Jashwamt Singh was the ruling Maharaja

Maharaja

Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...

 of princely state

Princely state

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 Bharatpur

Bharatpur, India

Bharatpur is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded by Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1733. Located in the Brij region, Bharatpur was once an impregnable, well-planned and well-fortified city, and the capital of Jat kingdom ruled by Sinsinwar Maharajas.The trio of Bharatpur, Deeg and...

 1853 - 1893  in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

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, India

India

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. His successor was Maharaja Ram Singh

Maharaja Ram Singh

Maharaja Ram Singh , Kaiser-i-Hind was the ruling Maharaja of princely state Bharatpur and successor of Maharaja Jashwant Singh.-Live:...

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Maharaja Jaswant Singh was born at Deeg

Deeg

Deeg is a city and a municipality in Bharatpur district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated in the north of Bharatpur at a distance of 32 km, and North of Agra....

 on 1 March 1851. He was the only son of Maharaja Balwant Singh. He got education privately. He had the knowledge of Hindi, English and Persian languages.
He succeeded on the death of his father on 21 March 1853. Ascended the gaddi (throne) on 8 July 1853, reigning under Council of Regency until he came of age.