| Udai Singh | |
|---|---|
| Maharawat | |
| Maharawat of Pratapgarh | |
| Reign | 1864 – 1890 |
| Coronation | 1864 |
| Investiture | 1865 |
| Predecessor | Dalpat Singh |
| Successor | Raghunath Singh |
| Born | 1848 |
| Died | 1890 |
| Spouse | Swarup Kunverba |
| House |  Pratapgarh |
| Dynasty | Sisodia |
| Father | Raghunath Singh |
Udai Singh was Maharawat of Pratapgarh from 1864 until his death in 1890.
When his father, Dalpat Singh, died in 1864, he succeeded him as Maharawat of Pratapgarh. [1] He was invested with full administrative powers in 1865. [2] He greatly improved the law and order situation in his state and established regular courts. [2] He made many changes in Pratapgarh town and permanently established the capital of the state there. [2] [3] During the Rajputana famine of 1869, he opened poorhouses and fair-price shops, initiated relief works to aid his suffering subjects, and granted land revenue remissions. [2]
He died on 15 February 1890. [4] As he died without a legitimate successor, his widow, Swarup Kunverba, [5] adopted Raghunath Singh, his third cousin and closest surviving relative, who succeeded him as the Maharawat of Pratapgarh. [6] [7]
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