Yadavindra Singh of Patiala
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Sir Yadvinder Singh Mahendra Bahadur GCIE GBE 
pronunciation (17 January 1914 – 17 June 1974) was Maharaja of Patiala from 1938 to 1974. He was also an Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1934.
Born at Patiala, Punjab in 1914, Maharaja Yadavindra attended Aitchison College, Lahore. He served in the Patiala State Police, became its Inspector General and served in Malaya, Italy and Burma during the Second World War.
He succeeded his father, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, as the Maharaja of Patiala on 23 March 1938. He married first Maharani Hem Prabha Devi of Saraikela and second Maharani Mohinder Kaur in 1938.
Following his accession to the throne of Patiala, Yadavindra pursued a political and diplomatic career, serving as chancellor of the Chamber of Princes from 1943 to 1944. In 1947, when India gained independence, he was the pro-chancellor of the Chamber of Princes. At a special session he said "After centuries time has come when India has gained independence from foreign rule and it's the time when we all (princely states) should unite for our motherland" and persuaded many other rulers to join the Indian Union.
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