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| Bharatpur | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Parent house | Sinsinwar Jats |
| Country | Bharatpur State |
| Founded | 1722 |
| Founder | Badan Singh |
| Current head | Vishvendra Singh |
| Final ruler | Brijendra Singh |
| Style(s) | Maharaja |
| Dissolution | 1947 |
Bharatpur State was an independent kingdom from 1722 to 1826 and a princely state from 1826 to 1947. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jats. Maharaja Badan Singh formally established the state and continued through notable rulers such as Maharaja Surajmal, who expanded the kingdom and fortified it with structures like the Lohagarh Fort, Deeg Palace. Maharaja Brijendra Singh was the last ruler of the Royal house of the Bharatpur. Vishvendra Singh is the current titular Maharaja of Bharatpur.[1]
List of Maharajas
[edit]| Portrait | Name of Maharaja | Reign | Notes |
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Badan Singh | 1722 - 1755 | Founder of the princely state of Bharatpur.[2][3] |
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Suraj Mal | 1755 - 1763 | Son of Badan Singh. He is known for his political acumen and military prowess, he expanded his kingdom significantly and built the formidable Lohagarh Fort and Deeg Palace. He is often referred to as the Plato of the Sinsinwar Jat tribe or Jat Ullyses.[4][5] |
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Jawahar Singh | 1763 - 1768 | Son of Suraj Mal. He successfully repelled several attacks, including Ahmad Shah Abdali's, from Bharatpur. Additionally, he oversaw campaigns against the Marathas and Rohillas. With Sikh allies' assistance, he seized areas in Bundelkhand and Northern Malwa and even sacked Delhi in 1764.[6][7] |
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Ratan Singh | 1768 - 1769 | Brother of Jawahar Singh. He ruled only for about nine months.[8] |
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Kehri Singh | 1769 - 1777 | Son (minor) of Ratan Singh[3] |
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Ranjit Singh | 1777 - 1805 | Son of Suraj Mal. He participated in the Second Anglo-Maratha War on the side of the Marathas and his forces proved to be a tough match for Lord Lake[3][9] |
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Randhir Singh | 1805 - 1823 | Son of Ranjit Singh[3] |
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Baldeo Singh | 1823 - 1825 | Brother of Randhir Singh[3] |
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Balwant Singh | 1825 - 1853 | Son of Baldeo Singh[3] |
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Jaswant Singh | 1853 - 1893 | Son of Balwant Singh[3] |
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Ram Singh | 1893 - 1900 | Son of Jaswant Singh[3] |
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Kishan Singh | 1900 - 1929 | Son of Ram Singh[3] |
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Brijendra Singh | 1929 - 1947 | He was the last ruler of the princely state of Bharatpur. He was a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 1962–1971. He was deprived of his royal rank, titles and honours by the Government of India on 28 December 1971.[10][11] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (2010). An Advanced History of Modern India. Macmillan India. ISBN 978-0-230-32885-3.
- ^ Division, Publications. THE GAZETTEER OF INDIA Volume 2. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2265-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Final Report on the Bharatpur State Settlement (1900-1901) (PDF)". Michael O'Dwyer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Natwar-Singh, Kunwar (2001). Maharaja Suraj Mal, 1707-1763: his life and times. New Delhi: Rupa and Co. ISBN 978-81-7167-510-4.
- ^ Singh, Brijesh. Comprehensive Modern Indian History: From 1707 To The Modern Times (UPSC CSE ed.). S. Chand Publishing. ISBN 978-93-5501-657-7.
- ^ Ranavat Manohar Singh Ji (1973). Bharatpur Maharaja Jawahar Singh Jat.
- ^ Sarkar, Jadunath. Fall of the Mughal empire. New Delhi: Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-250-3245-8.
- ^ Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, William (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India ... Clarendon Press. p. 76.
- ^ "Bharatpur Fort and its resistance against British forces". amritmahotsav.nic.in. Retrieved 6 January 2025. Government of India “The origins of the conflict between the British and the Bharatpur state can be traced to the Second Anglo-Maratha War, when the ruler of the state, Ranjit Singh, formed an alliance with the Marathas against the colonial forces. This angered the British, who ly decided to invade the princely state in 1805”
- ^ Shashi, Shyam Singh, ed. (1996). Encyclopaedia Indica: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. New Delhi: Anmol Publ. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
- ^ "…दो घंटे में डूबने वाला था भरतपुर, तब खुद महाराजा कर्नल सवाई बृजेंद्र सिंह ने खोला था अटलबंध का मोरा | ... Bharatpur was about to drown in two hours". Patrika News (in Hindi). 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2024.