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| name = Mahendrasinhji<br />
| title = [[Maharaja]]<br />
| succession = [[Maharaja]] of [[Morvi State|Morvi]]<br />
| reign = 21&nbsp;January 1948 {{Sndash}}{{Avoid wrap|17&nbsp;August 1957}}<br />
| predecessor = [[Lakhdhirji&nbsp;Waghji]]<br />
| successor = Mayurdhwajsinhji<br />
| father = [[Lakhdhirji&nbsp;Waghji]]<br />
| mother = Kesar Kunverba<br />
| spouse 2 = Sudhir Kunverba<br />
| spouse 1 = {{marriage|Mohini Kunverba|1932}}<br />
| spouse 3 = {{marriage|Vijay Kunverba|1945}}<br />
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|education = {{ubl|[[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]]|[[St. Mary's School, Mumbai]]|[[Bradfield College]]}}<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|01|01|df=yes}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|08|17|1918|01|01|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Ascot, Berkshire]], England<br />
| issue = {{ubl|Mayurdhwajsinhji|Draupati Devi|Uma Devi|Raukshani Devi|Harshad Purna Devi}}<br />
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'''Mahendrasinhji''' (1&nbsp;January 1918{{Sndash}}17&nbsp;August 1957) was <!-- please don't add "the" --> [[Maharaja]] of [[Morvi State|Morvi]] from 21 January 1948 until his death in 1957.<br />
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==Early life, family, and education==<br />
He was born on 1 January 1918 to [[Lakhdhirji Waghji]] and his third wife, Kesar Kunverba, daughter of Sarvaiya Bawaji Ranaji, the talukdar of Ranigam and Datha.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35767 |title=The Ruling Princes Chiefs And Leading Personages |date=1928 |pages=48}}</ref><ref name="oroyalarchives">{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=Royal |date=2026-04-07 |title=Morvi (Princely State) |url=https://oroyalarchives.com/morvi/ |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Royal Archives |language=en-US}}</ref> He was educated in [[India]] and [[England]]. He studied at [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot|Rajkumar College]] in [[Rajkot]], [[St. Mary's School, Mumbai|St. Mary's School]] in [[Mumbai]], and [[Bradfield College]] in [[Berkshire]].<ref name="oroyalarchives"/> Following which, he underwent training in the various departments of the state administration.<ref name="archive">{{Cite book |last=The Imperial Publishing Co. |first=Lahore |url=http://archive.org/details/TwiK_his-imperial-majesty-king-george-5-and-the-princes-of-india-and-the-indian-empir |title=His Imperial Majesty King George 5 And The Princes Of India And The Indian Empire ( Historical Biographical) Compiled By K. R. Khosla, 1937, Lahore The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore |pages=113}}</ref> Mahendrasinhji married firstly, in 1932, to Mohini Kunverba of [[Rajpipla State|Rajpipla]]; secondly, to Sudhir Kunverba of [[Bansda State|Bansda]]; and thirdly, in 1945, to Vijay Kunverba.<ref name="oroyalarchives"/> He had one son, Mayurdhwajsinhji, and four daughters: Draupati Devi, Uma Devi, Raukshani Devi, and Harshad Purna Devi.<ref name="iinet"/><br />
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He commissioned [[New Palace, Morbi]], in 1931.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Benton |first=Charlotte |url=http://archive.org/details/artdeco191019390000unse |title=Art Deco, 1910-1939 |last2=Benton |first2=Tim |last3=Wood |first3=Ghislaine |publisher=V&A Publications|year=2003 |isbn=0-8212-2834-X |publication-place=London |pages=388}}</ref><br />
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== Reign ==<br />
When his father abdicated the throne of Morvi on 21 January 1948 in his favour, he succeeded to his title, rank and dignity.<ref name="google">{{Cite book |last=Jindal |first=K. B. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Thus_Spake_Their_Lordships/1BNYAAAAMAAJ |title=Thus Spake Their Lordships: A Compilation of 300 Judgments on Income-tax Law Delivered by the Supreme Court of India |date=1963 |publisher=Kitab Mahal |pages=368 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="google2">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Income_Tax_Reports/Oow5AAAAIAAJ |title=The Income Tax Reports |date=1984 |publisher=Company Law Institute of India |pages=268 |language=en}}</ref> On 23 January 1948, he signed the covenant to merge his state into the [[Saurashtra (state)|United State of Kathiawar]].<ref name="google"/> On 26 February 1948, he granted the village of Mota Dahisara as a [[jagir]] to his mother.<ref name="google"/> In April 1949, he began to pay his father a monthly allowance and continued to do so until his father's death.<ref name="google2"/><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 17 August 1957 in [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]] and was succeeded by Mayurdhwajsinhji to his title, rank and dignity.<ref name="iinet">{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=MORVI |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/morvi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709232016/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/morvi.html |archive-date=2017-07-09 |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Levy |first=Felic |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/Obituaries_on_File/QnYUAQAAIAAJ? |title=Obituaries on File |date=1979 |publisher=Facts On File, Inc |isbn=978-0-87196-372-7 |pages=373 |language=en|location=New York|volume=I}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1918 births]]<br />
[[Category:1957 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from British India]]<br />
[[Category:People from Morbi district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]<br />
[[Category:Indian monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:People educated at Bradfield College]]</div>WardDrayton2