Shri Maharana Sir Bhupal Singh Bahadur KCIE (1884 – 4 July 1955), also spelt Bhopal Singh, was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Udaipur (or Mewar) from 1930 and also Rajpramukh of Rajasthan from 1948 until his death on 4 July 1955.
| Bhupal Singh | |
|---|---|
 Bhupal Singh | |
| Maharana of Udaipur | |
| Reign | 24 May 1930– 1948 |
| Predecessor | Fateh Singh |
| Successor | Bhagwat Singh Mewar (titular Maharana of Udaipur) |
| Born | 1884 |
| Died | 4 July 1955 (aged 70–71) |
| Issue | Bhagwat Singh Mewar, (Adoptive) |
| House | Sisodia |
| Father | Fateh Singh |
| Rajpramukh of Rajasthan | |
| In office 18 April 1948 – 1 April 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Bhim Singh II |
| Succeeded by | Man Singh II |
| Maha-Rajpramukh | |
| In office 1 April 1949 – 4 July 1955 | |
Biography
editSingh was born in 1884, a year before the accession of his father Fateh Singh to the throne of Mewar and Udaipur as Maharana.[1] He became paralyzed at the age of 5. On 28 July 1921, following some social unrest in Mewar, his father was formally deposed, while being allowed to retain his titular title, and effective power in the state fell into the hands of Bhupal as his son and heir.[2] He became ruler of the state in name as well as in fact in 1930.[3] After the independence and partition of British India in 1947, Singh was one of the first of the Indian princes to sign an Instrument of Accession to the new Dominion of India, and on 18 April 1948 he became Rajpramukh of Rajasthan, succeeding Sir Bhim Singh, Maharaja of Kotah. With effect from 1 April 1949 his title was raised to Maha Rajpramukh. Also he was held titles of Honorary Major-General, Indian Army 15 October 1946 (earlier Honorary Lt.-Col. 4 August 1939), Honorary Colonel, Indian Grenadiers, 1 June 1954.[citation needed]
Bhagwat Singh succeeded him as the titular ruler of the state.
One of Bhupal Singh's palaces was Jag Niwas, on an island in Lake Pichola, for which he undertook major repairs and restorations. The palace is now operated as a luxury hotel.
Notes
edit- ^ Brian Masters, Maharana: the story of the rulers of Udaipur (1990), p. 107
- ^ William Warren, Jill Gocher, Shiv Niwas Palace, Udaipur (Tuttle Publishing, 2007, ISBN 0-7946-0174-X)
- ^ Jawaharlal Nehru, Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru, vol. 6 (1987), p. 140