Yashwant Rao Holkar II

Yeshwant Rao Holkar II
Investiture of Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar Bahadur of Indore 9th May 1930
Maharaja Holkar of Indore
Reign26 February 1926 – 28 May 1948
Coronation11 March 1926, Juna Rajwada Palace, Indore
PredecessorTukojirao Holkar III
SuccessorMonarchy abolished, Indore merged into Madhya Bharat
Titular Maharaja Holkar of Indore
Pretendence28 May 1948 – 5 December 1961
SuccessorUsha Devi Holkar
Born(1908-09-06)6 September 1908
Indore, Indore State, British India
Died5 December 1961(1961-12-05) (aged 53)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
SpousePrincess Sanyogita of Kagal
Maharani Margaret Holkar
Maharani Euphemia Holkar
IssueMaharajkumar Shrimant Shivaji Rao Holkar (Prince Richard Holkar)
Maharani Usha Devi Holkar
HouseHolkar
FatherTukojirao Holkar III
MotherChadrawati Bai Saheba
ReligionHinduism

Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Yeshwant Rao II Holkar XIV Bahadur (6 September 1908 – 5 December 1961) was the Maharaja of Indore (Holkar State, now in present-day Madhya Pradesh) belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas. With his first wife, he became known for a life of elegance and extravagance in the 1920s and 30s.

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