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Girdhar Singh
Maharawal of Jaisalmer (1949 - 1950) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lt. Col. Girdhar Singh was the Maharawal of Jaisalmer from 1949 until his death in 1950.
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Early life, family, and education
He was born on 13 November 1907 to Jawahir Singh and his wife Sodhiji.[1] He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.[2] He married twice: firstly, in 1926, to Damayanti Devi, daughter of Arjun Singh, Raja of Narsinghgarh; and secondly, in 1927, to Hawa Kanwar, daughter of Bher Singh, Thakur of Amarkot.[3][4] He had two sons, Raghunath Singh and Chandra Vir Singh, and two daughters, Rukmani Devi and Hemant Devi.[3]
He raised an irregular camel unit, called the Jaisalmer Risala, in 1948.[5] This unit was later amalgamated with Ganga Risala to form the Ganga Jaisalmer Risala in 1951.[6]
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Reign
Upon the death of his father, he succeeded him as the Maharawal of Jaisalmer on 17 February 1949.[3][7]
Death
He died on 27 August 1950 and was succeeded by his son Raghunath Singh.[3]
References
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