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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Donald Moyle Field (19 November 1881 – 11 November 1956) was an officer of the
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and
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who served as Chief Minister of the princely state of
Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
from 1935 to 1946,Biography, ''
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the last of the
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leaders of that area. Among the events of Field's ministry was the 1937 order formally granting the request of
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community of Rajputana to be renamed as "Sainik Kshatriya" in official records.Order No. 2240, Jodhpur, 6 February 1937, D.M.Field, Chief Minister, Government of Jodhpur, Jodhpur State Archives


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Donald History of Jodhpur Companions of the Order of the Star of India Year of birth unknown Knights Bachelor Indian Political Service officers British Indian Army officers People educated at Tonbridge School Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst 1881 births 1956 deaths British people in colonial India