Brajraj Mahapatra
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Born15 October 1921
Died30 November 2015 (aged 94)
SpouseRani Rasmanjari Devi
FatherSudarshan Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra
| Brajraj Mahapatra | |||||
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| Maharaja | |||||
| Born | 15 October 1921 | ||||
| Died | 30 November 2015 (aged 94) | ||||
| Spouse | Rani Rasmanjari Devi | ||||
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| Father | Sudarshan Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra (15 October 1921 – 30 November 2015) was the final surviving royal of the British Raj-era "princely states" Tigiria State of Orissa.[1][2][3][4]
Brajraj was born on 15 October 1921, the son of Sudarshan Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra, Raja of Tigiria. After taking a diploma from Rajkumar College in Raipur in 1940, he married Rani Rasmanjari Devi, a princess of Sonepur, with whom he had six children.[2] although when brajraj kingdom was taken her wife took away five sons letting his eldest son bir Pratap Singh who was declared as a maharaja politician in 2015