Preparation for the coronation of Maharaja Bodh Chandra Singh, by his Prime Minister in 1944
Born
(1908-07-24)24 July 1908[1]
Imphal, Kingdom of Manipur, British India
Died
9 December 1955(1955-12-09) (aged 47)[2]
Imphal, Manipur, India
Occupation
Maharaja of Manipur
Parent
Churachand Singh (father)
Relatives
M. K. Priya Brata Singh (brother)
Kingdom of Manipur
Part of History of Manipur
Kings of Manipur
Loiyumba
1074–1112
Senbi Kiyamba
1467–1508
Koirengba
1508–1512
Khagemba
1597–1652
Pitambar Charairongba
1697–1709
Pamheiba
1720–1751
Gaurisiam
1752–1754
Chitsai
1754–1756
Ching-Thang Khomba
1769–1798
Rohinchandra
1798–1801
Maduchandra Singh
1801–1806
Chourjit Singh
1806–1812
Marjit Singh
1812–1819
Gambhir Singh
1825–1834
Nara Singh
1844–1850
Debindro Singh
1850–1850
Chandrakirti Singh
1850–1886
Surachandra Singh
1886–1890
Kulachandra Singh
1890–1891
Churachandra Singh
1891–1941
Bodhchandra Singh
1941–1949
Manipur monarchy data
Ningthouja dynasty (Royal family)
Pakhangba (Symbol of the kingdom)
Cheitharol Kumbaba (Royal chronicle)
Imphal (Capital of the kingdom)
Kangla Palace (Royal residence)
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Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh or Bodhachandra Singh (1908–1955) was the last ruler of the princely state of Manipur under the British Raj as well as the Dominion of India. He ruled between 1941 and 15 October 1949.[3] During his term, India was decolonised by the British, receiving independence on 14 August 1947. The Maharaja presided over a transition to democracy, passing the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947. He signed the Instrument of Accession, joining India shortly before the British departure. In 1949, a few months before India became a republic, he signed a merger agreement, whereby Manipur became an integral part of India governed by the Constitution of India.
The Maharaja retained his title for his lifetime and passed it on to his son and heir Okendrajit Singh. Afterwards, the royal titles were abolished by the Indian Parliament.[4]
Bodhchandra Singh married seven or nine women, his first wife being HH Srimati Maharani Tharendra Kishori (Rajkumari Ram Priya Devi), who died in 1942; she was daughter of the Raja of Bodo Khimedi.[citation needed]
^Kārāma Manimohana Siṃha: [Hijam Irabot Singh and political movements in Manipur], B.R. Pub. Corp., 1989, p. 147
^"Biography of His Highness Maharaja Bodhachandra (Last King of Manipur) - Part 3". e-pao.net. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^Ben Cahoon. "Indian Princely States K-Z". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
^Henry Soszynski. "Manipur Princely State - (11 gun salute)". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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