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Sadul Singh Of Bikaner
Lieutenant-General Sir Sadul Singh GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, CVO (7 September 1902 – 25 September 1950) was the last reigning Maharaja of Bikaner from 2 February 1943 to 30 March 1949, continuing as Head of the House of Bikaner and holding the title of Maharaja of Bikaner until his death. Biography The eldest surviving son of General Sir Ganga Singh, Sir Sadul Singh had, for the thirty years leading up to his succession, been serving in many important posts for his father. He had been a Page of Honour at the coronation of King George V and had attended him at the durbar in Delhi. In 1919, Sir Sadul was present at the Paris Peace Conference and attended the 1924 meeting of the League of Nations. He served as Chief Minister of Bikaner from 1920 to 1925 and fought in the Second World War in Persia, the Middle East and Burma. As the time for Indian independence drew near, Sir Sadul was among the first princes to accede to the Dominion of India, which he did on 7 August 1947. On 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikaner State
Bikaner State was the princely state, Princely State in the north-western most part of the History of Bikaner, Rajputana province of imperial British India from 1818 to 1947. The founder of the state Rao Bika was a younger son of Rao Jodha ruler of and founder of the city of Jodhpur State, Jodhpur in Marwar. Rao Bika chose to establish his own kingdom instead of inheriting his father's. Bika defeated the Jat clans of Jangladesh which today refers to the north and north-western Rajasthan along with his uncle Rao Kandhal and his adviser Vikramji Rajpurohit and founded his own kingdom. Its capital was the city of Bikaner. The state was noted for the Bikaner style of painting, Bikaner style of Miniature Painting. Covering a vast area of Bikaner State was the second largest state under the Rajputana Agency after Jodhpur State with a revenue of Rs.26,00,000 in the year 1901. Heeding the 1947 call of Vallabhbhai Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to integrate the princely sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a Ethnicities in Iran, multi-ethnic population of over 92 million in an area of , Iran ranks 17th globally in both List of countries and dependencies by area, geographic size and List of countries and dependencies by population, population. It is the List of Asian countries by area, sixth-largest country entirely in Asia and one of the world's List of mountains in Iran, most mountainous countries. Officially an Islamic republic, Iran is divided into Regions of Iran, five regions with Provinces of Iran, 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's Capital city, capital, List of cities in Iran by province, largest city and financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxman Singh
HH Rai-e-Rayan Mahi Mahendra Maharajadhiraj Ravi Kula Bhushan Shri Shri 108 Maharawal Sir Lakshman Singh Bahadur Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, GCIE, Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, KCSI (7 March 1908 – 6 June 1989), was the last ruling Ahar, Rajasthan, Ahar Guhilot Maharawal of the princely state, Princely State of Dungarpur from the year 1918 to 1989, a former Member of parliament, MP in the Rajya Sabha and speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from July 1977 to June 1979. Early life Maharawal Sir Lakshman Singh was born on 7 March 1908 at Udai Villas, Dungarpur, the eldest son and heir apparent of Maharawal Sir Bijai Singh of the princely state of Dungarpur. He was the elder brother of Nagendra Singh, later the President of the International Court of Justice. In November 1918, during the Spanish flu, influenza pandemic, both Lakshman Singh and his father contracted the disease; though Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvind Singh Mewar
Arvind Singh Mewar (; ; 13 December 1944 – 16 March 2025) was an Indian businessman who was a member of the house of Mewar and chairman of HRH Group of Hotels. He was the 76th custodian of the House of Mewar on behalf of Sri Eklingji. Early life and education Mewar was born on 13 December 1944 to Bhagwat Singh Mewar and his wife, Shushila Kumari, as their second son. Singh received his primary education at home. In 1957, he was sent to Mayo College, Ajmer, where he passed his Senior Cambridge in 1961. Afterward, he studied at Maharana Bhupal College, Udaipur, until 1965. He obtained his BA there after studying subjects like English literature, economics, and political science. Then, he went to the UK and US to study hotel management. In the UK, he studied a course in hotel management at Metropolitan College, St Albans. After completing the course, he moved in 1967 to Chicago, US, where he did on-the-job training in hospitality services. Career Arvind Singh Mewar was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitamau State
Sitamau State was a princely state of the British Raj before 1947. Its capital was in Sitamau town, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The total area of the state was 350 square miles. The average revenue of the state was Rs.130,000. History Ratan Singh Rathore was killed in the battle of Dharmat against Aurangzeb, after which his descendants continued to rule Ratlam. During Raja Keshodas's reign some soldiers of the Raja killed the Jaziya tax collectors due to which the Mughals completely annexed Ratlam. Keshodas stuck to imperial service during this time and on 3 September 1699, he was made the faujdar of Nalgunda. Due to his good governance, Aurangzeb later granted Keshodas the Pargana of Titrod from which Raja Keshodas founded Sitamau State on 31 October 1701. The State of Ratlam was restored to an uncle of Keshodas called Chattrasal in 1705. In 1714 the emperor Farrukhsiyar further added the paragana of Alot to the new state. Sitamau faced invasions after the decline of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishvaraj Singh Mewar
