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Rajendra Singh of Jhalawar
Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar from 1929 to 1943 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lieutenant Sir Rajendra Singh KCSI was the Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar from 1929 until his death in 1943.
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Birth
He was born on 15 July 1900 to Bhawani Singh and his wife, the daughter of Maharaja Durjan Sal of Kherli.[1]
Education
He was educated at Mayo College in Ajmer where he remained from 1907 to 1919.[1][2] In 1920, he came to Oxford, where he studied at New College and then at Christ Church.[3][4][5][6]
Reign
Upon the death of his father, Bhawani Singh, on 13 April 1929, he succeeded him as the Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar.[7] He administered his state through a Prime Minister, a Dewan, and two Ministers.[6] The state maintained five dispensaries and 42 schools, six of which were for girls.[6] He was deeply interested in Harijan welfare and is said to have taken Harijans into the state temple.[8] He reorganized the army and police, established a High Court, electrified the towns of Jhalawar and Jhalrapatan, constructed a bridge over the Chhoti Kāli Sindh River near Gangadhar, and improved roads and irrigation facilities.[8]
Military career
In 1926, he joined the 11/19th Hyderabad Regiment and was attached to it as an honorary second Lieutenant.[2] He later resigned his commission in the Indian Territorial Force and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant in the regular army on 14 January 1931.[2]
Personal life
Marriage
He married Hira Kunverba, daughter of the Thakore of Kotda Sangani, on 6 September 1920.[9]
Children
While at Oxford, a son, Virendra Singh, was born to them on 27 September 1921.[9]
Death
He died on 2 September 1943, after a reign of 13 years, and was succeeded by his son Virendra Singh (Harish Chandra) as the Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar.[8]
Titles and styles
- 1900 – 1929: Maharaj Kumar Shri Rajendra Singh[10]
- 1929 – 1943: His Highness Dharam Divakar Prajavatsal Maharajadhiraj Maharaj Rana Shri Rajendra Singh Dev Bahadur, Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar[10]
References
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