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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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Wali-Ahad Nawabzada Muhammad Junaid Ali Khan of Tonk and Begum Afsheen Jamal.

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Further, in his reign, four additional branches of this school were opened: three in 1875 at Ghat Darwaza, Ganga Pol, and Hathroi, and a fourth in 1877 at Amber. (2/2)

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The education of girls in Jaipur received special attention during the reign of H.H. the Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II. In 1866, he established the first girls' school in the state, where daily stipends were provided to needy pupils to enable them to continue their studies. (1/2)

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satisfactory explanation for her absence, they were expected to ensure her immediate return to school. (3/3)

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The advancement of female education was among the foremost concerns of His Highness Maharaja Dr. Sir Bhagvatsinhji of Gondal. In 1917, he made education for girls both compulsory and free of charge and thereafter dispatched his officials throughout the state to explain the (1/3)

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new measure to parents and answer any questions or concerns they might have. He further established a system whereby, if a girl remained absent from school for three consecutive days, inquiries would be made at her home; unless her parents or guardians could provide a (2/3)

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@sarahsinghNY Here is one from when Rajadhiraj Sahib was visiting Rome with His Highness the Maharaja.

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Following his meeting with His Majesty Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, at Rome in 1935, the Maharaja of Patiala, His Highness Sir Bhupinder Singh, along with his entourage, proceeded to the Vatican, where he was received by His Holiness Pope Pius XI, who on the (1/3)

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@sarahsinghNY How wonderful! Thank you for sharing that.

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Children of Their Highnesses the Maharana Bhagwat Singh and Maharani Sushila Kumari of Udaipur, c. 1969.

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Singh; Jai Kishan Kaul; and others, including the Pontifical Swiss Guard.

Image credit: Bonhams. (3/3)

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occasion also appointed him the Knight Grand Cross of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great.

Here His Highness is seen on the occasion with his Prime Minister, His Excellency Nawab Sir Liaqat Hyat Khan; Raja Mahesh Inder Singh of Patiala; Reet Mohinder (2/3)

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Maharaj Sahib Daivat Singh and Rani Sahiba Kirti Kumari of Sirohi with Their Highnesses the Maharana Raj Sahib Kesrisinh Jhala and the Maharani Sahiba Yogini Kumari of Wankaner at Swarup Bhawan, Mount Abu, in 2012.

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The Maharaja of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh II, with his son, the Yuvraj Shivraj Singh.

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H.H. The Maharaja of Bikaner, Sir Ganga Singh, H.H. The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh and H.H. the Nawab of Palanpur, Sir Taley Muhammad Khan drive through Palanpur in 1936.

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The portrait seen in this picture was painted by Alfred Jonniaux, whereas the one painted by Philip de László is held at The de Laszlo Archive Trust.

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Her Highness The Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, photographed at her residence, the Lily Pool, in front of a portrait of her mother, Her Highness The Rajmata Indira Devi of Cooch Behar, that was painted by Philip de László.

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The Yuvraj of Santrampur, Vrishankaditya Parmar, photographed at Shri Joraver Vilas.

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Arthur Meighen, and William Massey. (2/2)

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After attending the Imperial Conference in 1921, H.H. the Maharao Sir Khengarji III of Kutch is seen at 10 Downing Street, London, with V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, the Earl of Balfour, the Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Jan Smuts, Billy Hughes, (1/2)

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The Maharao Madansinhji Sawai Bahadur of Kutch served as the Ambassador of India to Norway from 1957 to 1960, and here he's seen at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on 22 June 1958, when he attended the ceremony in which Olav V was consecrated as the King of Norway.