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	\| succession = [[~~Maharaja~~ Holkar\|Maharaja ~~Holkar~~ of Indore]]		\| succession = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|border\|33x30px]] 12th [[House of Holkar\|Holkar]] [[Maharaja]] of [[Indore]]
	\| reign = 17 June 1886 – 31 January 1903		\| reign = 17 June 1886 – 31 January 1903
	\| coronation = 12 July 1886, [[Indore]]		\| coronation = 12 July 1886, [[Indore]]
	\| predecessor = [[Tukojirao Holkar II]]		\| predecessor = [[Tukojirao Holkar II]]
	\| successor = [[Tukojirao Holkar III]]		\| successor = [[Tukojirao Holkar III]]
	\| house = [[Holkar]]		\| house = [[House of Holkar\|Holkar]]
	\| spouse =		\| spouse =
	\| father = Tukojirao Holkar II		\| father = Tukojirao Holkar II
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	'''Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Shivaji Rao Holkar Bahadur XII'''{{citation needed\|date=June 2020}} (Indore, 11 November 1859 – Maheshwar, 13 October 1908) was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Indore]] ([[Indore State\|Holkar State]]) ~~belonging to the~~ [[~~Holkar]] dynasty~~ of ~~the [[Marathas~~]]. He ~~was~~ the ~~son of~~ [[~~Tukojirao~~ Holkar II]] and Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Parvati Bai Sahib. He was educated at the [[Daly College]], Indore, a school in central India along with the rulers of the [[Ratlam State]], [[Dewas Sr. State]] & other [[Thakur (Indian title)\|~~Thakurs~~]] of the ~~princely states in~~ [[~~Madhya Bharat~~]].		'''Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Shivaji Rao Holkar Bahadur XII'''{{citation needed\|date=June 2020}} (Indore, 11 November 1859 – Maheshwar, 13 October 1908) was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Indore]] ([[Indore State\|Holkar State]]) in [[Presidencies and provinces of British India\|British India]] from 1886 until he abdicated in 1903. He belonged to the [[House of Holkar\|Holkar]] dynasty of the [[Marathas]].

	==Life==		==Life==
	He ~~succeeded his father when he died on 17 June 1886~~. He ~~visited England~~ in ~~1887 to attend~~ the ~~celebrations~~ of the [[~~Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria~~\|~~golden wedding of the queen-empress~~]]~~, and was made Knight Grand Commander of the~~ [[~~Order~~ of the ~~Star~~ of India]] ~~on 20 June 1887~~.		He was the son of [[Tukojirao Holkar II]] and Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Parvati Bai Sahib. He was educated at the [[Daly College]], Indore, a school in central India along with the rulers of the [[Ratlam State]], [[Dewas Sr. State\|Dewas State (senior)]] & other [[Thakur (Indian title)\|Thakurs]] of the princely states of the [[Central India Agency]].

	~~His administration was poor~~. ~~The resident had been separately removed from Indore since 1854~~, ~~but since 1899 the British appointed a new resident specific for better oversight~~ of the ~~state. The currency~~ of the ~~state was replaced in 1902 by the currency~~ of ~~British~~ India.		He succeeded his father when he died on 17 June 1886. He visited England in 1887 to attend the celebrations of [[Queen Victoria\|Victoria's]] [[Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria\|Golden Jubilee]], and was made Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] on 20 June 1887.

	He abdicated on 31 January 1903 in favour of his son [[Tukojirao Holkar III]], ~~(born in 1890)~~ .		His administration was poor. The resident had been separately removed from Indore since 1854, but since 1899 the British appointed a new resident specifically for better oversight of the state. The currency of the state was replaced in 1902 by the currency of British India.

			He was in poor health, and apparently had indicated a desire to abdicate several times before he formally said so to the Viceroy, [[George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston\|Lord Curzon]] in August 1902, delaying the actual ceremony until after the [[1903 Delhi Durbar]]. He abdicated on 31 January 1903 in favour of his 12-year old son [[Tukojirao Holkar III]], and retired to [[Barwaha]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Latest Intelligence - Abdication of the Maharajah Holkar\|date=2 February 1903 \|page=5 \|issue=36993}}</ref>
	[[File:ShivajiRaoHolkarCoin.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|A silver rupee of Shivajirao Holkar 1886-1903, minted at Indore in [[Vikram Samvat]] 1948 (1891)]]		[[File:ShivajiRaoHolkarCoin.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|A silver rupee of Shivajirao Holkar 1886-1903, minted at Indore in [[Vikram Samvat]] 1948 (1891)]]

