1940, he married Rani Rasmanjari Devi, a princess of Sonepur, with whom he had six children.[2]although when brajraj kingdom was taken her wife took away five sons letting his eldest son bir Pratap Singh who was declared as a maharaja politician in 2015

References

  1. ^ "A prince dies a pauper". Times of India. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Brajraj Mahapatra, Indian king - obituary". Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. ^ Marszal, Andrew (1 December 2015). "India's 'last prince' dies in obscure poverty in a mud hut". Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Erstwhile king of Tigiria Brajraj Mahapatra dies in Odisha". The Indian Express. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.