Tukojirao Holkar III

Who is Tukojirao Holkar III?

Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Tukojirao III Holkar XIII Bahadur was the Maharaja of Indore 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 6th 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 and the Order of Ahilya Holkar. 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.