Rana Udaybhanu Singh
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Colonel Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo,, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO, (12 February 1893-22 October 1954) was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state (1911 - 1948) in Rajasthan, India. He was from the Bamraulia gotra of Jats. He succeeded Rana Ram Singh, his younger brother who had no issue in 1911 after his death, receiving full ruling rights on 9 October 1913.
He married in April 1911 Malvender Kaur, the daughter of the Rais of Badrukhan (Jind) and had an only daughter. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and later joined the Imperial Cadet Corps at Dehradun.
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[edit] Last ruler of Dholpur
He was the last ruler of Dholpur, and served as a delegate to the Round Table Conference in 1931. After India's independence in 1947, Maharaj Rana Udaybhan Singh acceded unto the Union of India on 7 April 1949. Dholpur was merged with three neighbouring states to form the Matsya union within the union of India, of which he was made Rajpramukh, but the union was later merged with several other such unions to form the present-day state of Rajasthan.
Sir Udaibhanu Singh died on 22nd October 1954 after a 43 year reign, aged 61. He was succeeded by his grandson, Rana Hemant Singh, who ruled from 1954-1970 and from 1971 is the present titular Maharaja of Dholpur.
[edit] Titles
1893-1901: Maharajkumar Shri Udaybhanu Singh of Dholpur
1901-1911: Raja Shri Udaybhanu Singh of Dholpur
1911-1918: His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
1918-1919: His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, KCSI
1919-1922: Colonel His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, KCSI
1922-1931: Colonel His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, KCSI, KCVO
1931-1954: Colonel His Highness Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO
[edit] Honours
Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1911
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)-1918
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)-1922
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)-1931
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935
King George VI Coronation Medal-1937
Indian Independence Medal-1947
| Preceded by Rana Ram Singh |
Dholpur ruler 1911 – 1948 AD |
Succeeded by -- |
[edit] References
- Dr. Ajay Kumar Agnihotri (1985) : "Gohad ke jaton ka Itihas" (Hindi)
- Dr. Natthan Singh (2004) : "Jat Itihas"
- Jat Samaj, Agra: October-November 2004
- Dr. Natthan Singh (2005): Sujas Prabandh (Gohad ke Shasakon ki Veer gatha – by Poet Nathan), Jat Veer Prakashan Gwalior
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