Jitendra Narayan
Jitendra Narayan | |||||||||||||||
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Maharaja of Cooch Behar | |||||||||||||||
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23rd Maharaja of Cooch-Behar | |||||||||||||||
Reign | 1 September 1913 – 20 December 1922 | ||||||||||||||
Successor | Jagaddipendra Narayan | ||||||||||||||
Born | Cooch Behar Palace, India | 20 December 1886||||||||||||||
Died | 20 December 1922 London, United Kingdom [1] | (aged 36)||||||||||||||
Spouse | Maharani Indira Devi (1913–1922) | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jitendra Narayan | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1918 | Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI | ||||||||||||||
Only First-class | 18 March 1918 Maharaja of Cooch Behar's XI v Lord Willingdon's XI | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 September 2011 |
Maharaja Shri Sir Jitendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur KCSI (20 December 1886 – 20 December 1922) was the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, India, from September 1913 until his death in December 1922.
Early life
[edit]Jitendra Narayan was the second son of Nripendra Narayan and Suniti Devi of Cooch Behar. Victor Nitindra Narayan Bhup Bahadur was his younger brother, the third son of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan and Maharani Suniti Devi. He was married to Indira Raje, who was the daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III and Maharani Chimnabai of Baroda State. When they met, Indira was engaged to Madho Rao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior. The couple's elopement took the families by shock. At the time Jitendra Narayan, as a younger son, was not expected to take the throne. He was father of two sons Jagaddipendra Narayan, Indrajitendra Narayan and three daughters, Ila Devi, Gayatri Devi and Menaka Devi. His first cousin was Raja Jaladhar Bose of Chitranjan and Rupnarayanpur.
Work
[edit]He established Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School in the year 1916.
Cricket
[edit]He played one first-class cricket match, for his own side, scoring 33 runs in total.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "History Book of Cooch Behar". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Player Profile: Maharaja of Cooch Behar". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- 1886 births
- 1922 deaths
- Bengali Hindus
- 20th-century Bengalis
- Hindu monarchs
- Indian cricketers
- Maharajas of Koch Bihar
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Indian knights
- Founders of Indian schools and colleges
- Indian educators
- 20th-century Indian educators
- Educationists from India
- Educators from West Bengal
- Cricketers from West Bengal
- People from Cooch Behar