Tukojirao III
Tukojirao III was the ruling Maharaja of the Maratha princely state of Dewas from 1900 to 1937. He succeeded to the gadi of Dewas following the death of his uncle, Raja Krishnajirao II. His tutor and guardian from 1907 was Malcolm Lyall Darling.
The first Maharaja of Dewas, he was granted the title by the British Government on his thirtieth birthday in 1918. The novelist E.M. Forster served as his secretary for a period in 1921. In 1934, Tukojirao fled to Pondicherry in French India, leaving his only son Vikramsinhrao to take charge of the state's affairs. He died in exile in Pondicherry three years later at the age of 48, and was succeeded by Vikramsihnrao, who himself abdicated the throne in 1946 to become Chhatrapati Shahaji II Bhonsle, Maharaja of Kolhapur.Titles
- 1888-1900: Shrimant Keshavrao Anandrao Puar
- 1900-1911: His Highness Kshatriya Kulavatana Sena Sapta Sahasri Senapati Pratinidhi, Raja Shrimant Tukojirao III Puar, Raja of Dewas
- 1911-1918: His Highness Kshatriya Kulavatana Sena Sapta Sahasri Senapati Pratinidhi, Raja Shrimant Sir Tukojirao III Puar, Raja of Dewas, KCSI
- 1918-1937: His Highness Kshatriya Kulavatana Sena Sapta Sahasri Senapati Pratinidhi, Maharaja Shrimant Sir Tukojirao III Puar, Maharaja of Dewas, KCSI
Honours
- Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1903
- Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1911
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India -1911
- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935
