Sardul Singh

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Sardul Singh
Umdai Rajhai Buland Makan
Maharaja of Kishangarh
Reign25 December 1879 – 18 August 1900
Predecessor Prithvi Singh
Successor Madan Singh
Born(1857-12-10)10 December 1857
Died18 August 1900(1900-08-18) (aged 42)
Issue Madan Singh
House Flag of Kishangarh.svg Kishangarh
Father Prithvi Singh

Sir Sardul Singh (Shardul Singh or Sadul Singh) was the Maharaja of Kishangarh from 1879 until his death in 1900.

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Early life and family

He was born on 10 December 1857 to Prithvi Singh. [1] [2] He married Jas Kanwar, the daughter of Umaid Singh, the Maharao of Sirohi, in 1870. [2] [3] By her, he had two sons and a daughter. The elder son died at the age of five. [2] The younger son was Madan Singh. [4] The daughter married Jai Singh Prabhakar, the Maharaja of Alwar. [5]

He was a Rajput of the Rathore clan. [1]

Reign

Upon the death of his father, he succeeded to his rank, title, and dignity as the Maharaja of Kishangarh on 25 December 1879. [2] He introduced many valuable reforms in almost every department. [4] [6] He administered his state with considerable success and brought it to a prosperous condition. [4] [6] He introduced a systematic reorganisation of the courts of law and the police. [7] He improved and simplified the systems of accounting and audit, and instituted the court of wards. [7] He organised the forest department and established a more effective central distillery system within the abkari arrangements. [7] He reformed the customs and revenue departments, adopted improved methods for preparing revenue returns, and introduced liberal rules to encourage the expansion of cultivation. [7]

Death

He died on 18 August 1900. [8] He was succeeded by Madan Singh as the Maharaja of Kishangarh. [9]

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles and styles

His full style was: "His Highness Umdai Rajahai Buland Makan Maharaja Shri Sardul Singh, Maharaja of Kishangarh." [10]

Honours

He was appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire by the Government of India in 1892. [4] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. pp. 20–21. ISBN   978-81-206-1066-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 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 limited. p. 146.
  3. ↑ Lala, Sitaram (1920). History Of Sirohi Raj From The Earliest Times To The Present Day. p. 363.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham. p. 186.
  5. ↑ Manager Of Publications Delhi. Memoranda On The Indian States 1935. pp. 198–199.
  6. 1 2 3 The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Karāchi to Kotāyam. Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers [1972. 1908. p. 312.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Solomon, R. V.; Bond, J. W. (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. p. 346. ISBN   978-81-206-1965-4.
  8. ↑ Ajmer-Merwara (India) (1902). Report on the Administration of Ajmer-Merwara. pp. 23–24.
  9. ↑ Memoranda on Native States in India, Together with a List of Independent Ruling Chiefs, Chiefs of Frontier States, and Other Notables with Their Proper Forms of Address. Superintendent Government Print., India. 1911. p. 110.
  10. ↑ Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. p. 255. ISBN   978-81-7041-859-7.
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