Brajraj Mahapatra

Brajraj Mahapatra
Maharaja
Born 15 October 1921
Died 30 November 2015
Spouse Rani Rasmanjari Devi
Full name
Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra
Father Sudarshan Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra
Religion Hinduism

Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra was the final surviving royal of the British Raj-era “princely states” Tigiria State of Orissa.[1][2][3][4]

Brajraj was born on October 15 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]

References

  1. ↑ "A prince dies a pauper". Times of India. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  2. 1 2 "Brajraj Mahapatra, Indian king - obituary". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  3. ↑ Marszal, Andrew (2015-12-01). "India's 'last prince' dies in obscure poverty in a mud hut". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  4. ↑ "Erstwhile king of Tigiria Brajraj Mahapatra dies in Odisha". The Indian Express. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
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