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Bhagwant Singh

Bhagwant Singh (also spelled Bhagwat Singh) (1823 – 7 February 1873) was the Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur from 1836 until his death in 1873.

Bhagwant Singh
Saramad-i-Rajah-i-Hind
Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur
Reign1835 – 1873
Coronation13 November 1835
PredecessorKirat Singh
SuccessorNihal Singh
Born1823 (1823)
Dholpur
Died7 February 1873(1873-02-07) (aged 49–50)
Dholpur
SpousesRajauria Maharani Sahiba
Gajra
IssueKulendra Singh
Khawaja Muhammad Khan
Names
Rais-ud-Daula Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Saramad-i-Rajah-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj-Rana Sir Bhagwant Singh Lokendra Bahadur Diler Jang Jai Deo
HouseBamraulia Dynasty
FatherKirat Singh
ReligionHinduism

Biography

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He succeeded his father Kirat Singh as the Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur in 1836.[1][2][3] During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he demonstrated loyal attachment to the East India Company.[4] He rendered assistance to the fugitives from Gwalior in 1857.[5][6] For his valuable service, he received the insignia of KCSI and was later made GCSI in 1869.[2][4]

In 1860, Scindia consented to the construction of a bridge over the Chambal, facilitated by the British Government, as part of the trunk road development on the river's right bank.[6] Maharaj-Rana also agreed to this arrangement, with the understanding that the construction costs would be shared equally between the two states, they would equally benefit from the net profits, and in case of the bridge's failure, the ferry at Raj ghat would return to Dholpur, while Scindia would retain the ferry at Khantri.[6]

In 1862, he was guaranteed the right of adoption.[6]

He married Rajauria Maharani Sahiba, the daughter of the Rao of Rajaunia, a scion of the Karauli family and a leading figure in Dholpur.[7][8] They had a son, Kulendra Singh, who passed away in 1873.[7] He further married a Muslim dancer named Gajra at his Durbar, and with her, he had an issue: a son named Nawab Khwaja Muhammad Khan.[9][10][11]

Gajra ka Maqbara

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The significant project of his era was Gajra ka Maqbara, a mausoleum in Dholpur designed for his beloved Gajra a Muslim lady whom he married.[11] It was modeled after the famous Taj Mahal of Agra.[3][12] However, he did not live to see its completion.[3]

Death

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He died on 9 February 1873 and was succeeded by his grandson Nihal Singh as the Maharaj-Rana.[2][13][14][15][16]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Not Available (1924). The Ruling Princes Chiefs And Leading Personages In Rajputana And Ajmer. p. 184.
  2. ^ a b c d Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, William (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India ... Clarendon Press. p. 324.
  3. ^ a b c ACL-ARCH 00269 Indian Princes And The Crown. p. 110.
  4. ^ a b Hunter, William Wilson (1881). Dabha to Harduaganj. Trübner. p. 150.
  5. ^ De, Amrita Lal (1889). The students' history of Rajpootana, being an account of the Princes of Rajpootana from the earlist (sic) ages to the modern times. Robarts - University of Toronto. Calcutta Printed by Bama Churan Dutta, at the Nobo Sarassuta Press. p. 73.
  6. ^ a b c d Aitchison, C. U. (1909). A Collection Of Treaties, Engagements, And Sanads Relating To India And Neighbouring Countries Volume Iii Containing The Treaties Amp C., Relating To The States In Rajpuratana. p. 270.
  7. ^ a b "DHOLPUR". 2018-07-31. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  8. ^ Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-1066-8.
  9. ^ Gupta, Beni (1979). Magical Beliefs and Superstitions. Sundeep. p. 124.
  10. ^ The Bombay Law Reporter. Bombay Law Reporter Offic,. 1910. p. 640.
  11. ^ a b Live, A. B. P. (2022-05-23). "Gajra Taj Mahal: जानिए धौलपुर के महाराज की अनोखी प्रेम कहानी, जिन्होंने गजरा को दिया दिल और फिर बनवाया 'ताजमहल'". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  12. ^ "Discovering Dholpur's very own Taj Mahal and other remarkable sites". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  13. ^ Mauji, Purushottama Viṣrama (1911). Imperial Durbar Album. Lakshmi Arts, Bombay.
  14. ^ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1900). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biograhical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire, with an Appendix for Ceylon. S. Low, Marston & Company.
  15. ^ a b Department, India Foreign and Political (1892). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
  16. ^ Webb, William Wilfrid (1893). The Currencies of the Hindu States of Rájputána. A. Constable and Company.
  17. ^ Shaw, William Arthur (1970). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-0443-4.
Bhagwant Singh
Born: 1823 Died: 7 February 1873
Regnal titles
Preceded by Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur
1835 – 1873 		Succeeded by
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