Vijayaraji
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Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Sri Sir Vijayarajaji Khengarji |
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| Sawai Bahadur, GBE | |
| Maharaja of Kutch | |
| Reign | 15 January 1942 - 26 January 1948 |
| Predecessor | Khengarji III |
| Successor | Madansinhji |
| Born | 2 September 1885 |
| Died | 26 February 1948 (aged 62) |
| Spouse | Padmakunwar Ba |
| Issue | Meghraji |
| Dynasty | Jadeja Rajput |
| Father | Khengarji III |
Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Sri Sir Vijayarajaji Khengarji Sawai Bahadur, GBE (2 September 1885 - 26 February 1948) was the ruling Maharao of the princely state of Kutch from 1942 to his death in 1948.
As Yuvraj, Sir Vijayrajaji worked closely with his father, Khengarji III, and often was left to administer the state during his father's frequent journeys abroad.
He was married on 6 March 1907 to HH Maharani Shri Padmakunwar Ba Sahiba, daughter of HH Maharao Kesari Singhji Bahadur of Sirohi and had several issues.
He built upon his father's reforms, instituting the Kutch High Court, elected village councils and greatly expanded irrigation works and agricultural development in the state during short span of six years of his rule. He took keen interest in irrigation projects and took advice of experts for the matter and it was during his reign the famous Vijaysagar reservoir was built with an irrigation capacity of almost 4047 hectors. A total of 22 dams, mostly earthen, were constructed during his reign of six years, which even today stand to test of time. Also in his reign Cutch became the third princely state after Hyderabad and Travancore to start its own bus transport services beginning in year 1945. Sir Vijayrajaji was a botanist and ornithologist. In years 1942-45, he funded and facilitated Salim Ali's survey of the birds of Kutch. He enjoyed cricket, football, tennis, sculling and loved going on shikar.
He preferred to live in the Vijay Vilas Palace at Mandvi, which was built during reign of his father Maharaja Kehngarji, for him in year 1929 and was named after him.
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