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To create, stimulate and maintain awareness amongst the public about the importance of India’s and Pakistan’s royal heritage.

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Rajkumar Martand Singh of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Wali Ahad Begum Samantha Sara Sahiba of Cambay had the honour and privilege of meeting Kyra Wilson (right), Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, and Derek Nepinak (left), Chief of Minegoziibe Anishinabe, during the Team Canada Trade Mission to India last month.
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His Highness the Rana Manvendra Singh of Barwani posing next to a 1919 model of the 4.5-h.p. Daimler Special with Gold Limousine Body at the Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad.
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Yuvaraj Vikramaditya Singh of Jammu and Kashmir is pictured with his son, Rajkumar Martand Singh, alongside Yuvaraj Mahanaaryaman Rao Scindia of Gwalior, as well as H.H. the Maharawal Chaitanya Raj Singh of Jaisalmer and his brother, Maharaj Janmejaya Raj Singh
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Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Jodhpur and Maharaja Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo of Mayurbhanj, with the Maharaj-Kumaris of Mayurbhanj, Mrinalika Manjari Bhanj Deo and Akshita Manjari Bhanj Deo, during the wedding of Rajkumar Martand Singh of Jammu and Kashmir and Kunwarani Rhea Badal.
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Seated atop a richly caparisoned elephant in a howdah bearing the armorial bearings of the State of Bahawalpur is Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi IV. The attendant seated in the khawasi holds a parasol over him, and the mahout can be seen carrying an elephant goad.
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His Highness Amir Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V of Bahawalpur is showing His Majesty King Faisal II of Iraq and His Royal Highness Amir Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz military equipment during the visit of the latter two to His Highness's dominions in 1954.
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Accompanying them is Wali-Ahad Nawabzada Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi.
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Aitchison College, Lahore, recently celebrated the 140th anniversary of its founding. To mark the occasion and celebrate the long-standing association between the College and the Royal House of Bahawalpur, the Wali-Ahad Nawabzada Bahawal Abbas Khan Abbasi, himself an (1/2)
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alumnus, visited the College to join in the anniversary celebrations. (2/2)
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Shahzada Mohiuddin of Chitral, the then Member of the National Assembly, with Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, at the Chitral Airport in 1999.
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Our cordial and heartfelt congratulations to Rajkumar Martand Singh of Jammu and Kashmir and Kunwarani Rhea Badal on their wedding. We wish them much happiness.
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Yuvaraj Karan Singh of Jammu and Kashmir being driven in an open-top car to Kutch Castle on Nepean Sea Road in South Mumbai for his wedding to Yasho Rajya Lakshmi, the granddaughter of H.H. Maharaja Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Lamjung and Kaski. c. March 1956.
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H.H. the Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala is seen posing for a portrait with guests at the Jagatjit Palace. H.H. is seated prominently at the centre of the gathering, and his son, Maharajkumar Amarjit Singh, is seen seated before him on the floor.
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In 1923, His Highness Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar of Alwar undertook the construction of the Jay Sagar Bund across the Sahibi River to address the recurring destruction caused by its seasonal floods and to turn its waters into a valuable resource for irrigation throughout (1/2)
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his State. It was one of the largest irrigation projects undertaken in Rajputana at the time and was designed to irrigate more than 62,000 bighas of agricultural land. (2/2)
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His Highness the Maharaja Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad of Baroda is being driven in the gold carriage to the Durbar Hall during his rājyābhiṣeka. c. 1939.
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In 1898, when his grandfather Maharawal Udai Singh II died, Maharawal Bijey Singh succeeded him on the throne of Dungarpur. As he was a minor at the time, a council of regency was formed to administer the state in his stead, and he was sent to join Mayo College, Ajmer, (1/4)
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on 27 February 1909 he was formally invested with full ruling powers over his State. During his reign, he introduced a number of reforms that transformed Dungarpur into a modern state, and his promptness, dedication, hard work and commitment to his people's well-being (3/4)
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earned him their love and respect. (4/4)
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