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Udaybhanu Singh
Sir Udai Bhan Singh (; 12 February 1893 – 22 October 1954) was the Maharaja, Maharaj-Rana (title), Rana of Dholpur state, Dholpur from 1911 until his death in 1954. Early life and education Udai Bhan Singh was born on 12 February 1893. He received his education at Mayo College, Ajmer, where he successfully passed the Diploma examination and earned numerous prizes. He secured a prize for an essay on irrigation and a certificate from the Ambulance Society for First Aid to the Wounded. He took a short course of training at the Imperial Cadet Corps in Dehradun. Reign He succeeded his elder brother, Ram Singh of Dholpur, Ram Singh, as the Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur, following his death on 29 March 1911. The administration of the state was entrusted to G.H. Anderson, who acted as the Superintendent of the State and Guardian to the Maharaj-Rana. He was assisted by selected officials under the general direction of the Political Agent. From 1911 to 1913, Anderson presided over Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Singh Of Dholpur
Sir Ram Singh KCIE (; ; 26 May 1883 – 29 March 1911) was the Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur from 1901 until his death in 1911. Early life and education He was born on 26 May 1883 to Nihal Singh. He received his early education under K. Deighton, then Principal of the Agra College, and later under Herbert Cunningham Clogstoun, who subsequently became Superintendent of the Dholpur State. He received his education at Mayo College, Ajmer, and later underwent training at the Imperial Cadet Corps in Dehradun. Family In June 1905, he married Ripudaman Devi, the daughter of Sir Hira Singh, the Maharaja of Nabha. Reign Ram Singh succeeded his father, Nihal Singh, as the Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur, following his death on 20 July 1901. He succeeded his father as minor. Initially, the administration of the state was carried out by Clogstoun, Superintendent of the Dholpur State, assisted by selected officials, under the direction of the Political Agent. He was invested with full ruling po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standstill Agreement (India)
A standstill agreement was an agreement signed between the newly independent dominions of Dominion of India, India and Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and the princely states of the British Indian Empire prior to their integration in the new dominions. The form of the agreement was bilateral between a dominion and a princely state. It provided that all the administrative arrangements, existing between the British Crown and the state would continue unaltered between the signatory dominion (India or Pakistan) and the princely state, until new arrangements were made. Prior to independence The draft of the standstill agreement was formulated soon after 3 June 1947 by the Indian Political Department, Political department of the British Raj, British Indian government. The agreement provided that all the administrative arrangements of 'common concern' then existing between the British Crown and any particular signatory state would continue unaltered between the signatory dominion (Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instrument Of Accession
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document first introduced by the Government of India Act 1935 and used in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British paramountcy to join one of the new dominions of Dominion of India, India or Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan created by the Partition of India, Partition of British India. The instruments of accession executed by the rulers, provided for the accession of states to the Dominion of India (or Pakistan) on three subjects, namely, defence, external affairs and communications. Background 565 princely states existed in British Raj, India during the British Raj. These were not parts of British India, having never become possessions of the Crown, the British Crown, but were tied to the Crown by various treaties and were under the suzerainty of the Crown. British India and the princely states were together referred to as the "Indian Empire", commonly called "India". The Government of India Act 1935 intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Residencies Of British India
The Residencies of British India were political offices, each managed by a Resident (title), Resident, who dealt with the relations between the British Government of India and one (or a territorial set) of princely states. History The Residency system has its origins in the system of subsidiary alliances devised by the British after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, to secure Bengal from attack by deploying East India Company troops of the Bengal Army within friendly Native States. Through this system, the Indian Princes of these Native States were assured of protection from internal or external aggression, through deployment of company troops. In return they had to pay for the maintenance of those troops and also accept a British Resident in their court. The Resident was a senior British official posted in the capital of these Princely States, technically a diplomat but also responsible for keeping the ruler to his alliance.Metcalf, Barbara D., and Thomas R. Metcalf, ''A Concise H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or direct rule in India. * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, which were collectively called ''Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India'', and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British British paramountcy, paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Of Princes
