Henry, There are few living Rulers who were regnant at the time of the mergers. HH.Maharawal Shri Digvirendrasinhji of Bansda and HH.Maharaj Sriraj Meghrajji of Dhrangadhra are still living. Likewise The Rana Narendra Chand of Mahlog and HH. Rana Devi Singh of Barwani as well as HH. Maharaja Bhavani Singh of Chhatarpur are alive. Also, Raja Brajraj Kshatriya of Tigiria, and HH. Maharaja Manabendra Shah of Tehri Garhwal. Raja Ram Chandra Pal Singh of Bhajji and Raja Rajendra Singh of Baghal. Some were minor rulers at the time of the mergers, such as the Maharaja of Tripura and the Raja of Chhotta Udepur and Rawat Raghufaj Singh of Piploda. Additionally HH. Maharawat Ambikapratap Singh of Pratapgadh, Thakor Narinder Sinh of Ghund and Rana Baljit Singh of Tharoch. There are others who are mysteries ? For instance is HH. Nawab Mirza Hussain yawar Khan of Cambay still living or Thakor Fatesinhji of Ghodasar and Thakor Jorawarsinhji of Varsoda and Thakor Narendrasinhji of Virpur, Tjhakor Bhupendrasinhji of Malia, and Thakor Virvikramsinhji of Lodhiki and Thakor Keshrisinhji of Likhi and Thakior Kirtisinhji of Katosan. Any information would be interesting. Likewise has anyone ever seen a date of death for late Nawab Mohammed Iqtidar Ali Khan of Dujana? Fr.Lawrence Ober SJ.