Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra (15 October 1921 - 30 November 2015) was the final surviving royal of the British Raj-era "princely states" Tigiria State of Orissa.[1][2][3][4]
Brajraj was born on 15 October 1921, the son of Sudarshan Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra, Raja of Tigiria. After taking a diploma from Rajkumar College in Raipur in 1940, he married Rani Rasmanjari Devi, a princess of Sonepur, with whom he had six children.[2]
References
- ↑ A prince dies a pauper. Times of India(2015-12-06).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brajraj Mahapatra, Indian king - obituary. Telegraph.
- ↑ India's 'last prince' dies in obscure poverty in a mud hut, Marszal, Andrew. Telegraph(2015-12-01).
- ↑ Erstwhile king of Tigiria Brajraj Mahapatra dies in Odisha. The Indian Express(2015-12-01).