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Jitendra Narayan,
Maharaja of Cooch Behar
23rd Maharaja of Cooch-Behar
Reign1 September 1913 - 20 December 1922
SuccessorJagaddipendra Narayan
Born(1886-12-20)20 December 1886
Cooch Behar Palace, India
Died20 December 1922(1922-12-20) (aged 36)
London, United Kingdom [1]
SpouseMaharani Indira Devi(1913-1922)
Personal information
Full name
Jitendra Narayan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1918Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI
Only First-class18 March 1918 Maharaja of Cooch Behar's XI v Lord Willingdon's XI
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 33
Batting average 16.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 18
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 September 2011

Maharaja Shri Sir Jitendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur KCSI (20 December 1886 – 20 December 1922) was Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, in India from September 1913 until his death in December 1922.

Early life

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. 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

He established Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School in the year 1916.

Cricket

He played one first-class cricket match, for his own side, scoring 33 runs in total.[2]

References

  1. ^ "History Book of Cooch Behar". Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Maharaja of Cooch Behar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
Political offices
Preceded by Maharaja of Cooch Behar
1913–1922
Succeeded by