Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar

Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar (5 November 1838-17 October 1916); also known as Bapusaheb was the penultimate Raja of Phaltan between 1841 and 1916. His reign was one of the Longest in Indian history.[1][2]

Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar
Raja of Phaltan
Mudhojirao alias Bapusaheb Naik Nimbalkar of Phaltan.jpg
Photo (taken in 1911)
7 December 1841-17 October 1916
26 March 1860
PredecessorBajaji II Rao Nimbalkar
SuccessorMaloji IV Rao Mudhojirao Naik Nimbalkar
Born5 November 1838
Died17 October 1916(1916-10-17) (aged 77)
HouseNimbalkar

Life

Born on 5th November 1838; succeeded to gadi as a minor on 7th December 1841, and installed as ruler 26th March 1860. The late Deshmukh Janrao died without issue in 1841; therefore his widow, Sahebjibdi, adopted the present Chief, and a nazar of a large amount was paid on the occasion to the Raja of Satara, of which State Phaltan was a feudatory. He attended the 1911 Delhi Durbar at the age of 72. He witnessed the start of World War I. He died at the age of 77 on 17 October 1916. He was succeeded by his son and heir Maloji IV Rao Mudhojirao Naik Nimbalkar.[3][4][5][6]

References

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  3. Lethbridge, Roper (1893). The golden book of India, a genealogical and biographical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated, of the Indian empire. Robarts - University of Toronto. London Macmillan.
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