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Brijnath Singh KCIE was the

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Maihar Maihar is a city in the Maihar district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Maihar District. Maihar is known for the Maa Sharda Mandir situated in the city. It is one of the Shakti Peeth. Origin o ...

from 1911 until his death in 1968.

Early life

He was born on 22 February 1886 to Randhir Singh, the

. He received his education at Daly College in

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Reign

Upon his father's murder on 15 December 1911, he succeeded him as the

and was installed on the throne the next day, 16 December 1911. As he was a minor at the time, the administration of the state was carried out by the

Dewan ''Dewan'' (also known as ''diwan'', sometimes spelled ''devan'' or ''divan'') designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A ''dewan'' was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the el ...

on his behalf under the supervision of the Political Agent in

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. He was invested with full ruling powers on 2 January 1917. On 14 August 1947, he signed the

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, through which he acceded his state to the

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Personal life and death

Singh's son, Govind Singh, married Yadhuvansh Kumari, the daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of

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. He died on 13 October 1968

Honours

He was made

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of the

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on 3 June 1935.

References

External links

Maihar State - Instrument of Accession and Standstill Agreement
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