Jashwant Singh of Bharatpur

Jashwant Singh of Bharatpur

Jashwamt Singh (Hindi: महाराजा जशवन्त सिंह); born 1851- died 1893) was the ruling Maharaja of princely state Bharatpur 1853 - 1893 in Rajasthan, India. His successor was Maharaja Ram Singh.

Maharaja Jaswant Singh was born at Deeg on 1 March 1851. He was the only son of Maharaja Balwant Singh. He got education privately. He had the knowledge of Hindi, English and Persian languages.

Ascended the throne

He succeeded on the death of his father on 21 March 1853. Ascended the gadi on 8 July 1853, reigning under Council of Regency until he came of age. Assumed limited ruling powers on 10 June 1869 and was invested with full ruling powers on 28th March 1872.

He married at Patiala on December 1859 with Maharani Bishan Kaur, the third daughter of Narendra Singh of Maharaja Patiala. His second marriage was at Deeg in 1870 with Darya Kaur, the sister of Chaudhari Birbal Singh of Jagina in Bharatpur.

He received a sanad of adoption on 11 March 1862 like the other Maharajas of India. Attended the Imperial Durbar at Delhi in January 1877. The Maharaja Phaltan Regiment of Infantry raised in his name in 1857. Bharatpur supported the British rule in 1857 war of independence.

A popular ruler

He Received the Prince of Wales's gold medal (1876) and the KIH gold medal (1877). He did manage the affairs of state with success in the interest of public. The people of Bharatpur still remember his love and justice to the people. He removed levy on all items except intoxicating items. He got surveyed the land titled "maphi" by the patwaris in 1886.

He donated Rs 50000 for the establishment of Mayo College Ajmer. He also helped the Maharaja Shyaudan Singh of Alwar to get loan of Rs 3 lakhs from the Seths of Mathura.

He died at the Deeg Palace on 12 December 1893, having had issue, four sons and three daughters. His successor was Maharaja Ram Singh

Name and titles

His official full name and title was also: "His Highness Shri Maharaja Jashwamt Singh, 11th Maharaja of Bharatpur, GCSI, Kaiser-i-Hind".

ee also

*Bharatpur
*Maharaja Suraj Mal

References

*Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992.
*Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)
*Dr Natthan Singh: Jat - Itihas (Hindi), Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad Gwalior, 2004

External links

* [http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/india/tour_10_court.html Jashwant Singh at Durbar]
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/b/bharatpur.html Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Bharatpur]


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