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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Rana of Alirajpur from 1862 to 1871}}<br />
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| name = Ganga Deo<br />
| title = [[Rana (title)|Rana]]<br />
| succession = [[Rana (title)|Rana]] of [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]]<br />
| reign = 1862 – 1871<br />
| predecessor = [[Jaswant Singh of Alirajpur|Jaswant Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Rup Deo]]<br />
| house = {{flagicon image|Drapeau_AliRajpur.png}} [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]]<br />
| father = [[Jaswant Singh of Alirajpur|Jaswant Singh]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Rathore dynasty|Rathore]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Ganga Deo''' was the [[Rana (title)|Rana]] of [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]] from 1862 until his deposition in 1871.<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
His father, [[Jaswant Singh of Alirajpur|Jaswant Singh]], who died in 1862, had left behind a will according to which the state of [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]] was to be divided equally between him and his brother, [[Rup Deo]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Superintendent Of Government Printing Calcutta |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280278 |title=Imperial Gazetteer Of Central India |date=1908 |pages=338}}</ref> To decide whether the will was to be acted upon, the [[British government of India|Government of India]] consulted with neighboring Ruling Chiefs and decided that it should be set aside.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Department |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VM4NAAAAIAAJ |title=A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries |date=1893 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |pages=435 |language=en}}</ref> It was decided that Ganga Deo is the heir to the deceased and should succeed to the chiefship while suitable provision should be made for [[Rup Deo]].<ref name=":0" /> Accordingly, he was installed as the [[Rana (title)|Rana]] of [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]].<ref name=":1" /> On his succession, the [[British government of India|Government of India]] conferred upon him a [[Robe of honour|dress of honor]], and he presented them with a nazrana of 1,500 rupees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=Royal |date=2021-07-19 |title=Ali Rajpur (Princely State) |url=https://oroyalarchives.com/ali_rajpur/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Royal Archives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Department |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qwEMAAAAYAAJ |title=Central India Agency |date=1893 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |pages=435–436 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Deposition ==<br />
He was deposed for incompetency in 1869 and the state was placed under the superintendence of Muhammad Najab Khan.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Mehta |first=Manu Nandshankar |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48807 |title=Hind Rajasthan |date=1896 |pages=767}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=C.E. Luard |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08803/ |title=Western States Gazetteers: Malwa |date=1908 |publisher=Bombay, British India Press |pages=559}}</ref> He was granted an allowance of 1,000 Rs. per month for his maintenance.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died in March 1871.<ref name=":2" /> Upon his death, his younger brother, [[Rup Deo]], succeeded to his titles.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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