HH Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Shri Sir Pragmalji II Saheb Bahadur, (1839−1875) (reign 1860–1875) was the ruler of

Cutch State Cutch State, also spelled Kutch or Kachchh and also historically known as the Kingdom of Kutch, was a kingdom in the Kutch region from 1147 to 1819 and a princely state under British rule from 1819 to 1947. Its territories covered the present ...

, belonging to the

Jadeja Jadeja ( Gujarati, Sindhi: , or ''Jāṛejā'') is a Samma Rajput clan that inhabits the Indian state of Gujarat and the Tharparkar district of Sindh, Pakistan. They originated from Sammas of Sindh, a pastoral group, and laid a claim on the ...

dynasty who ascended the throne upon death of his father & predecessor

Rao Deshalji II Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Shri Deshalji II Sahib Bahadur (1814–1860; reign: 1819–1860) was the Rao of Cutch belonging to Jadeja dynasty, who ascended the throne of Princely State of Cutch upon deposition of his father Bharmalji II by B ...

on 26 July 1860 and ruled till his death on 19 December 1875. He was a progressive ruler and the forts of

Mandvi Mandvi is a beach town with municipality in the Kutch district, Kachchh district (Kutch) in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Gujarat. It was once a major port of the region and summer retreat for Maharao (king) of the Cutch ...

Mundra Mundra is a census town and a headquarter of Mundra Taluka of Kutch district, Kachchh district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. Founded in about the 1640s, the town was an important mercantile centre and port thr ...

were re-built during his time. The embankment of Hamirsar Lake,

Prag Mahal The Prag Mahal is a 19th-century palace located next to the Aina Mahal in Bhuj, Kutch district, Kutch, Gujarat, India. History Prag Mahal is named after Rao Pragmalji II, who commissioned it and construction began in 1865.

in the capital city of

Bhuj Bhuj () is a city and the headquarters of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Etymology According to legend, Kutch (Kachchh) was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to King B ...

were other constructions during his reign. It was during his reign the system of state-funded education started. In 1870 he started Alfred High School, the first high school of Kutch at

. He was succeeded by his son Khengarji III of Kutch. Prag Mahal, named after him, which was commissioned by him in the year 1865, designed by Colon Wilkins, was built for by the British architects and the Kutchi builders was completed after his death in the year 1879 during reign of his son, Khengarji III.Prag Mahal -This palace was built for Rao Pragmalji II (1860-75) by the British architects and the Kutchi builders
/ref> The Port Police, Special cell for minerals, Forest officers for forest protection and the first

Municipality was formed during the reign of Pragmulji.The touch of modernization in Kutch
/ref> The civil and army laws were framed under guidance of British. Also the modernization set foot in Kutch with the appointment of Non Kutchi Dewan Dewan Bahadur Krishnaji Tulkar, Police Commissioner Pandurang Shivram, and as the Chief Justice Shri Vinayakrao Bhagwat in which only Kutchis were appointed till then. Kutch kori of Pragmalji II

Political Office

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