Jiyajirao Scindia was the last reigning Maharaja of Gwalior state in central India, as well as the rajpramukh of the former state of Madhya Bharat in India, when he died in 1961.
Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia was an Indian prince and government official who lived from June 26, 1916, to July 16, 1961.From 1925 to 1947, he was the Maharaja of the princely state of Gwalior in central India, which was ruled by the British Raj. He was given a privy purse, certain privileges, and the title Maharaja of Gwalior by the Government of India after the state was absorbed into independent India, which he retained until his death in 1961. Until 1956, he was also the rajpramukh (governor) of the state of Madhya Bharat.
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