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	\| birth_name =		\| birth_date = January 1839
	\| birth_date = 1839		\| birth_place = Aina Mahal,[[Bhuj]], [[Cutch State]]
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	\| death_date = 19 December 1875		\| death_date = 19 December 1875
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	\| spouse =		\| spouse = Jethwaji Kesar Kunwarba of [[Porbandar State]]

			Vagheliji Jeev Kunwarba of Bela in [[Cutch State\|Cutch]]

			Jhaliji Uchhab Kunwarba of [[Dhrangadhra State]]

			Jethwaji Phool Kunwarba of [[Porbandar State]]

			Jhaliji Krishna Kunwarba of [[Dhrangadhra State]]
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	\| issue = [[Khengarji III]]		\| issue = [[Khengarji III]]

			Karan Sinhji

			Pran Kunwarba m.to HH Maharaja Sir [[Dungar Singh]] of [[Bikaner State]]
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	\| house = [[Jadeja~~]] [[Rajput~~]]		\| house = [[Jadeja]]
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	\| father = [[Deshalji II]]		\| father = [[Deshalji II]]
	\| mother =		\| mother = Jhaliji Roop Kunwarba d.of Maharana Raj Saheb Amar Sinhji of [[Dhrangadhra State]]
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	'''[[Maharao]] Pragmalji II''', {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|GCSI}} (1839−1875) (reign~~: 1860-1875~~) was the ~~Rao~~ of Cutch, ~~a ruler of~~ [[Jadeja]] dynasty who ascended the throne upon death of his father & ~~king~~ [[Rao Deshalji II]] on 26 July 1860 and ruled till his death on 19 December 1875.<ref>[http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/kutch_tree.html Jadeja dynasty of Kutch -Family Tree] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613165408/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/kutch_tree.html \|date=2011-06-13 }}</ref>		'''[[Maharao\|HH Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Shri Sir]] Pragmalji II Saheb Bahadur''', {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|GCSI}} (1839−1875) (reign 1860–1875) was the ruler of [[Cutch State]], belonging to the [[Jadeja]] dynasty who ascended the throne upon death of his father & predecessor [[Rao Deshalji II]] on 26 July 1860 and ruled till his death on 19 December 1875.<ref>[http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/kutch_tree.html Jadeja dynasty of Kutch -Family Tree] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613165408/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/kutch_tree.html \|date=2011-06-13 }}</ref>

	He was a progressive ~~King~~ and the forts of [[Mandvi]], [[Mundra]] were re-built during his time. The embankment of [[Hamirsar Lake]], [[Prag Mahal]] in [[Bhuj]] were other constructions during his reign. It was during his reign the system of state-funded education started.<ref>[http://kachchh.webs.com/historyofkutch.htm Reign Of Pragmalji state-funded education started in Kutch]</ref>		He was a progressive ruler and the forts of [[Mandvi]], [[Mundra]] were re-built during his time. The embankment of [[Hamirsar Lake]], [[Prag Mahal]] in the capital city of [[Bhuj]] were other constructions during his reign. It was during his reign the system of state-funded education started.<ref>[http://kachchh.webs.com/historyofkutch.htm Reign Of Pragmalji state-funded education started in Kutch]</ref>

