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| Sir George Jiwajirao Scindia | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja of Gwalior | |
 7th and the last ruling Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, c. 1940 | |
| Maharaja of Gwalior | |
| Reign | 5 June 1925 – 28 May 1948 |
| Predecessor | Madho Rao Scindia I |
| Successor | Madhavrao Scindia |
| Recipient privy purse, benefits, and title "Maharaja of Gwalior"[1] | |
| Reign | 28 May 1948 – 16 July 1961 |
| Successor | Madhavrao Scindia |
| Born | 26 June 1916 Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India |
| Died | 16 July 1961 (aged 45) Samudra Mahal, Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Spouse | Vijaya Raje Scindia |
| Issue | Padma Raje Usha Raje Madhavrao Scindia Vasundhara Raje Scindia Yashodhara Raje Scindia[2] |
| House | Scindia |
| Father | Madho Rao Scindia |
| Mother | Gajrabai Raje Sahib Scindia |
| Religion | Hindu |
Sir George Jiwajirao Scindia[3] KStJ (26 June 1916 – 16 July 1961) was the ruler of the Gwalior state during the British Raj and later the Rajpramukh (Governor) of the Indian state of Madhya Bharat.
Jiwajirao was the Maharaja, of the princely state of Gwalior in central India from 1925 until 1947. After the state was absorbed into independent India, he was granted a privy purse, certain privileges, and the use of the title Maharaja of Gwalior by the Government of India,[1] which he retained until his death in 1961. He also served as the rajpramukh (governor) of the state of Madhya Bharat until 1956.
- ^ a b Ramusack, Barbara N. (2004). The Indian princes and their states. Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-521-26727-4.
The crucial document was the Instrument of Accession by which rulers ceded to the legislatures of India or Pakistan control over the defence, external affairs, and communications. In return for these concessions, the princes were to be guaranteed a privy purse in perpetuity and certain financial and symbolic privileges such as exemption from customs duties, the use of their titles, the right to fly their state flags on their cars, and to have police protection. ... By December 1947 Patel began to pressure the princes into signing Merger Agreements that integrated their states into adjacent British Indian provinces, soon to be called states or new units of erstwhile princely states, most notably Rajasthan, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, and Matsya Union (Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karaulli).
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- ^ Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir George Jiwajirao Scindia (29 October 2024). "Last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior". Royal Archives. Retrieved 29 October 2024.