Prithvi Singh II

Sawai Prithvi Singh II (1762 – 13 April 1778), also known as Prithviraj Singh II, was the Maharaja of Jaipur Kingdom (r. 1768–1778). He was the eldest surviving son of Sawai Madho Singh I and grandson of Sawai Jai Singh II

Sawai Prithvi Singh II
Maharaja Sawai of Amber
Reign	1768–1778
Predecessor	Madho Singh I
Successor	Pratap Singh
Born	9th January 1762 Jaipur Rajputana
Died	13 April 1778 (aged 15)
Spouse	Rathorji (Bikawatji) Sardar Kanwarji d.of Maharaja Raj Singh of Bikaner Rathorji (Udaibhanotji) Abhai Kanwarji d.of Raja Akhai Singh of Bandanwara in Ajmer Rathorji (Kishansinghot) d.of Maharaja Birad Singh of Kishangarh
Issue	2 sons including Kunwar Man Singh(born posthumously)
House	Kachwaha
Father	Madho Singh I
Mother	Sisodiniji (Chundawatji) Kundan Kanwarji d.of Rawat Jaswant Singh of Devgarh in Mewar
Religion	Hinduism

Biography

Maharaja Sawai Prithvi Singh II was 5 years old when he ascended the throne of the Kachwaha Kingdom of Jaipur in the year 1768 after his father's death. Being elder, Prithvi Singh succeeded his father on the throne and his mother queen Chundawatji became the regent.One of his nobles, Raja Pratap Singh of the Naruka Kachwahabranch of nobility separated himself from the State of Jaipur and established an independent kingdom at Machheri near Alwar and laid the foundation in 1770 which remained an independent ruling territory and later came to known as Alwar State .That is how Alwar became a separate state independent of Jaipur. Sawai Prithvi Singh II ruled for 10 years and died of a fall from his horse in 1778 at the age of 15 , leaving behind one widow his third queen the Kishangarh princess who being preganant was send to his father's protection giving birth to her late husband's only son Man Singh the undisputed heir to the throne of Jaipur

References

"Vanshavali" Genealogy of the rulers of Amber & Jaipur by "Harnath Singh Dundlod"

Genealogy Records of Raoji Ram Singh (Borada) Sarwad Ajmer,Rajasthan contact no.9928515865