Ratan Singh of Bharatpur
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| Maharaja Ratan Singh | |
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| Maharaja of Bharatpur | |
 Portrait of Maharaja Ratan Singh | |
| Reign | 28 August 1768 –11 April 1769 |
| Coronation | 28 August 1768, Deeg |
| Predecessor | Jawahar Singh |
| Successor | Kehri Singh |
| Died | 11 April 1769 Vrindavan (Brindaban) |
| House | Sinsiniwar Jat Dynasty |
| Father | Suraj Mal |
| Mother | Ganga Devi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Ratan Singh was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bharatpur from 1768 to 1769.
He ascended the throne after the death of Maharaja Jawahar Singh.[1]
Biography
[edit]Soon after becoming ruler, Ratan Singh turned entirely to a life of luxury and celebration. As the new lord of Braja-mandal, he went on a pilgrimage to Vrindavan and hosted extravagant shows by the Jamuna River with 4,000 dancing girls. He also hired a Brahmin monk named Gosain Rup&nand, reputed for his skill in alchemy, to find the Philosopher’s stone. However, when the trickster who had swindled the Rajah of money realized he could not escape punishment, he attempted to kill the Rajah during a secret metal-transmutation experiment in his tent. The Rajah’s servants quickly killed him, while Ratan Singh survived for a few more hours (8 April 1769).[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Playne, Somerset; R. V. Solomon; J. W. Bond; Arnold Wright (2006). Indian states: a biographical, historical, and administrative survey p492. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-1965-4. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Gandhi, Surjit Singh (1999). Sikhs in the Eighteenth Century: Their Struggle for Survival and Supremacy. Singh Bros. pp. 540–544. ISBN 81-7205-217-0.
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2009). History of the Sikhs Vol. III: Sikh Domination of the Mughal Empire (1764-1803). New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 330–331. ISBN 978-81-215-0213-9.
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