Bodhchandra Singh

Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh or Bodhachandra Singh (1908–1955) was the last ruler of the princely state of Manipur under the British Raj as well as the Dominion of India. He ruled between 1941 and 15 October 1949. During his term, India was decolonised by the British, receiving independence on 14 August 1947. The Maharaja presided over a transition to democracy, passing the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947. He signed the Instrument of Accession, joining India shortly before the British departure. In 1949, a few months before India became a republic, he signed a merger agreement, whereby Manipur became an integral part of India governed by the Constitution of India. He was granted a privy purse of Rs. 300,000 per annum.