List of Maharajas of Bharatpur

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Bharatpur
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Parent house Sinsinwar Jats
Country Bharatpur State
Founded1722
Founder Badan Singh
Current head Vishvendra Singh
Final ruler Brijendra Singh
Style(s) Maharaja
Dissolution1947

Bharatpur State was an independent kingdom from 1722 to 1826 and a princely state from 1826 to 1947. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jats. Maharaja Badan Singh formally established the state and continued through notable rulers 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. [1]

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List of Maharajas

PortraitName of MaharajaReignNotes
Detail of Raja Badan Singh from a painting from an illustrated 'Sujan Charitra' series, by Ramji, Jaipur School, circa mid-to-late 18th century (cropped).jpg Badan Singh 1722 - 1755Founder of the princely state of Bharatpur. [2] [3]
Suraj Mal.jpg Suraj Mal 1755 - 1763Son of Badan Singh. 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. [4] [5]
Jawahar Singh of Bharatpur.jpg Jawahar Singh 1763 - 1768Son of Suraj Mal. 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. [6] [7]
Ratan Singh of Bharatpur.jpg Ratan Singh 1768 - 1769Brother of Jawahar Singh. He ruled only for about nine months. [8]
Portrait of Maharaja Kehri Singh of Bharatpur State (cropped).jpg Kehri Singh 1769 - 1777Son (minor) of Ratan Singh [3]
Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur.jpg Ranjit Singh 1777 - 1805Son of Suraj Mal. He participated in the Second Anglo-Maratha War on the side of the Marathas and his forces proved to be a tough match for Lord Lake [3] [9]
Maharaja Randhir Singh.jpg Randhir Singh 1805 - 1823Son of Ranjit Singh [3]
Maharaja Baldeo Singh.jpg Baldeo Singh 1823 - 1825Brother of Randhir Singh [3]
Maharaja Balwant Singh.jpg Balwant Singh 1825 - 1853Son of Baldeo Singh [3]
Jaswant Singh Bharatpur.jpg Jaswant Singh 1853 - 1893Son of Balwant Singh [3]
Ram Singh of Bharatpur.jpg Ram Singh 1893 - 1900Son of Jaswant Singh [3]
Maharaja Kisan Singh.jpg Kishan Singh 1900 - 1929Son of Ram Singh [3]
Maharaja Brijendra Singh of Bharatpur.jpg Brijendra Singh 1929 - 1947He 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. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Sen, Sailendra Nath (2010). An Advanced History of Modern India. Macmillan India. ISBN   978-0-230-32885-3.
  2. ↑ Division, Publications. THE GAZETTEER OF INDIA Volume 2. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN   978-81-230-2265-9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Final Report on the Bharatpur State Settlement (1900-1901) (PDF)". Michael O'Dwyer . Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Natwar-Singh, Kunwar (2001). Maharaja Suraj Mal, 1707-1763: his life and times. New Delhi: Rupa and Co. ISBN   978-81-7167-510-4.
  5. ↑ Singh, Brijesh. Comprehensive Modern Indian History: From 1707 To The Modern Times (UPSC CSE ed.). S. Chand Publishing. ISBN   978-93-5501-657-7.
  6. ↑ Ranavat Manohar Singh Ji (1973). Bharatpur Maharaja Jawahar Singh Jat.
  7. ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath. Fall of the Mughal empire. New Delhi: Orient Longman. ISBN   978-81-250-3245-8.
  8. ↑ Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, William (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India ... Clarendon Press. p. 76.
  9. ↑ "Bharatpur Fort and its resistance against British forces". amritmahotsav.nic.in. Retrieved 6 January 2025. Government of India “The origins of the conflict between the British and the Bharatpur state can be traced to the Second Anglo-Maratha War, when the ruler of the state, Ranjit Singh, formed an alliance with the Marathas against the colonial forces. This angered the British, who ly decided to invade the princely state in 1805”
  10. ↑ Shashi, Shyam Singh, ed. (1996). Encyclopaedia Indica: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. New Delhi: Anmol Publ. ISBN   978-81-7041-859-7.
  11. ↑ "…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. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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