Maharaja of Vizianagram

The Maharaja of Vizianagram was the title held by the rulers of the princely state of Vizianagram, now in Andhra Pradesh, India.

List of title-holders

The prominent people who have held this title include :

1. Pusapati Amala Gajapati Raju (Founder)
2. Pusapati Rachi Gajapati Raju
3. Pusapati Tama Gajapati Raju
4. Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I
5. Pasupati Ananda Gajapati Raju
6. Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju II(1760–1794)
7. Pusapati Narayanadev Gajapati Raju (1794–1845)
8. Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju III(1845–1879)
9. Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju (1879–1897)
10. Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju IV(1897–1922)
11. Pusapati Alakh Narayanadev Gajapati Raju (1922–1937)
12. Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju (1945–1995). His eldest son is Ananda (below) and second son is Ashok Gajapati Raju, the cabinet minister
13. Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju (1950-2016 )

Other prominent family members

• Vijayananda Gajapathi Raju, better known as Vizzy, a politician and former cricket captain of India, was the Maharajkumar (prince) of Vizianagram, being the second son of Maharaja Vijayarama Gajapati Raju IV (1897–1922).
• Ashok Gajapati Raju, younger brother of the present head of the family, is a prominent politician and the Union Cabinet Minister for Civil Aviation in the Narendra Modi cabinet.