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{{Infobox royalty <br />
| name = Rajagopala Tondaiman<br />
| reg-type = Diwan<br />
| regent = [[Raghunatha Pallavarayar]],<br />[[T. Raghavaiah]],<br />[[B. G. Holdsworth]],<br />[[Alexander Tottenham]],<br />[[C. P. Karunakara Menon]]<br />
| title = Raja of Pudukkottai<br />
| image = <br />
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| reign = 24 October 1928 – 3 March 1948<br />
| coronation = 24 October 1928<br />
| predecessor = [[Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman]]<br />
| successor = [[R. Rajagopala Tondaiman]]<br />
| consort = <br />
| issue = <br />
| royal house = Pudukkottai<br />
| father = <br />
| mother = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1922|06|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pudukkottai]], [[Pudukkottai state]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1997|01|16|1922|06|23}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]<br />
| place of burial= <br />
}}<br />
'''Raja Sri Brahdamba Dasa Raja Sri Rajagopala Tondaiman Bahadur''' (23 June 1922 – 16 January 1997) was the ninth and last ruler of the [[princely state]] of [[Pudukkottai state|Pudukkottai]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Rajagopala Tondaiman was born to Prince Ramachandra Tondaiman and his second wife, Mathusri Raja Srimathi Rani Janaki Ayi Sahib, on 23 June 1922.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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On 19 November 1928, six-year-old Rajagopala Tondaiman was appointed to succeed [[Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman]] as the Raja of Pudukkottai. [[Raghunatha Pallavarayar]] served as regent until February 1929. From February 1929 to 17 January 1944, the state was governed by a council of regency appointed by the British.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Rajagopala took over the administration on 17 January 1944.{{cn|date=June 2020}} On 3 March 1948, Rajagopala Tondaiman acceded to the dominion of India.<ref name="indianexpress_19480304">{{cite news|title=The Raja Accepts Sardar's Advice; signs agreement|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=4 March 1948|place=Madras|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_cU-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=nkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2217,5425383&hl=en}}</ref> The princely state became a part of Trichirappalli district of the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name="indianexpress_19480304" /><br />
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Rajagopala Tondaiman served as the President of the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA), Pudukottai Recreation Club (PRC) and Kodaikanal Boat and Rowing Club. He is a recipient of the [[George V]] Silver Jubilee Medal (1935), [[George VI]] Coronation Medal (1937) and Indian Independence medal (1948).<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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