Maharani Girraj Kaur
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Maharani Girraj Kaur, CI
was the ruling Maharani of princely state
Bharatpur
(1900 - 1918) and successor of Maharaja Ram Singh
, whose ruling powers were suspended on 10 August 1900 after the murder of one of his personal servants. After an enquiry he was deposed and exiled to Agra
, 27 August 1900.
She was a daughter of a Zamindar
of Deoli
, in Bharatpur state and second wife of Maharaja Ram Singh
. She was Regent
for her son from 27 August 1900 to 28 November 1918 until he became of age.
She died at Lohagarh, Bharatpur on 24 August 1922.
Her successor was her son Maharaja Kishan Singh
.
CI
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was the ruling Maharani of princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
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...
(1900 - 1918) and successor of 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:...
, whose ruling powers were suspended on 10 August 1900 after the murder of one of his personal servants. After an enquiry he was deposed and exiled to Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
, 27 August 1900.
She was a daughter of a Zamindar
Zamindar
A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
of Deoli
Deoli
Deoli is a city and a municipal council in Wardha district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Geography:Deoli is located at . It has an average elevation of 262 metres .-Demographics:...
, in Bharatpur state and second wife of 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:...
. She was Regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
for her son from 27 August 1900 to 28 November 1918 until he became of age.
She died at Lohagarh, Bharatpur on 24 August 1922.
Her successor was her son Maharaja Kishan Singh
Maharaja Kishan Singh
Maharaja Sir Kishan Singh, KCSI was the ruling Maharaja of princely state Bharatpur and successor of Maharani Girraj Kaur....
.