Yeshwantrao Ghorpade
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| Yeshwantrao Ghorpade | |||||
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| Raja of Sandur | |||||
 Yeshwantrao in 1938 | |||||
| Reign | 5 May 1928 - 1 April 1949 | ||||
| Coronation | 20 June 1928 | ||||
| Predecessor | Venkata Rao III | ||||
| Successor | Murarirao | ||||
| Born | 13 November 1908 Sanduru | ||||
| Died | 11 October 1996 (aged 87) Sanduru | ||||
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| House | Ghorpade Dynasty | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Maharaja Srimant Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade (13 November 1908 - 11 October 1996) was the ruler of the princely state of Sandur from 1928 to 1949. He was the last Rajah of Sandur and presided over the accession of the state to the Dominion of India. He was also an ardent wildlife conservationist and member of the Bombay Natural History Society.
Yeshwantrao was born on 13 November 1908 in Sanduru, the capital of Sandur state to Bhujangrao Yeshwantrao Raje Ghorpade, the jagirdar of Gajendragad and his wife, Tarabai Sahib Ghorpade. Yeshwantrao had his education at Baldwin High School, Bangalore and Holkar College, Indore and graduated from the Allahabad University. On 5 May 1928, he succeeded his deceased cousin, Venkata Rao III as the Raja of Sandur and was formally installed on 20 June 1928.