Mahipal Singh was the Maharawal of

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from 1989 until his death in 2023.

Birth and education

He was born on 14 August 1931 to

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 St ...

. He received his education at Mayo College,

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, and graduated from St. Stephen's College,

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Succession

After the death of his father on 6 June 1989,

, who held the title of Maharawal of

for 70 years, he succeeded him to the title. However, he was only a namesake Maharawal, as the

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had abolished privileges, privy purses, and the official recognition of titles long before his succession in 1971.

Personal life

He married Dev Kumari, the daughter of Bijay Singh and granddaughter of

Ganga Singh General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh (13 October 1880 – 2 February 1943) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner (in present-day Rajasthan, India) from 1888 to 1943. As a member of the Imperial War Cabinet, he was present in the ...

, the

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. He had two children with her: a son, Harshvardhan Singh, and a daughter, Kirti Kumari. Kirti married Daivat Singh of

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Death

He died on 19 August 2023. His funeral rituals were held at

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, and his last rites were performed at Surpur Rajghat.

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