Udai Singh of Pratapgarh

Udai Singh
Maharawat
Maharawat of Pratapgarh
Reign	1864 – 1890
Coronation	1864
Investiture	1865
Predecessor	Dalpat Singh
Successor	Raghunath Singh
Born	1848 (1848)
Died	1890 (aged 41–42)
Spouse	Swarup Kunverba
House	Pratapgarh
Dynasty	Sisodia
Father	Raghunath Singh

Udai Singh was Maharawat of Pratapgarh from 1864 until his death in 1890.

Reign

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]

Death

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]}

References

1. Purushotam Vishram Mawjee (1911). (1911) Imperial durbar album of the Indian princes, chiefs and zamindars, Vol. I. p. 95.
2. Sehgal, K. k (1961). Rajasthan Distict Gazetteers Chittaurgarh. p. 49.
3. Rai Bahadur (2000). Pratapgarh Rajya Ka Itihas. p. 299.
4. Aitchison, C. U. (1909). A Collection Of Treaties, Engagements And Sunnuds. p. 24.
5. Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. p. 825. ISBN   978-81-291-0890-6.
6. Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. pp. 44–45. ISBN   978-81-206-1066-8.
7. Hendley, T. H. (1897). Rulers in India. p. 40.