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Narinder Singh of Patiala
Maharaja of Patiala from 1845–1862 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Narinder Singh KCSI (26 November 1824 – 13 November 1862), also spelt as Narendra Singh,[1] was the Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1845 to 1862. He was one of the first local rulers to receive the Order of the Star of India and was a member of the Indian Legislative Council during Lord Canning's Viceroyalty.[2]
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Biography
Singh's father was the Maharaja Karam Singh of Patiala. He succeeded his father on 18 January 1846, aged twenty-three.[3] During his reign, the Moti Bagh Palace was constructed at a cost of five lakhs of rupees.[4]
During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Singh assisted the East India Company, and his assistance were later acknowledged by the Governor-General of India, Lord Canning as being of incalculable value.[5]
He died of fever on 13 November 1862 at the age of thirty-nine. He was succeeded as Maharaja by his ten-year-old son, Mahendra Singh.[6] His daughter, Basant Kaur, married Bhagwant Singh, the Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur.[7] His other daughter, Bishan Kaur, married Jaswant Singh, the Maharaja of Bharatpur.[8]
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Patron of the arts
Narinder Singh was a patron of the arts.[9] After his death, his style of art-patronage was continued by his successors and imitated by other Sikh states, such as Kapurthala, Nabha, Jind, and Faridkot.[9]
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Maharajah Karam Singh of Patiala and his son Narinder Singh with a holy man
Maharajah Narinder Singh of Patiala (reg. 1845–62) on horseback
Maharajah Narinder Singh of Patiala on an elephant proceeding up the rampart of a palace
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References
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