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	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Commons category}}		{{Commons category}}
	*[[Holkar]]		*[[House of Holkar\|Holkar]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
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	{{S-hou \| [[Holkar\|Holkar Dynasty]]\|11 November\|1859\|13 October\|1908}}		{{S-hou \| [[House of Holkar\|Holkar Dynasty]]\|11 November\|1859\|13 October\|1908}}
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	{{s-bef \| before=[[Tukojirao Holkar II]]}}		{{s-bef \| before=[[Tukojirao Holkar II]]}}
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	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Holkar, Shivajirao}}~~
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	[[Category:1908 deaths]]		[[Category:1908 deaths]]
	[[Category:Indian knights]]		[[Category:Indian knights]]
	[[Category:Maharajas of Indore]]		[[Category:Maharajas of Indore State]]
	[[Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]		[[Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]
	[[Category:Monarchs who abdicated]]		[[Category:Monarchs who abdicated]]
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{{Short description|Maharaja of Indore from 1886–1903}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Shivaji Rao
| image = Shivajirao Holkar 1859 1908.jpg
| caption =
| succession = [[Maharaja Holkar|Maharaja Holkar of Indore]]
| reign = 17 June 1886 – 31 January 1903
| coronation = 12 July 1886, [[Indore]]
| predecessor = [[Tukojirao Holkar II]]
| successor = [[Tukojirao Holkar III]]
| house = [[Holkar]]
| spouse =
| father = Tukojirao Holkar II
| issue = Tukojirao Holkar III
Savitri bai,
Bhima bai changan
Thaku bai zannane
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1859|11|11}}
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[British Raj]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1908|10|13|1859|11|11}}
| death_place = [[Maheshwar]], [[British Raj]]
}}

'''Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Shivaji Rao Holkar Bahadur XII'''{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} (Indore, 11 November 1859 – Maheshwar, 13 October 1908) was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Indore]] ([[Indore State|Holkar State]]) belonging to the [[Holkar]] dynasty of the [[Marathas]]. He was the son of [[Tukojirao Holkar II]] and Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Parvati Bai Sahib. He was educated at the [[Daly College]], Indore, a school in central India along with the rulers of the [[Ratlam State]], [[Dewas Sr. State]] & other [[Thakur (Indian title)|Thakurs]] of the princely states in [[Madhya Bharat]].

==Life==
He succeeded his father when he died on 17 June 1886. He visited England in 1887 to attend the celebrations of the [[Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria|golden wedding of the queen-empress]], and was made Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] on 20 June 1887.

His administration was poor. The resident had been separately removed from Indore since 1854, but since 1899 the British appointed a new resident specific for better oversight of the state. The currency of the state was replaced in 1902 by the currency of British India.

He abdicated on 31 January 1903 in favour of his son [[Tukojirao Holkar III]], (born in 1890) .
[[File:ShivajiRaoHolkarCoin.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A silver rupee of Shivajirao Holkar 1886-1903, minted at Indore in [[Vikram Samvat]] 1948 (1891)]]

In 1865 he married Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Girja Bai Sahib Holkar, later Maharani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Varanasi Bai Sahib Holkar, Shrimant Maharani Sahib Akhand Soubhagyavati Chandrabhaga Bai Holkar, Maharani Sita Bai Soubhagyavati Shrimant Akhand Sahib Holkar.

He died at Maheshwar on 13 October 1908. He had two sons and six daughters.

==Honours==
*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (GCIE), ''1887''
*[[Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal]], ''1887''

==See also==
{{Commons category}}
*[[Holkar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{s-start}}
{{S-hou | [[Holkar|Holkar Dynasty]]|11 November|1859|13 October|1908}}
{{s-reg}}
{{s-bef | before=[[Tukojirao Holkar II]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=[[Maharaja Holkar|Maharaja Holkar of Indore]]|years=1886 - 1903}}
{{s-aft | after =[[Tukojirao Holkar III]]}}
{{S-end}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holkar, Shivajirao}}
[[Category:1859 births]]
[[Category:1908 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian knights]]
[[Category:Maharajas of Indore]]
[[Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]
[[Category:Monarchs who abdicated]]

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