Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh or Bodhachandra Singh (1908–1955) was the last ruler of the princely state of Manipur under the British Raj as well as the Dominion of India. He ruled between 1941 and 15 October 1949. During his term, India was decolonised by the British, receiving independence in August 1947. The Maharaja presided over a transition to democracy, passing the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947, and he signed an Instrument of Accession, joining India on 11 August 1947. In 1949, a few m