Gaj Singh II | |
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Head of the House of Rathore | |
Tenure | 26 January 1952 – present |
Predecessor | Hanwant Singh I |
Heir apparent | Shivraj Singh |
Maharaja of Jodhpur | |
Tenure | 26 January 1952 – present |
Coronation | 12 May 1952 |
Predecessor | Hanwant Singh |
Successor | Position abolished Shivraj Singh (heir) |
Regent | Krishna Kumari |
Born | Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, India | 13 January 1948
Spouse | Hemalata Rajye (m. 1973) |
Issue | Shivranjani Rajye Shivraj Singh |
Dynasty | Rathore |
Father | Hanwant Singh |
Mother | Krishna Kumari |
Religion | Hinduism |
Education | Cothill House Eton College |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Relatives | Chandresh Kumari Shailesh Kumari Hukum Singh |
Gaj Singh II (born 13 January 1948), known as 'Bapji' (meaning 'father'),[1] is the titular Maharaja of Jodhpur since 1952, as well as an Indian politician and diplomat.