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| name = Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji<br />
| image = Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji 1932.jpg<br />
| caption = Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji in 1932<br />
| module = {{Infobox royalty<br />
| embed = yes<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|6|30|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Porbandar]], [[Porbandar State]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|10|4|1901|6|30|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
| succession = [[Porbandar State|Maharaja Rana of Porbandar]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji]]<br />
| successor = ''Monarchy Abolished''<br />
| reign = 10 December 1908 - 15 February 1948<br />
| issue = [[Udaybhansinhji Natwarsinhji Jethwa]] (adoptive)<br />
}}<br />
| module2 = {{Infobox cricketer<br />
| embed = yes<br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = <br />
| columns = 1<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| matches1 = 6<br />
| runs1 = 42<br />
| bat avg1 = 6.00<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0<br />
| top score1 = 22<br />
| hidedeliveries = true<br />
| catches/stumpings1= 6/0<br />
| lasttestyear = 1933<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32683.html CricInfo<br />
| date = 26 March<br />
| year = 2019<br />
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'''Lieutenant-Colonel [[Maharaja]] [[Rana (title)|Rana]] [[Shri]] [[Sir]] Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji [[Sahib]] [[Maharaja Bahadur|Bahadur]], [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]]''' (30 June 1901 – 4 October 1979) was the last '''Maharaja of Porbandar''' belonging to '''[[Jethwa dynasty]]''', who ascended the throne of [[Porbandar State|princely state of Porbandar]] on 10 December 1908 and ruled until his state was merged into [[India]] on 15 February 1948.<ref name=z>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070206201236/http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/p/porbandar.html Indian Princely States : Genealogy of the rulers of Porbandar]. uq.net.au</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
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He was the only son of Maharaja Rana Shri [[Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji]] Sahib Bahadur, Rana Sahib of Porbandar, by his third wife, Maharani Bama Sahib Ramba Kunverba Sahiba of [[Bhavnagar State]].{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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He was educated at the [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot|Rajkumar College]] at [[Rajkot]] and stood first in the diploma examination for all the Princes' colleges in India. He succeeded his father on his death on 10 December 1908 and ascended the throne on 26 January 1920 after he came of age.<ref name=z/><br />
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He married twice, but had no children. He first married Rupaliba Sahiba (1898–1943) of [[Limbdi State]] in 1920 and, after her death, Anant Kunverba alias Annette de Silva (1911–1989) in 1954.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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[[File:1932 Indian Test Cricket team.jpg|thumb|upright=1.22|The 1932 Indian Test Cricket team that toured England. Maharaja of Porbandar, Maharaja Rana Shri Sir Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji (Captain), seated 3rd from right with [[K. S. Limbdi]] (Vice-captain) sitting on his right and [[C. K. Nayudu]] sitting on his left.]]<br />
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He [[Captain (cricket)|captained]] [[Indian cricket team|India]] in his first [[Test cricket|Test]] tour of [[England]] in 1932, but played in only four of the 26 [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches and stood down from the captaincy in favor of the more talented [[C.K. Nayudu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/691775 |title=Royalty on the cricket field |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> for the Test against [[English cricket team|England]]. [[Ghanshyamsinhji of Limbdi|K. S. Ghanshyamsinhji]], the elder brother of Rupaliba Sahiba, served as his vice captain.<ref name=b>[http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/34/34192/34192.html Maharaja of Porbandar]. CricketArchive</ref><ref name=c>Obituary in ''[[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricket'' 1980]]</ref><br />
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Natwarsinhji was an avid painter, author and musician; his literary works include "From the Flow of Life" (1967), "India's Problems: Reflections of an Ex-Ruler" (1970) and "International Solidarity" (1975). He was the joint composer with AW Hansen, of Great Britain of the "Oriental Moon Waltz" in 1930.<ref>{{cite book|title=Catalog of copyright entries: Musical compositions, Part 3|publisher=Library of Congress. Copyright Office|year=1932|pages=516|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgVhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA516}}</ref><br />
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He gave land to [[Nanji Kalidas Mehta]], to start Maharana Mills manufacturing textiles.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzj1pyBKZzsC&pg=PA210|page=210|quote= The Maharana Mills was opened by Nanji Kalidas. His Highness gave him the land at one rupee per square yard. The aim was to lead the city and its subjects to prosperity|title=Journeys to freedom: Dalit narratives|author=Fernando Franco, Jyotsna Macwan, Suguna Ramanathan|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year= 2004|isbn=8185604657}}</ref> After independence of India, he merged his state into the [[United State of Kathiawar]] on 15 February 1948.{{cn|date=June 2020}} He also took active interest along with Nanji Kalidas Mehta to see that [[Kirti Mandir, Porbandar|Kirti Mandir]] is being built in Porbandar, as a memorial to [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref>[http://www.kirtimandir.org/aboutkirtimandir.html At the time when Gandhiji was released for the last time from the Agakhan palace by the British Government, residential public of Porbandar had decided to construct an ideal memorial on the birth palace of Mahatmaji. At that time, organization of the project was accomplished by the intensive efforts of the late Maharaja of Porbandar, Shri Natavarsinhji, and Rajaratna Shri Manjibhai Kalidas Mehta and his wife, Smt. Santokbehn.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103163201/http://www.kirtimandir.org/aboutkirtimandir.html |date=3 January 2015 }}</ref><br />
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Maharaja Sir Natwarsinhji [[Jethwa]] of Porbandar died in 1979 after a 71-year reign, aged 78. Although he had adopted a son, [[Udaybhansinhji Natwarsinhji Jethwa|Rajkumar Udaibhansinhji Jethwa]], in 1941, he died in 1977 with no issue; therefore, the headship of the dynasty is still uncertain after decades.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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==Titles==<br />
*1901–1908: [[Yuvraj|Patvi]] [[Namdar (title)|Namdar]] [[Maharajkumar]] [[Shri]] Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji [[Sahib]]<br />
*1908–1918: [[His Highness]] [[Maharaja]] [[Rana (title)|Rana]] Shri Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji [[Sahib]] [[Maharaja|Bahadur]], Rana [[Sahib]] of [[Porbandar]]<br />
*1918–1929: His Highness Maharaja Rana Shri Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji [[Sahib]] [[Maharaja|Bahadur]], Maharaja Rana Sahib of Porbandar<br />
*1929–1941: His Highness Maharaja Rana Shri [[Sir]] Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja Rana Sahib of Porbandar, [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]]<br />
*1941–1945: [[Captain (land and air)|Captain]] His Highness Maharaja Rana Shri Sir Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja Rana Sahib of Porbandar, KCSI<br />
*1945–1946: [[Major]] His Highness Maharaja Rana Shri Sir Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja Rana Sahib of Porbandar, KCSI<br />
*1946–1971: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] His Highness Maharaja Rana Shri Sir Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja Rana Sahib of Porbandar, KCSI<br />
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==Honours==<br />
*[[Delhi Durbar Gold Medal]] – 1911<br />
*[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (KCSI) – 1929<br />
*[[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]] – 1935<br />
*[[King George VI Coronation Medal]] – 1937<br />
*[[Indian Independence Medal]] – 1947<br />
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