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| Royal House of Bharatpur | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Bharatpur State | |
| 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 |
The Royal House of Bharatpur was a princely state ruled by the Sinsinwar Jat dynasty from 1722 until its accession to the dominion of India in 1947 in present day Rajasthan. The dynasty’s lineage began with Maharaja Badan Singh, who formally established the state and continued through notable figures 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.
List of Maharajas
edit| Picture | Name of Maharaja | Reign | Notes |
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| Badan Singh | 1722 - 1755 | Founder of the princely state of Bharatpur.[1] | |
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Suraj Mal | 1755 - 1763 | 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.[2][3] |
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Jawahar Singh | 1763 - 1768 | 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.[4][5] |
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Ratan Singh | 1768 - 1769 | He ruled only for about nine months.[6] |
| Kehri Singh | 1769 - 1771 | ||
| Nawal Singh | 1771 - 1776 | ||
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Ranjit Singh | 1776 - 1805 | |
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Randhir Singh | 1805 - 1823 | |
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Baldeo Singh | 1823 - 1825 | |
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Balwant Singh | 1825 - 1853 | |
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Jaswant Singh | 1853 - 1893 | |
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Ram Singh | 1893 - 1900 | |
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Kishan Singh | 1900 - 1929 | |
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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.[7][8] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Division, Publications. THE GAZETTEER OF INDIA Volume 2. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2265-9.
- ^ 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 Edition). 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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 28 December 2024.