Dictionary of Indian Biography/Indore, Sir Takoji Rao Holkar II, Maharaja of
INDORE, SIR TAKOJI RAO HOLKAR II, MAHARAJA OF (1832–1886)
Was nominated successor by the Regent mother of the late Maharaja and recognized in 1843 by the British Government : invested with authority, 1852 : the thoroughness of his loyalty during the mutiny of 1857 was doubted, but, after the defeat of his army, which attacked the British Residency at Indore, his prudent and circumspect behaviour was held to entitle him to confidence : and he was made a G.C.S.I. in 1861. He developed the resources of his State, which he administered with skill and attention to business : giving much time to military and police matters : he received the Prince of Wales with great ceremony when H.R.H. visited India in 1875–6 : was made a General in 1877 : he died June 17, 1886.