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{{Short description|Maharana Raj Sahib of Dhrangadhra}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Mansinhji II<br>{{small|{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|size=90%}}}}}}
| title = [[His Highness]]<br>[[Maharana]] [[Raja|Raj]]
| image = H.H. Man Singh, Raja of Dhrangadhra.jpg
| caption = HH Maharana Raj Mansinhji II Sahib
| succession = [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Maharana Raj Sahib of Jhalavad]]
| reign = 1869-1900
| predecessor = [[Ranmalsinhji II]]
| successor = [[Ajitsinhji of Dhrangadhra|Ajitsinhji]]
| birth_date = 11 January 1837
| birth_place = Manmehlat Palace, [[Dhrangadhra State]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1900|12|02|1837|df=y}}
| death_place = Manmehlat Palace, [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra State]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
*''[[#Family|Details]]''
*[[Vaghela]] Rupali Kuwarba
*[[Jadeja]] Jiji Kunwarba
*[[Gohil dynasty|Gohil]] Kasi Kunwarba
*[[Gohil dynasty|Gohil]] Kesaba kunwarba
*[[Chauhan dynasty| Chauhan]] Hamji kunwarba}}
| issue = Jaswantsinhji<br>Sajjansinhji
| issue-link = #Family
| issue-pipe = Among 6 others
| full name = Mansinhji II Ranmalsinhji Jhala
| house = [[File:Drapeau Dhrangadhra.png|25px]] [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]]
| father = [[Ranmalsinhji II]]
| mother = Bairaj kunwarba [[Jadeja]] of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]]
| dynasty = [[Jhala (clan)|Jhala]]
| module =
}}
[[Highness|HH]] [[Maharana]] [[Raja|Raj]] '''Mansinhji II Ranmalsinhji''' [[Maharaja Bahadur|Sahib Bahadur]], {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCSI|}}, was the 42nd ruler of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Jhalavad]] from 1869 to 1900. He was granted a personal salute of [[15-guns salute|15-guns]] during his reign. He was succeeded by his grandson [[Ajitsinhji of Dhrangadhra|Ajitsinhji]].

== Biography ==

=== Early life ===
He was born on 11 January 1837 at Manmehalat Palace, [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]] to [[Maharana]] [[Ranmalsinhji II]] and Maharani Bairaj kunwarba.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Mayne |first=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JBU-AQAAMAAJ&q=Mansinhji+II |title=History of the Dhrangadhra State |date=1921 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |language=en}}</ref>

=== Reign ===
He succeeded his father Ranmalsinhji II on 28 October 1869 at Jhallesvar Vat Palace, [[Halvad]]. He was promoted to personal salute of [[15-guns salute|15-guns]] and was awarded [[Knight Commander of the Star of India|KCSI]] on 1 January 1877 at the Delhi Durbar of 1877. He received a ''Sanad'' of adoption in 1890.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilberforce-Bell |first=Harold |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmZDAAAAYAAJ&q=mansinhji+II+dhrangadhra |title=The History of Kathiawad from the Earliest Times |date=1980 |publisher=Ajay Book Service |language=en}}</ref>

He extended education facilities, improved the [[transport infrastructure]], reformed the revenue assessments and building hospitals. He built the first girls school and an English school in [[Dhrangadhra]] and many Gujarati schools in villages nearby. He also built Prince of Wales Hospital in [[Dhrangadhra]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PeeRRf0EhnIC&q=maharana+Mansinhji |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles & Zamindars of India |date=1915 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singhji |first=Virbhadra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NYK7ZSpPzkUC&dq=mansinhji+II+dhrangadhra&pg=PA38 |title=The Rajputs of Saurashtra |date=1994 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7154-546-9 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Death and succession ===
He died on 2 December 1900, succeeded by his grandson [[Ajitsinhji of Dhrangadhra|Ajitsinhji]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Solomon |first1=R. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC&dq=maharana+Mansinhji&pg=PA387 |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Bond |first2=J. W. |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |language=en}}</ref>

== Family ==
He had 5 wives and 6 Children: 3 sons and 3 daughters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=dhranga7 |url=https://www.royalark.net/India/dhranga7.htm |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=www.royalark.net}}</ref>

=== Wives ===
*Rupali Kuwarba [[Vaghela dynasty|Vaghela]], daughter of Thakore Jalamsinhji of Bhadarwa
*Jiji Kunwarba [[Jadeja]], daughter of Sangaji Sahib of Khijdia, in [[Dhrol State|Dhrol state]]
*Kasi Kunwarba [[Gohil dynasty|Gohil]], daughter of Thakore Shri Pratapsinhji of [[Palitana State]]
*Kesaba kunwarba [[Gohil dynasty|Gohil]], daughter of Thakore Shri Sursinhji Pratapsinhji of [[Palitana State]]
*Hamji kunwarba Chauhan of [[Chhota Udaipur State]]
=== Children ===
*Jaswantsinhji, [[Ajitsinhji of Dhrangadhra|Ajitsinhji]]'s father
*Sajjansinhji
*Natwarsinhji
*Raj Kunwarba, married to [[Highness|HH]] [[Maharaja]] Ranjit Singh of [[Ratlam State|Ratlam]]
*Takht Kunwarba, married to [[Highness|HH]] [[Maharaja]] [[Madho Singh II]] of [[Kingdom of Amber|Jaipur]]
*Gulab Kunwarba, married to [[Highness|HH]] [[Maharawal]] [[Shalivahan Singh]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]]

== Titles ==

* 1837-1869: Patvi Namdar [[Raja (title)|Rajkumar]] [[Shri]] Mansinhji II Ranmalsinhji Sahib, [[Yuvaraja|Yuvraj]] of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]]
* 1869-1877: Shri Shaktimant Jhaladipati Mahamandleshwar [[Maharana]] Sriraj [[Sir]] Mansinhji II Ranmalsinhji [[Maharaja Bahadur|Sahib Bahadur]], [[Maharana]] Raj Sahib of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]]
* 1877-1900: Shri Shaktimant Jhaladipati Mahamandleshwar [[Maharana]] Sriraj [[Sir]] Mansinhji II Ranmalsinhji [[Maharaja Bahadur|Sahib Bahadur]], [[Maharana]] [[Raja|Raj]] Sahib of [[Kingdom of Jhalavad|Dhrangadhra]],[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India|KCSI]]

== Awards and honours ==

* Prince of Wales Medal, 1875
* '''KCSI''': [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]], 1877
* '''KIH''': [[Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal]], 1877

== References ==
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[[Category:1837 births]]
[[Category:1900 deaths]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]

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