Rudra Pratap Singh (ruler)

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Rudra Pratap Singh
Maharaja Mahendra
Maharaja of Panna
Reign9 June 1870 –8 November 1893
Predecessor Nirpat Singh
Successor Lokpal Singh
Born(1848-07-10)10 July 1848
Died8 November 1893(1893-11-08) (aged 45)
House Panna
Dynasty Bundela
Father Nirpat Singh

Sir Rudra Pratap Singh KCSI was the Maharaja of Panna from 1870 until his death in 1893.

Biography

He was born on 10 July 1848 to Nirpat Singh. [1] [2] He succeeded his father as Maharaja of Panna on 9 June 1870. [1] On 1 January 1876, he was invested in Calcutta by Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, with the insignia of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India. [1] [3] He attended the Delhi Durbar of 1877, where his personal salute was increased by two guns. [3] [4] He was also presented with a banner and a medal. [3] He appointed an English architect to build the Baldeoji Temple in Panna on the design of St. Paul's Cathedral. [5] [6] The same architect built Panna Palace for him in 1886. [5]

He died on 8 November 1893. [2] Since he left behind no heirs, his brother, Lokpal Singh, succeeded to his title, rank, and dignity. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1900). The Golden Book of India. A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire. With an Appendix for Ceylon. S. Low, Marston & Company. p. 230.
  2. 1 2 A Collection Of Treaties Engagements And Sanads Relating To India And Neighbouring Countries Vol-v(1909). 1909. p. 19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 India, Central (1907). The Central India State Gazetteer Series. Thacker, Spink. p. 177.
  4. ↑ Mauji, Purushottama Viṣrama (1911). Imperial Durbar Album. Lakshmi Arts, Bombay. p. 141.
  5. 1 2 Michell, George; Davies, Philip H. (1989). The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Islamic, Rajput, European. Viking. p. 256. ISBN   978-0-670-80847-2.
  6. ↑ Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham. pp. 303–306.
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