| Pravinsinhji | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharana | |||||
| Raja of Sant | |||||
| Reign | 22 December 1946 – 1948 | ||||
| Predecessor | Jorawarsinhji | ||||
| Successor | Krishnakumarsinhji | ||||
| Born | 1 December 1907 | ||||
| Died | 1948 | ||||
| Spouse | Hansa Kumari | ||||
| Issue | Krishnakumarsinhji | ||||
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| Father | Jorawarsinhji | ||||
Pravinsinhji was the ruler of Sant from 1946 until his death in 1948.
Early life, family, and education[edit | edit source]
Pravinsinhji was born on 1 December 1907 to Jorawarsinhji.[1][2] He received his elementary education at home.[3] He then joined the Rajkumar College, Rajkot.[3] After completing the Diploma Examination there, he attended the Princes School in Baroda, which he left in 1925 after passing the School Leaving Certificate Examination of the Bombay University.[3][4]
He married Hansa Kumari, a daughter of Vijayarajaji, the Maharao of Cutch, by his wife Padma Kunverba, on 15 May 1928 at Bhuj.[5][6] By her, he had a son, Krishnakumarsinhji.[5]
Reign[edit | edit source]
Upon the death of his father on 22 December 1946, he succeeded to his title, rank, and dignity as the ruler of Sant.[2][7] Upon the partition of India, he signed an instrument of accession to accede his state to the Dominion of India.[8] By this instrument, he vested in the Dominion of India powers in relation to the defence, external affairs, and communications of his state.[8] He later entered into a merger agreement with the Governor-General of India on 19 March 1948.[8]
Death[edit | edit source]
He died of heart failure at his residence in Mumbai in 1948, and was succeeded by his son, Krishnakumarsinhji.[5][9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Khosla K. R. (1942). The States Estates and Who's Who In India and Burma. The Imperial Publishing Co., Railway Road, Lahore. p. 69.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steinberg, S. (23 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1948. Springer. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-230-27077-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bennet Coleman And Co. Ltd. The Indian Year Book Vol. 28 Ed By Francis Low And Who's Who In India 1941 1942 Bombay Bennet Coleman And Co. Ltd. p. 1313.
- ↑ Not Available (1939). Memoranda On The Indian States 1939. p. 40.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Soszynski, Henry. "SANT". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ Surajmal Lallubhai & Co. Bombay. Surajmals For Quality Diamonds. p. 542.
- ↑ Epstein, M. (27 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1947. Springer. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-230-27076-3.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 International Studies: Quarterly Journal of the Indian School of International Studies. Asia Publishing House. 1967. pp. 494–495.
- ↑ The Feudatory and zemindari India. 1948. p. 141.