Raja of Manchuru
ruler of the Estate of Manchuru
The Raja of Manchuru, is an Indian title of nobility. It originally designated the feudal lord of the Manchuru Estate.
List of Rajas of Manchuru
(Preceding geneological records are vague, however local estimates place five title holders before this)
- Govindarajulu Kalikiri-Reddy, 6th Raja of Manchuru
- Venkataswamy Kalikiri-Reddy, 7th Raja of Manchuru
In 1947, the British Raj was replaced by a republic. Under the Indian Constitution adopted in 1950, titles of nobility are not legally recognised; only being held titularly, however these titles were never formally abolished in the British sense.
- Bharathi Rajendran, 8th Rani of Manchuru
Post-abolition status
The title was legally extinguished in 1950 by the enactment of Article 18 of the Indian Constitution. However, there are documented cases of usage as a courtesy title, especially in ceremonial contexts, since then.
“Raja of Manchuru” enters the record as ruler of the Estate of Manchuru. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Raja, Manchuru and ruler can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 8, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q124381778. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1947 and 1950.
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