Tukojirao Holkar III

Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Tukojirao III Holkar XIII Bahadur^[1] (26 November 1890 – 21 May 1978) was the Maharaja of Indore State belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas, son and successor of Shivajirao Holkar who abdicated in his favor on January 31, 1903. His mother was Akhand Soubhagyavati Shrimant Maharani Sita Bai Sahib Holkar.

He reigned under a regency council initially. He was sworn in with all the powers on 6 November 1911 at the age of 21. That same year he attended the coronation of George V of England in London. He founded the Order of Merit of Holkar (February 1914) and the Order of Ahilya Holkar (22 November 1920). He was knighted in the Order of the Star on January 1, 1918. He abdicated in favor of his only son Yashwantrao Holkar II on 26 February 1926 .

In 1895 he married Maharani Shrimant Chandravati Bai Sahib Holkar, in 1913 he married Maharani Akhand Soubhagyavati Shrimant AIndira Bai Sahib Holkar and 1928 with Maharani Akhand Soubhagyavati Shrimant Sharmista Devi Sahib Holkar, an American born Nancy Anne Miller.

He died in Paris on May 21 of 1978. He had one son and six daughters.

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