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| Indira Devi | |
|---|---|
| Maharani of Cooch Behar | |
.jpg) Indira Devi in 1935 | |
| Born | 19 February 1892 Baroda |
| Died | 6 September 1968 (aged 76) Bombay, India |
| Spouse | |
| Issue |
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| House | Gaekwad (by birth) Koch (by marriage) |
| Father | Sayajirao Gaekwad III |
| Mother | Chimnabai II |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Indira Devi (born as Indira Raje; 19 February 1892 – 6 September 1968) was the Maharani of the princely state of Cooch Behar, British India.[1] She was born a princess of Baroda as the daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, by his second wife Chimnabai II.[1]
She broke her arranged engagement to marry Jitendra Narayan and became daughter-in-law to Suniti Devi. Previously her engagement had been fixed to Madho Rao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior.[2]
Following the death of her husband she became regent of Cooch Behar in 1922-1936 during the minority of her elder son Jagaddipendra Narayan.[2] Her fourth child and second daughter, Princess Gayatri Devi, would later go on to become the Maharani of Jaipur.[2]
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