Rana Udaybhanu Singh

Colonel Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo,, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO, (12 February 1893-22 October 1954) was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state (1911 - 1948) in Rajasthan, India. He was from the Bamraulia gotra of Jats. He succeeded Rana Ram Singh, his younger brother who had no issue in 1911 after his death, receiving full ruling rights on 9 October 1913.

He married in April 1911 Malvender Kaur, the daughter of the Rais of Badrukhan (Jind) and had an only daughter. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and later joined the Imperial Cadet Corps at Dehradun.

Last ruler of Dholpur

He was the last ruler of Dholpur, and served as a delegate to the Round Table Conference in 1931. After India's independence in 1947, Maharaj Rana Udaybhan Singh acceded unto the Union of India on 7 April 1949. Dholpur was merged with three neighbouring states to form the Matsya union within the union of India, of which he was made Rajpramukh, but the union was later merged with several other such unions to form the present-day state of Rajasthan.

Sir Udaibhanu Singh died on 22 October 1954 after a 43 year reign, aged 61. He was succeeded by his grandson, Rana Hemant Singh, who ruled from 1954-1970 and from 1971 is the present titular Maharaja of Dholpur.

Titles

*1893-1901: Maharajkumar Shri Udaybhanu Singh of Dholpur
*1901-1911: Raja Shri Udaybhanu Singh of Dholpur
*1911-1918: His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
*1918-1919: His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, KCSI
*1919-1922: Colonel His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, KCSI
*1922-1931: Colonel His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, KCSI, KCVO
*1931-1954: Colonel His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO

Honours

*Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1911
*Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)-1918
*Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)-1922
*Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)-1931
*King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935
*King George VI Coronation Medal-1937
*Indian Independence Medal-1947

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References

*Dr. Ajay Kumar Agnihotri (1985) : "Gohad ke jaton ka Itihas" (Hindi)
*Dr. Natthan Singh (2004) : "Jat Itihas"
*Jat Samaj, Agra: October-November 2004
*Dr. Natthan Singh (2005): Sujas Prabandh (Gohad ke Shasakon ki Veer gatha – by Poet Nathan), Jat Veer Prakashan Gwalior