Sardul Singh
| Sardul Singh | |
|---|---|
| Umdai Rajhai Buland Makan | |
| Maharaja of Kishangarh | |
| Reign | 25 December 1879 – 18 August 1900 |
| Predecessor | Prithvi Singh |
| Successor | Madan Singh |
| Born | 10 December 1857 |
| Died | 18 August 1900 (aged 42) |
| Issue | Madan Singh |
| House |  Kishangarh |
| Father | Prithvi Singh |
Sir Sardul Singh (Shardul Singh or Sadul Singh) was the Maharaja of Kishangarh from 1879 until his death in 1900.
Early life and family
[edit]He was born on 10 December 1857 to Prithvi Singh.[1][2] He married Jas Kanwar, the daughter of Umaid Singh, the Maharao of Sirohi, in 1870.[2][3] By her, he had two sons and a daughter. The elder son died at the age of five.[2] The younger son was Madan Singh.[4] The daughter married Jai Singh Prabhakar, the Maharaja of Alwar.[5]
He was a Rajput of the Rathore clan.[1]
Reign
[edit]Upon the death of his father, he succeeded to his rank, title, and dignity as the Maharaja of Kishangarh on 25 December 1879.[2] He introduced many valuable reforms in almost every department.[4][6] He administered his state with considerable success and brought it to a prosperous condition.[4][6] He introduced a systematic reorganisation of the courts of law and the police.[7] He improved and simplified the systems of accounting and audit, and instituted the court of wards.[7] He organised the forest department and established a more effective central distillery system within the abkari arrangements.[7] He reformed the customs and revenue departments, adopted improved methods for preparing revenue returns, and introduced liberal rules to encourage the expansion of cultivation.[7]
Death
[edit]He died on 18 August 1900.[8] He was succeeded by Madan Singh as the Maharaja of Kishangarh.[9]
Titles, styles, and honours
[edit]Titles and styles
[edit]His full style was: "His Highness Umdai Rajahai Buland Makan Maharaja Shri Sardul Singh, Maharaja of Kishangarh."[10]
Honours
[edit]He was appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire by the Government of India in 1892.[4][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-81-206-1066-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ a b c d Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1900). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire ; with an Appendix for Ceylon. S. Low, Marston limited. p. 146.
- ^ Lala, Sitaram (1920). History Of Sirohi Raj From The Earliest Times To The Present Day. p. 363.
- ^ a b c d Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham. p. 186.
- ^ Manager Of Publications Delhi. Memoranda On The Indian States 1935. pp. 198–199.
- ^ a b c The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Karāchi to Kotāyam. Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers [1972. 1908. p. 312.
- ^ a b c d Solomon, R. V.; Bond, J. W. (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. p. 346. ISBN 978-81-206-1965-4.
- ^ Ajmer-Merwara (India) (1902). Report on the Administration of Ajmer-Merwara. pp. 23–24.
- ^ Memoranda on Native States in India, Together with a List of Independent Ruling Chiefs, Chiefs of Frontier States, and Other Notables with Their Proper Forms of Address. Superintendent Government Print., India. 1911. p. 110.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. p. 255. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.