Ratan Singh of Bharatpur

Maharaja Ratan Singh
Maharaja of Bharatpur
Portrait of Maharaja Ratan Singh
Reign	28 August 1768 –11 April 1769
Coronation	28 August 1768, Deeg
Predecessor	Jawahar Singh
Successor	Kehri Singh
Died	11 April 1769 Vrindavan (Brindaban)
House	Sinsiniwar Jat Dynasty
Father	Suraj Mal
Mother	Ganga Devi
Religion	Hinduism

Ratan Singh was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bharatpur from 1768 to 1769.

He ascended the throne after the death of Maharaja Jawahar Singh. ^[1]

Biography

Soon after becoming ruler, Ratan Singh turned entirely to a life of luxury and celebration. As the new lord of Braja-mandal, he went on a pilgrimage to Vrindavan and hosted extravagant shows by the Jamuna River with 4,000 dancing girls. He also hired a Brahmin monk named Gosain Rup&nand, reputed for his skill in alchemy, to find the Philosopher’s stone. However, when the trickster who had swindled the Rajah of money realized he could not escape punishment, he attempted to kill the Rajah during a secret metal-transmutation experiment in his tent. The Rajah’s servants quickly killed him, while Ratan Singh survived for a few more hours (8 April 1769). ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Playne, Somerset; R. V. Solomon; J. W. Bond; Arnold Wright (2006). Indian states: a biographical, historical, and administrative survey p492. Asian Educational Services. ISBN   978-81-206-1965-4 . Retrieved 1 January 2010.
2. Gandhi, Surjit Singh (1999). Sikhs in the Eighteenth Century: Their Struggle for Survival and Supremacy. Singh Bros. pp. 540–544. ISBN   81-7205-217-0.
3. Gupta, Hari Ram (2009). History of the Sikhs Vol. III: Sikh Domination of the Mughal Empire (1764-1803). New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 330–331. ISBN   978-81-215-0213-9.

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Ratan Singh of Bharatpur Sinsiniwar Jat Dynasty Born: ? ? Died: 1769
Regnal titles
Preceded by Maharaja Jawahar Singh	Maharaja of Bharatpur 28 August 1768 –11 April 1769	Succeeded by Maharaja Keshri Singh