Maharaja of Vizianagram
The Maharaja of Vizianagram was the title held by the rulers of the princely state of Vizianagram, now in Andhra Pradesh, India.
List of title-holders
The prominent people who have held this title include :
- Pusapati Amala Gajapati Raju (Founder)
- Pusapati Rachi Gajapati Raju
- Pusapati Tama Gajapati Raju
- Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I
- Pasupati Ananda Gajapati Raju
- Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju II(1760–1794)
- Pusapati Narayanadev Gajapati Raju (1794–1845)
- Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju III(1845–1879)
- Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju (1879–1897)
- Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju IV(1897–1922)
- Pusapati Alakh Narayanadev Gajapati Raju (1922–1937)
- Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju (1945–1995). His eldest son is Ananda (below) and second son is Ashok Gajapati Raju, the cabinet minister
- Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju (1950-2016 )
Other prominent family members
- Vijayananda Gajapathi Raju, better known as Vizzy, a politician and former cricket captain of India, was the Maharajkumar (prince) of Vizianagram, being the second son of Maharaja Vijayarama Gajapati Raju IV (1897–1922).
- Ashok Gajapati Raju, younger brother of the present head of the family, is a prominent politician and the Union Cabinet Minister for Civil Aviation in the Narendra Modi cabinet.
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