Vishvaraj Singh Mewar (born 18 May 1969) is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as MLA from Nathdwara constituency. Personal life He is married to Mahima Kumari Mewar, a royal family member and the daughter of Vidya Devi of Bandhi Talukdari (Madhya Pradesh) and Jagdishwari Prasad Singh Deo of Panchkote. She also supports him in canvassing. They have two children, one daughter named Baisa Jayati Kumari and a son named Devajaditya Singh. He did his schooling from Ajmer and went to Mumbai for completing college studies and settled there in Mewar House. He has been visiting Udaipur frequently. Political life His father, Mahendra Singh Mewar, made his electoral debut with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections. He later joined Indian National Congress, after which he lost the 1991 Lok Sabha elections in Chittorgarh and 1996 Lok Sabha elections in Bhilwara. His maternal grandfather Manabendra Shah, was an eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendra Singh Mewar
Mahendra Singh Mewar (; 24 February 1941 – 10 November 2024) was an Indian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and was the 76th Maharana of the now-defunct Kingdom of Mewar. Business and political career Mahendra had led a yatra with Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Mewar. Mahendra was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chittorgarh in the 1989 Indian general election from BJP with a record winning margin of over 190,000 votes. He was a Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry, 1990. He joined Indian National Congress and contested from Chittorgarh Constituency but lost to Jaswant Singh of the BJP. He also contested from Bhilwara Constituency where he lost to Subhash Chandra Baheria in 1996 Lok Sabha elections. His father-in-law Manabendra Shah, was an eight-time Member of Parliament. He was also the President, Maharana Bhupal Institutions (under Vidya Pracharini Sabha, Udaipur, Rajasthan); St. Vice-President, General Council and Board of Governo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udaipur State
The Kingdom of Mewar was an independent Hindu Monarchy, kingdom that existed in the Rajputana region of the Indian subcontinent and later became a dominant state in medieval India. The kingdom was initially founded and ruled by the Guhila dynasty, followed by it's cadet branch, the Sisodia dynasty, Sisodia Dynasty. The earliest kingdom was centered around the south-central part of Rajasthan, state of India. It was bordered by the Aravali Range to the northwest, Ajmer region, Ajmer to the north, Gujarat, Vagad and Malwa regions to the south and the Hadoti region to the east. Mewar rose to prominence in the reign of Bappa Rawal (7th century AD) known for his involvement in thwarting Umayyad campaigns in India, Arab incursions in Indian subcontinent, India. Over time, It became vassal to Pratihara dynasty, Imperial Pratihara, Paramara dynasty, Paramaras and then to Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chahamanas. In the early 10th century, Mewar emerged as an independent state, actively b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagwat Singh Of Mewar
Bhagwat Singh Mewar (, ; 20 June 1921 – 3 November 1984) was the titular ruler of the former Indian princely state of Udaipur or Mewar from 1955 until the Indian government abolished all royal titles in 1971. Bhagwat Singh was born in 1921, nine years before the accession of his father Bhupal Singh to the throne of Mewar and Udaipur as Maharana. He also became the Chairman, Vishva Hindu Parishad in 1969 unanimously. Personal life On 29 February 1940, he married Princess Sushila Kumari of Bikaner, daughter of King Sadul Singh I of Bikaner and his wife Queen Sudarshan Prasad (née Princess of Rewa); Together they had three children: * Mahendra Singh, Crown Prince of Mewar * Princess Yogeshwari Kumari, married to Prince Krishan Singh, Hereditary Prince of Sitamau * Prince Arvind Singh In the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remunerati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewa (princely State)
Rewa State, also known as Rewah, was a kingdom and later princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Rewa. With an area of about , Rewa was one of the largest princely states in the Bagelkhand Agency and the second largest in Central India Agency. Rewa was also the third-wealthiest principality in Central India, with an average revenue of 2.9 million rupees in 1901. The Bagelkhand Agency was dissolved in 1933, following which Rewa was placed under the authority of the Indore Residency. Rewah state had a 15-gun salute. History According to legend, the kingdom of Rewa was founded around 1140 CE. On 5 October 1812, it became a British protectorate. Between 1 April 1875 and 15 October 1895, Rewa remained under the direct colonial administration of British India. The ruler of Rewa ruled from Bandhavgarh during the founding reign of Raja Vyaghra Dev, who was a direct descendant of Vaghela dynasty#List of rulers, Gujarati warrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab, India, Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23°3' to 30°12' North latitude and 69°30' to 78°17' East longitude, with the Tropic of Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
