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Cricket · India

Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji

Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja (18 September 1895 – 3 February 1966), known widely in Poland as the Good Maharaja (Polish: Dobry Maharadża), was the ruling Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (present day Jamnagar), succeeding his uncle, the famed cricketer Ranjitsinhji. He ruled Nawanagar from 1933 to 1947, when Nawanagar was merged into the United State of Kathiawar, after which he held his title nominally. Jadeja is personally credited with saving around 740 Polish orphans between 1942 and 1946, following the Invasion of Poland.

Profile details

Born
18 Sep 1895
Country
India
Sport
Cricket
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • ▸Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
  • ▸Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
  • ▸Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
  • ▸Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India

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Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja (18 September 1895 – 3 February 1966), known widely in Poland as the Good Maharaja (Polish: Dobry Maharadża), was the ruling Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (present day Jamnagar), succeeding his uncle, the famed cricketer Ranjitsinhji. He ruled Nawanagar from 1933 to 1947, when Nawanagar was merged into the United State of Kathiawar, after which he held his title nominally. Jadeja is personally credited with saving around 740 Polish orphans between 1942 and 1946, following the Invasion of Poland.

Biography adapted from Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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