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<p>Add new article</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Maharaja of Porbandar from 1831–1900}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{More citations needed|date=July 2022}}<br /> [[File:Maharana Vikramjitji of Porbandar State (1910) (14594436738).jpg|thumb|Maharana Vikramatji of Porbandar State (1896)]]<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Maharaja]] [[Rana (title)|Rana]][[Shri]] Vikramatji Khimojiraj [[Sahib]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (1 April 1819 – 21 April 1900) was the ruler of [[Princely State of Porbandar]] belonging to [[Jethwa]] [[Rajput]] dynasty.&lt;ref name=b&gt;{{cite book|title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the ... By Sir Roper Lethbridge|year=2005|page=422|isbn=9788187879541|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&amp;pg=PA422 |last1=Lethbridge|first1=Sir Roper}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> He was born at the Darbargadh, Porbandar in 1819 as Bhojirajji and was the only son of Maharaja Rana Shri [[Khimojiraj Haloji]] Sahib, Rana Sahib of Porbandar. He succeeded upon the death of his father on 20 June 1831, at the Darbargadh. He reigned under the Regency of his mother until her death in 1841 and was invested with full ruling powers in the same year.<br /> <br /> However, under his reign, due to mismanagement of treasury and general affair of the State, the status of Porbandar was degraded from a first-class to a third-class state in 1869, and the administration taken over by the [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay government]] in 1886.<br /> <br /> In year 1888, during his reign [[metre gauge]] railway line [[Porbandar State Railway]] was inaugurated.<br /> <br /> He died on 21 April 1900, and was succeeded by his grandson [[Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji]].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==Political office==<br /> {{s-start}}<br /> {{s-hou|[[Jethwa|Jethwa Dynasty]]||1 April 1819||21 April 1900}}<br /> {{s-reg|}}<br /> {{s-bef|before=[[Khimojiraj Haloji]]}}<br /> {{s-ttl|title=[[Porbandar State|Maharaja of Probandar]]|years=1831-1900}}<br /> {{s-aft|after=[[Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji]]}}<br /> {{s-end}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Maharajas of Porbandar]]<br /> [[Category:1819 births]]<br /> [[Category:1900 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:Gujarati people]]<br /> [[Category:Indian royalty]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu monarchs]]</div>

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