1 9 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁or ▁Di wan ▁of ▁P ud uk k otta i ▁and ▁served ▁till ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁under ▁his ▁younger ▁brother , ▁the ▁R aja ▁of ▁P ud uk k otta i . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁when ▁Mart anda ▁Bh ai ra va ▁T onda iman ▁formally ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁agree ▁to ▁remain ▁as ▁" R aja " ▁in ▁title ▁only , ▁he ▁appointed ▁R agh un ath a ▁Pal la var ay ar ▁to ▁rule ▁the ▁state . ▁When ▁six - year - old ▁Raj ag op ala ▁T onda iman ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Mart anda ▁Bh ai ra va ▁T onda iman ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁R agh un ath a ▁Pal la var ay ar ▁continued ▁as ▁reg ent ▁formally ▁rel in qu ishing ▁his ▁office ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁reg ency ▁council ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁R agh un ath a ▁Pal la var ay ar ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifty - se ven ▁or ▁fifty - e ight . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 0 ▁death s ▁Category : P ud uk k otta i ▁state ▁Category : Admin istr ators