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 Preparation for the coronation of Maharaja Bodh Chandra Singh, by his Prime Minister in 1944 | |
| Born | 24 July 1908[1] |
| Died | 9 December 1955 (aged 47)[2] |
| Occupation | Maharaja of Manipur |
| Father | Churachand Singh |
| Relatives | Priyobrata Singh (brother) |
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Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh or Bodhachandra Singh (1908–1955) was the last ruler of the princely state of Manipur under the British Raj as well as the Dominion of India. He ruled between 1941 and 15 October 1949.[3] During his term, India was decolonised by the British, receiving independence on 14 August 1947. The Maharaja presided over a transition to democracy, passing the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947. He signed the Instrument of Accession, joining India shortly before the British departure. In 1949, a few months before India became a republic, he signed a merger agreement, whereby Manipur became an integral part of India governed by the Constitution of India. He was granted a privy purse of Rs. 300,000 per annum.[4]
- ^ Kārāma Manimohana Siṃha: [Hijam Irabot Singh and political movements in Manipur], B.R. Pub. Corp., 1989, p. 147
- ^ Pathou, Wahengbam (5 December 2013). "Biography of His Highness Maharaja Bodhachandra (Last King of Manipur) - Part 3". The Sangai Express – via e-pao.net.
- ^ Ben Cahoon. "Indian Princely States K-Z". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Choudhury, Northeast India: A Political History (2023), pp. 136–137.