| Girdhar Singh | |
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| Chhatrala Yadupati Rukn-ud-Daula Maharajadhiraja Raj-Rajeshwar Parama Bhattarak Muzaffar Jang Bijaimand | |
| Maharawal of Jaisalmer | |
| Reign | 17 February 1949 – 27 August 1950 |
| Predecessor | Jawahir Singh |
| Successor | Raghunath Singh |
| Born | 13 November 1907 |
| Died | 27 August 1950 (aged 42) |
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| House |  Jaisalmer |
| Dynasty | Bhati |
| Education | Mayo College |
Lt. Col. Girdhar Singh was the Maharawal of Jaisalmer from 1949 until his death in 1950.
He was born on 13 November 1907 to Jawahir Singh and his wife Sodhiji. [1] He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer. [2] He married twice: firstly, in 1926, to Damayanti Devi, daughter of Arjun Singh, Raja of Narsinghgarh; and secondly, in 1927, to Hawa Kanwar, daughter of Bher Singh, Thakur of Amarkot. [3] [4] He had two sons, Raghunath Singh and Chandra Vir Singh, and two daughters, Rukmani Devi and Hemant Devi. [3]
He raised an irregular camel unit, called the Jaisalmer Risala, in 1948. [5] This unit was later amalgamated with Ganga Risala to form the Ganga Jaisalmer Risala in 1951. [6]
Upon the death of his father, he succeeded him as the Maharawal of Jaisalmer on 17 February 1949. [3] [7]
He died on 27 August 1950 and was succeeded by his son Raghunath Singh. [3]