1. Maharaja Raol Sir Shri Colonel Bhavsinhji II Takhtsinhji, KCSI was a Maharaja from the Gohil dynasty, who ruled the Bhavnagar State in western India from 1896 until 1919.
11 Facts About Bhavsinhji II
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Bhavsinhji II was educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot like his father who was the first student in 1870.
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Bhavsinhji II was attached to the 2nd Bombay Lancers and served in the Bhavnagar State Forces from 1894 until 1896.
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From his second marriage, he had a son Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji II, born in 1912, who later succeeded him to the throne.
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Bhavsinhji II was installed on the gaddi at the Darbargadh Palace in Bhavnagar on 10 February 1896.
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Bhavsinhji II earned a name as a progressive ruler and continued the modernisation and development programmes instituted by his father Sir Takhatsinhji.
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Bhavsinhji II initiated the construction of five filter beds and a large service reservoir for future droughts.
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Bhavsinhji II was one of the first princely states to start self-governance to people and instituted People's Representative Assembly, comprising farmers, tradesmen, municipal representatives and landholders.
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Bhavsinhji II was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1904.
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Bhavsinhji II composed four parts of the Sangeet Mala, a treatise on the medicinal properties of Indian plants.
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Bhavsinhji II died on 16 July 1919 and his son, Krishna Kumarasingh Bhavasingh, succeeded him to throne of Bhavnagar State.