Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI (20 August 1904 – 16 June 1986) was the last ruling Raja of

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, and was subsequently a diplomat and

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Life

Joginder Sen succeeded to the Mandi throne on 28 April 1913, aged eight. On 18 February 1925, he received an honorary commission as a

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in the

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. Knighted as a Knight Commander of the

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(KCSI) in the

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list, he was promoted to honorary

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on 26 September 1931 and to honorary

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on 24 December 1938. He received his final promotion to honorary

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on 15 October 1946, and received an honorary commission in the same rank in the post-Independence

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on 18 January 1951. After serving as Ambassador to Brazil, Raja Joginder Sen represented the Mandi constituency in the

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from 1957 to 1962.

References

, - {{s-end 1904 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Indian monarchs Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Indian knights Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India Indian National Congress politicians from Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India India MPs 1957–1962