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Jawahir Singh
Maharawal of Jaisalmer (1914 - 1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jawahir Singh was the Maharawal of Jaisalmer from 1914 until his death in 1949.
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Early life, family, and education
He was born on 18 November 1882 to Sardar Singh.[1] He was adopted by Man Singh, the Thakur of Eta, in 1889.[1] He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.[2] He left the school after he was selected to join the Imperial Cadet Corps on 2 January 1902.[1][3] He married thrice: firstly to Laxmi Kanwar; secondly to Jadau Kanwar, from Amarkot; and thirdly to Kalyan Kanwar, a granddaughter of Ram Singh, the Maharao of Bundi, in November 1919.[2][4] By his wives, he had two sons: Girdhar Singh and Hukum Singh.[5]
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Reign
When Shalivahan Singh died, the throne of Jaisalmer became vacant, as he left behind neither an heir by blood nor by adoption to succeed him.[6] The Government of India, after consulting the nobles of the Jaisalmer, selected him as the successor to the throne.[6][7] Accordingly, his succession as the Maharawal of Jaisalmer was announced on 26 June 1914, and he was formally installed by the Agent to the Governor-General of India on 9 July 1914.[2][7]
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Death
He died on 17 February 1949 and was succeeded by his son Girdhar Singh.[8]
Honours
He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India on 1 January 1918.[2]
References
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