	In 1870 he started [[Alfred High School, Bhuj\|Alfred High School]], the first high school of Kutch at [[Bhuj]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NhcIAQAAIAAJ&q=ALFRED] Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Pálanpur, and Mahi Kántha. 1880, Page 205.</ref><ref>Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas : A brief History & Glory: by Raja Pawan Jethwa, Calcutta, 2007 Page:63 Jairam Ruda Gajdhar of [[Mistris of Kutch\|Mistri community]] was the [[Gaidher]] of the State during reign of Pragmulji II and part of reign Khengwarji Bawa, when Prag Mahal, Alfred High School, Fergusson Museum, embankment of Hamirsar Lake, etc. were constructed.</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Khengarji III of Kutch]]. Prag Mahal, named after him, which was commissioned by him in 1865, designed by Colon Wilkins, was built for by the British architects and the Kutchi builders was completed after his death in the year 1879 during reign of his son, Khengarji III.<ref>[http://www.asanjokutch.com/content/monuments.asp?main_cat=visitor Prag Mahal -This palace was built for Rao Pragmalji II (1860-75) by the British architects and the Kutchi builders]</ref> The Port Police, Special cell for minerals, Forest officers for forest protection and the first [[Bhuj]] Municipality was formed during the reign of Pragmulji.<ref name="f">[http://www.panjokutch.com/history/html/histo_5a.htm The touch of modernization in Kutch]</ref> The civil and army laws were framed under guidance of British. Also the modernization set foot in Kutch with the appointment of Non Kutchi Dewan Dewan Bahadur Krishnaji Tulkar, Police Commissioner Pandurang Shivram, and as the Chief Justice Shri Vinayakrao Bhagwat in which only [[Kutchi people\|Kutchi]]s were appointed till then.<ref name="f" />		In 1870 he started [[Alfred High School, Bhuj\|Alfred High School]], the first high school of Kutch at [[Bhuj]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NhcIAQAAIAAJ&q=ALFRED] Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Pálanpur, and Mahi Kántha. 1880, Page 205.</ref><ref>Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas : A brief History & Glory: by Raja Pawan Jethwa, Calcutta, 2007 Page:63 Jairam Ruda Gajdhar of [[Mistris of Kutch\|Mistri community]] was the [[Gaidher]] of the State during reign of Pragmulji II and part of reign Khengwarji Bawa, when Prag Mahal, Alfred High School, Fergusson Museum, embankment of Hamirsar Lake, etc. were constructed.</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Khengarji III of Kutch]]. Prag Mahal, named after him, which was commissioned by him in the year 1865, designed by Colon Wilkins, was built for by the British architects and the Kutchi builders was completed after his death in the year 1879 during reign of his son, Khengarji III.<ref>[http://www.asanjokutch.com/content/monuments.asp?main_cat=visitor Prag Mahal -This palace was built for Rao Pragmalji II (1860-75) by the British architects and the Kutchi builders]</ref> The Port Police, Special cell for minerals, Forest officers for forest protection and the first [[Bhuj]] Municipality was formed during the reign of Pragmulji.<ref name="f">[http://www.panjokutch.com/history/html/histo_5a.htm The touch of modernization in Kutch]</ref> The civil and army laws were framed under guidance of British. Also the modernization set foot in Kutch with the appointment of Non Kutchi Dewan Dewan Bahadur Krishnaji Tulkar, Police Commissioner Pandurang Shivram, and as the Chief Justice Shri Vinayakrao Bhagwat in which only [[Kutchi people\|Kutchi]]s were appointed till then.<ref name="f" />
	[[File:Kutch kori of Pragmalji II.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Gold ''[[Kutch kori\|kori]]'' of Pragmalji II, struck at the [[Bhuj]] mint, dated 1866]]		[[File:Kutch kori of Pragmalji II.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Gold ''[[Kutch kori\|kori]]'' of Pragmalji II, struck at the [[Bhuj]] mint, dated 1866]]

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{{Short description|Ruler of Kutch from 1860–1875}}
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'''[[Maharao]] Pragmalji II''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCSI}} (1839−1875) (reign: 1860-1875) was the Rao of Cutch, a ruler of [[Jadeja]] dynasty who ascended the throne upon death of his father & king [[Rao Deshalji II]] on 26 July 1860 and ruled till his death on 19 December 1875.<ref>[http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/kutch_tree.html Jadeja dynasty of Kutch -Family Tree] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613165408/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/misc/kutch_tree.html |date=2011-06-13 }}</ref>

He was a progressive King and the forts of [[Mandvi]], [[Mundra]] were re-built during his time. The embankment of [[Hamirsar Lake]], [[Prag Mahal]] in [[Bhuj]] were other constructions during his reign. It was during his reign the system of state-funded education started.<ref>[http://kachchh.webs.com/historyofkutch.htm Reign Of Pragmalji state-funded education started in Kutch]</ref>

In 1870 he started [[Alfred High School, Bhuj|Alfred High School]], the first high school of Kutch at [[Bhuj]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NhcIAQAAIAAJ&q=ALFRED] Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Pálanpur, and Mahi Kántha. 1880, Page 205.</ref><ref>Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas : A brief History & Glory: by Raja Pawan Jethwa, Calcutta, 2007 Page:63 Jairam Ruda Gajdhar of [[Mistris of Kutch|Mistri community]] was the [[Gaidher]] of the State during reign of Pragmulji II and part of reign Khengwarji Bawa, when Prag Mahal, Alfred High School, Fergusson Museum, embankment of Hamirsar Lake, etc. were constructed.</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Khengarji III of Kutch]]. Prag Mahal, named after him, which was commissioned by him in 1865, designed by Colon Wilkins, was built for by the British architects and the Kutchi builders was completed after his death in the year 1879 during reign of his son, Khengarji III.<ref>[http://www.asanjokutch.com/content/monuments.asp?main_cat=visitor Prag Mahal -This palace was built for Rao Pragmalji II (1860-75) by the British architects and the Kutchi builders]</ref> The Port Police, Special cell for minerals, Forest officers for forest protection and the first [[Bhuj]] Municipality was formed during the reign of Pragmulji.<ref name="f">[http://www.panjokutch.com/history/html/histo_5a.htm The touch of modernization in Kutch]</ref> The civil and army laws were framed under guidance of British. Also the modernization set foot in Kutch with the appointment of Non Kutchi Dewan Dewan Bahadur Krishnaji Tulkar, Police Commissioner Pandurang Shivram, and as the Chief Justice Shri Vinayakrao Bhagwat in which only [[Kutchi people|Kutchi]]s were appointed till then.<ref name="f" />
[[File:Kutch kori of Pragmalji II.jpg|thumb|left|Gold ''[[Kutch kori|kori]]'' of Pragmalji II, struck at the [[Bhuj]] mint, dated 1866]]

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