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Rudra Pratap Singh (ruler)
Maharaja of Panna from 1870 to 1893 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Rudra Pratap Singh KCSI was the Maharaja of Panna from 1870 until his death in 1893.
Biography
He was born on 10 July 1848 to Nirpat Singh.[1][2] He succeeded his father as Maharaja of Panna on 9 June 1870.[1] On 1 January 1876, he was invested in Calcutta by Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, with the insignia of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India.[1][3] He attended the Delhi Durbar of 1877, where his personal salute was increased by two guns.[3][4] He was also presented with a banner and a medal.[3] He appointed an English architect to build the Baldeoji Temple in Panna on the design of St. Paul's Cathedral.[5][6] The same architect built Panna Palace for him in 1886.[5]
He died on 8 November 1893.[2] Since he left behind no heirs, his brother, Lokpal Singh, succeeded to his title, rank, and dignity.[3]
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