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{{Short description|Last ruling Maharaja of Bhavnagar from 1919–1948}} | |||
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| name | | name = Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji | ||
| title | | title = [[Colonel]] [[Maharaja]] [[Raol]] [[Sir]] [[Shri]] | ||
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| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Bhavnagar]] | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{death date and age|1965|04|02|1912|05|19|df=y}} | ||
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| spouse | | spouse = Maharani Vijayabakunverba Sahiba | ||
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| office = [[Governor of Madras]] | |||
| predecessor = [[Archibald Nye]] | |||
| successor = [[Sri Prakasa]] | |||
| term_start = 7 September 1948 | |||
| term_end = 12 March 1952 | |||
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[[Colonel]] [[Maharaja]] [[Raol]] [[Sir]] [[Shri]] '''Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji''' [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]] (19 May 1912 – 2 April 1965) was an | [[Colonel]] [[Maharaja]] [[Raol]] [[Sir]] [[Shri]] '''Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji''' [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]] (19 May 1912 – 2 April 1965) was an Indian king and politician, the last ruling Maharaja of the [[Gohil dynasty]], who ruled [[Bhavnagar State]] from 1919 to 1948 and also served as the first Indian [[List of Governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor of Madras]] from 1948 to 1952. After the handover of rule of the Bhavnagar State as part of the Indian Union, Bhavnagar became the first state which joined the Indian Union.<ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/governors1946.htm Governors of Tamil Nadu since 1946], (Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 15 September 2008)</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji was born in [[Bhavnagar]] on 19 May 1912, the eldest son and heir of Maharaja [[Bhavsinhji II]] of Bhavnagar (1875–1919, r. 1896–1919). Kumarsinhji succeeded his father upon his death in 1919; only seven years old, he ascended the [[Bhavnagar]] throne under a regency until 1931. He was educated at [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]] like his father and grandfather who was the first student in 1870. | Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji was born in [[Bhavnagar]] on 19 May 1912, the eldest son and heir of Maharaja [[Bhavsinhji II]] of Bhavnagar (1875–1919, r. 1896–1919). Kumarsinhji succeeded his father upon his death in 1919; only seven years old, he ascended the [[Bhavnagar]] throne under a regency until 1931. He was educated at [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]] like his father and grandfather, who was the first student in 1870. | ||
==Reign== | ==Reign== | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
In 1931, Kumarsinhji married Maharani Shri Vijayabakunverba Sahiba (19 June 1910 – 6 October 1990), the daughter of Maharaja Bhojirajsinhji of Gondal and granddaughter of Maharaja Bhagvatsinh of Gondal. The couple had two sons and three daughters: | In 1931, Kumarsinhji married Maharani Shri Vijayabakunverba Sahiba (19 June 1910 – 6 October 1990), the daughter of Maharaja Bhojirajsinhji of Gondal and granddaughter of Maharaja Bhagvatsinh of Gondal. The couple had two sons and three daughters: | ||
#Maharaja Shri | #Maharaja Shri Virbhadra Sinh Gohil (14 March 1932 – 26 July 1994) who succeeded as Maharaja of Bhavnagar. His son, Vijayrajsinhji Gohil, is the present Maharaja of Bhavnagar | ||
#Maharajkumar | #Maharajkumar Shivbhadra Sinh Gohel (b. 23 December 1933) | ||
#Maharajkumari | #Maharajkumari Ba Shri Hansa Kunverba Sahiba (b. 25 July 1941) (now the Rajmata Sahiba of [[Ajaygarh]]) | ||
#Maharajkumari Ba Shri Dilhar Kunverba Sahiba (19 November | #Maharajkumari Ba Shri Dilhar Kunverba Sahiba (b. 19 November 1942) (now the Maharani Sahiba of [[Panna, India|Panna]]) | ||
#Maharajkumari Ba Shri Rohini Devi Sahiba (8 October 1945) (now | #Maharajkumari Ba Shri Rohini Devi Sahiba (b. 8 October 1945) (now the Maharani of [[Kutch]]) | ||
==Later years== | ==Later years== | ||
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===Hon. military ranks=== | ===Hon. military ranks=== | ||
*Hon. Colonel, Indian Army - 18 January 1951<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=20 | *Hon. Colonel, Indian Army - 18 January 1951<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=20 |date=27 January 1951 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||
*Hon. Commodore, Indian Navy - 18 January 1951<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=21 | *Hon. Commodore, Indian Navy - 18 January 1951<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=21 |date=27 January 1951 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||
==Political office== | ==Political office== | ||
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