Last ruling Maharaja of Dhrangadhra from 1967 to 1971
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His Highness
Meghrajji III
KCIE, FRAS, FRAI, FRHistS
Born
(1923-03-03)3 March 1923
Died
1 August 2010(2010-08-01) (aged 87)
Member of Lok Sabha from Surendranagar
In office 1967–1971
HH Shri Shaktimant Jhaladhipati Mahamandleshwar Maharana Sriraj Maharaja Sir Shri Mayurdwajsinhji Meghrajsinhji III Ghanshyam Sinhji Bahadur, KCIE, FRAS, FRAI, FRHistS (3 March 1923 – 1 August 2010) was the last ruling Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad. He was an academic, politician, member of several distinguished academic bodies, and one of the last surviving rulers of the former princely states of the British Raj. He was also the last surviving knight of the Order of the Indian Empire and the last of either of the chivalric orders of the British Indian Empire.
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