The Chamber of Princes (''Narendra Mandal'') was an institution established in 1920 by a royal proclamation of King-Emperor George V to provide a forum in which the rulers of the princely states of India could voice their needs and aspirations to the colonial government of British India. It survived until the end of the British Raj in 1947. Overview The Chamber of Princes was established in 1920, by King-Emperor George V's proclamation on 23 December 1919, after the Government of India Act 1919 was given royal assent. The creation of the chamber followed the abandonment by the British of their long-established policy of isolating the Indian rulers from each other and also from the rest of the world.Barbara N. Ramusack, ''The Princes of India in the Twilight of Empire: Dissolution of a Patron-client System, 1914–1939'' (Ohio State University Press, 1978) p. xix The Chamber first met on 8 February 1921 and initially consisted of 120 members. Of those, 108 from the more sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patiala State
Patiala State was a kingdom and princely state in Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India, and one of the Phulkian States, that Instrument of Accession, acceded to the Dominion of India, Union of India upon Indian independence movement, Indian independence and Partition of India, partition in 1947. The state was founded by Ala Singh in 1762. Patiala State was the largest and most important princely state in the Punjab Province (British India), Punjab Province. The state's ruler, the Maharaja of Patiala, was entitled to a 17-Salute state, gun salute and held precedence over all other princes in the Punjab Province during the British Raj. The state was ruled by Jat Sikh, Jat Sikhs of the Sidhu clan. The kingdom's imperial troops also fought in World War I and World War II on behalf of the British Raj, British Indian Empire. Etymology The state took its name from its principal city and capital, Patiala, from Punjabi language, Punjabi ''patti Ala'' meaning a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhupinder Singh Of Patiala
Sir Bhupinder Singh (12 October 1891 – 23 March 1938) was the Maharaja of Patiala and a cricket player. Singh's reign as Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala, in British India, lasted from 1900 to 1938. He was a member of the Phulkian dynasty. During his reign, Singh was most noted for his extravagance, contributions to sports, and for being an ally to the British Raj. Many of Singh's children married notable individuals and through his children, Singh has many notable descendants. Early life and background Bhupinder Singh was born on 12 October 1891 in Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala. Singh was born into the Jat Sikh Phulkian dynasty and Sidhu clan. He was educated at Aitchison College in Lahore. Singh was sent to the princely state of Dholpur, supposedly because of threats to his life due to intrigues in the Patiala court. He returned to Patiala in the beginning of 1900, only months before his father's death. At the age of 9, Singh succeeded as Maharaja of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharaja Of Patiala
The Maharaja of Patiala was the title of the ruler of the princely state of Patiala State, Patiala, in Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India. The first ruler of Patiala was Baba Ala Singh (1691 – 1765), who held the title of Raja. The second and third rulers, Amar Singh of Patiala, Amar Singh and Sahib Singh of Patiala, Sahib Singh, respectively, held the held the title of Raja-e-Rajgan (King of Kings). Karam Singh of Patiala, Karam Singh, the fourth ruler, was the first ruler of Patiala who held the title of Maharaja. By the time of the seventh Maharaja, Rajinder Singh of Patiala, Rajinder Singh (1876 – 1900), the Maharaja of Patiala was recognized as the leader of the Sikhs, Sikh community and the most foremost prince in Punjab Province (British India), Punjab. During the British Raj, the Patiala maharajas were entitled to a 17-gun salute and had precedence over all the other princes in Punjab. Yadavindra Singh (1914 – 1974) became the maharaja on 23 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The May Fair Hotel
The May Fair Hotel is a luxury hotel on Stratton Street in Mayfair, London, near the site of Devonshire House in Piccadilly. It opened in 1927 with King George V and Queen Mary in attendance. The hotel is now owned by Edwardian Hotels, and Inderneel Singh, son of the chairman and CEO Jasminder Singh, is the managing director. The 404-room hotel completed a $150 million renovation in November 2006. The building also houses the May Fair Theatre, which opened in 1963. In 2005, a blue plaque was unveiled to commemorate dance band leader Ambrose, who performed regularly at the hotel. Eric Parkin was a cocktail pianist there in the 1940s. In June 2019, the hotel joined the Radisson Collection Radisson Hotel Group is an American international Hospitality industry, hospitality company that has its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. It originated as a division of Carlson Companies, which owned Radisson Hotels, Country Inns & Suites and ... brand. References * Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
