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Digvijaysinhji (10 April 1896Template:Sndash6 January 1941) was Thakore of Limbdi from 30 September 1940 until his death in 1941.
Early life, family, and education
Digvijaysinhji was born on 10 April 1896 at Jamnagar to Daulatsinhji and his wife Baluba.[1][2] He was first educated at Rajkumar College in Rajkot and then at Eton College in Eton.[1][3] He married twice.[1] Firstly, in 1910, to Nand Kunverba, the only daughter of Kesarisinhji, the Maharaja of Idar.[4][5] This marriage was proposed by Pratap Singh.[1] To mark this marriage, his father established several scholarships to help aid students.[5] By his first wife, he had one son, Ramrajendrasinhji, and two daughters, Prem Kunverba and Dharmendra Kunverba.[1][2] By his second wife, he had a son, Chhatrasalji.[2] He attended the Delhi Durbar of 1911 with his father.[6]
Reign
Upon the death of his father on 30 September 1940, he succeeded him to the rank, dignity and title of the Thakore of Limbdi.[2][7] However, his reign was short-lived, as he died 3 months and 7 days after his accession to the throne.[7]
Death
He died on 6 January 1941 and was succeeded by Chhatrasalji as the Thakore of Limbdi.[2][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thakore Sahib Sir Daulat Singh of Limbdi, Kathiawar: A Biography{{#if:Sharpe|, Sharpe}. John Murray(1931)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 LIMBDI, Soszynski, Henry. members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ Forty Years of the Rajkumar College: An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rajkumar College, Rajkot{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Printed and bound by Hazell, Watson and Viney(1910)
- ↑ His Imperial Majesty King George V and the Princes of India and the Indian Empire (Historical-Biographical){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. The Imperial Publishing Co(1937)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey{{#if:Solomon|, Solomon}. Asian Educational Services(2006). ISBN 978-81-206-1965-4
- ↑ Coronation Durbar, Delhi 1911: Official Directory, with Maps{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Superintendent Government Printing, India(1911)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the State of Western India, 1916-1947{{#if:McLeod|, McLeod}. BRILL(2023-07-31). ISBN 978-90-04-64479-3
- ↑ Who S Who Among Indian Princes Rajas And Chiefs Nobles 1941 - 42{{#if:Not Available|, Not Available}(1942)