Pratapsinhji Amarsinhji
Last Maharana of Wankaner from 1954–1971
About Pratapsinhji Amarsinhji
Lived 1907 – 2007 (aged 100).
Captain Maharana Raj Shri Pratapsinhji Sahib (12 April 1907 – 4 June 2007) was last official Maharana Raj Sahib of Wankaner belonging to Jhala dynasty from 28 June 1954 till 28 December 1971, when India abolished official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration, privy purses. He was son of Captain Maharana Raj Shri Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji Sahib, the Maharana Raj Sahib of Wankaner.
He was educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot and later moved to England for further studies and studied at Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire and Cambridge University. He sold his Wankaner House at Mumbai, a decision which he later regretted.
He is father of Digvijaysinh Jhala and MK Ranjitsinh Jhala. He died in 2007 at age of 100.
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Last Maharana of Wankaner from 1954–1971
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Pratapsinhji Amarsinhji was born on 12 April 1907.
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Pratapsinhji Amarsinhji died on 4 June 2007.
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