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Sawai Prithvi Singh II | |
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Maharaja Sawai of Amber | |
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4th Raja of Jaipur | |
Reign | 5 March 1768 – 13 April 1778 |
Predecessor | Madho Singh I |
Successor | Pratap Singh |
Born | 9 January 1762 Jaipur Rajputana, Kingdom of Jaipur |
Died | 13 April 1778 (aged 15) |
Spouse | Rathorji (Bikawatji) Sardar Kanwarji d.of Maharaja Raj Singh of Bikaner Rathorji (Udaibhanotji) Abhai Kanwarji d.of Raja Akhai Singh of Bandanwara in Ajmer Rathorji (Kishansinghot) d.of Maharaja Birad Singh of Kishangarh |
Issue | 2 sons including Kunwar Man Singh(born posthumously) |
House | Kachwaha |
Father | Madho Singh I |
Mother | Sisodiniji (Chundawatji) Kundan Kanwarji d.of Rawat Jaswant Singh of Devgarh in Mewar |
Religion | Hinduism |
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