Lieutenant Sir Rajendra Singh KCSI was the Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar from 1929 until his death in 1943.
| Rajendra Singh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharaj Rana | |||||
| Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar | |||||
| Reign | 13 April 1929 – 2 September 1943 | ||||
| Investiture | 13 April 1929 | ||||
| Predecessor | Bhawani Singh | ||||
| Successor | Virendra Singh | ||||
| Born | 15 July 1900 | ||||
| Died | 2 September 1943 (aged 43) | ||||
| Spouse | Hira Kunverba | ||||
| Issue | Virendra Singh | ||||
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| House |  Jhalawar | ||||
| Dynasty | Jhala | ||||
| Father | Bhawani Singh | ||||
Birth
editHe was born on 15 July 1900 to Bhawani Singh and his wife, the daughter of Maharaja Durjan Sal of Kherli.[1]
Education
editHe was educated at Mayo College in Ajmer where he remained from 1907 to 1919.[1][2] In 1920, he came to Oxford, where he studied at New College and then at Christ Church.[3][4][5][6]
Reign
editUpon the death of his father, Bhawani Singh, on 13 April 1929, he succeeded him as the Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar.[7] He administered his state through a Prime Minister, a Dewan, and two Ministers.[6] The state maintained five dispensaries and 42 schools, six of which were for girls.[6] He was deeply interested in Harijan welfare and is said to have taken Harijans into the state temple.[8] He reorganized the army and police, established a High Court, electrified the towns of Jhalawar and Jhalrapatan, constructed a bridge over the Chhoti Kāli Sindh River near Gangadhar, and improved roads and irrigation facilities.[8]
Military career
editIn 1926, he joined the 11/19th Hyderabad Regiment and was attached to it as an honorary second Lieutenant.[2] He later resigned his commission in the Indian Territorial Force and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant in the regular army on 14 January 1931.[2]
Personal life
editMarriage
editHe married Hira Kunverba, daughter of the Thakore of Kotda Sangani, on 6 September 1920.[9]
Children
editWhile at Oxford, a son, Virendra Singh, was born to them on 27 September 1921.[9]
Death
editHe died on 2 September 1943, after a reign of 13 years, and was succeeded by his son Virendra Singh (Harish Chandra) as the Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar.[8]
Titles and styles
edit- 1900 – 1929: Maharaj Kumar Shri Rajendra Singh[10]
- 1929 – 1943: His Highness Dharam Divakar Prajavatsal Maharajadhiraj Maharaj Rana Shri Rajendra Singh Dev Bahadur, Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Rai Bahadur (1909). Report On The Administration Of The Jhalawar State(1909). p. 1.
- ^ a b c Rajputana and Ajmer (1931). Government Of India. 1931. p. 93.
- ^ Oxford, University of (1921). Oxford University Gazette. Oxford University Press. p. 724.
- ^ "1930MNRAS..90..370. Page 370". articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Lord, Isabel Garland (1 April 2010). A Summer to Be: A Memoir by the Daughter of Hamlin Garland. U of Nebraska Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8032-3243-3.
- ^ a b c The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore. His Imperial Majesty King George 5 And The Princes Of India And The Indian Empire ( Historical Biographical) Compiled By K. R. Khosla, 1937, Lahore The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore. p. 77.
- ^ Not Available (1933). Memoranda On The Indian States 1930. p. 142.
- ^ a b c B.N. Dhoundiyal (1964). Rajasthan District Gazetteers: Jhalawar. Jaipur, Government Central Press. p. 34.
- ^ a b Not Available (1924). The Ruling Princes Chiefs And Leading Personages In Rajputana And Ajmer. p. 169.
- ^ a b Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. p. 188. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.