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'''Maharaja Budhachandra''' (died 1955) was king of [[Manipur]], [[India]] from 1941 to 1955.

He became King of Manipur in September 1941. He had married the [[Nepal]]ese princess Ishori Devi. On 10 May 1942, [[Japan]] occupied Manipur. [[World War II]] bankrupted Manipur.

In October 1946, the king created the Manipur state congress to strengthen the economy. In January 1947, the king decided the country should become a [[constitutional monarchy]]. He designated a committee to plan this process. This plan was never completed.

On 15 August 1947, British India (which did not include Manipur) became independent. On 11 August 1947, Manipur signed an [[instrument of accession]] to the new [[Dominion of India|Union of India]]. On 21 September 1949, the king went to [[Shillong]] to discuss constitutional matters with the state of India.

In 1949 India formally merged Manipur,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/documents/papers/manipur_merger_agreement_1949.htm |title=Manipur Merger Agreement, 1949 |publisher=Satp.org |date= |accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref> but Maharaja Budhachandra remained as the constitutional head of the state government until his death in 1955. He was the last king of Manipur.

''This article draws heavily on the [[:de:Budhachandra]] article in the German-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 31 March 2014''.

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