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Father of Mahatma Gandhi (1822–1885)

Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi (1822 — 16 November 1885)^[1] was a court official in Porbandar.

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He served as Diwan of Porbandar and Rajkot and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi.

Life

The Gandhi family originated from the village of Kutiana in what was then Junagadh State.^[2] In the early 18th century, Lalji Gandhi moved to Porbandar and entered the service of its ruler, the Rana.

Successive generations of the family served as civil servants in the state administration before Uttamchand, Karamchand's father, became diwan in the early 19th century under the then Rana of Porbandar, Khimojiraj.^[2] In 1831, Rana Khimojiraj died suddenly and was succeeded by his 12-year-old only son, Vikmatji.

As a result, Rana Khimojiraj's widow, Rani Rupaliba, became regent for her son. She soon fell out with Uttamchand and forced him to return to his ancestral village in Junagadh. While in Junagadh, Utta