Rana Bhagwant Singh
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Rana Bhagwant Singh, GCSI (1823 – 7 February 1873) was the Jat ruler of Dholpur
state (1836 - 1873) in Rajasthan
, India
. He was from Bamraulia
gotra of Jats. He was younger son of Rana Kirat Singh and successor of Rana Pohap Singh
. After the death of Rana Pohap Singh
his younger brother Rana Bhagwant Singh ascended to the throne.
Rana Bhagwant Singh was a cheerful and lively person. He helped and provided security to the British
and Maratha
refugees who came to Dholpur in 1857 war of independence. He was married with daughter of Jat chieftain Nand Kishor Rajauria. He was helped by his sister-in-law and wife of his elder brother Rana Pohap Singh
in the matters of state affairs.
He had no issue. He adopted a boy Maharaj Singh and named him Kulender Singh. Kulender Singh was married with Basant Kaur, daughter of Maharaja Narender Singh of Patiala. Kulender Singh died young at the age of 28 prior to Rana Bhagwant Singh. Kulender Singh had a son named Nihal Singh aged 5 at the time of his death.
Rana Bhagwant Singh was awarded G.C.S.I. (cr.1869) by the British government. He died on 9th February 1873. His successor was Rana Nihal Singh
.
Dholpur (princely state)
The Dholpur State was a kingdom of eastern Rajputana, India, which was founded in AD 1806 by the Bamraulia clan Jat Rana rulers. After 1818 the state was placed under the authority of British India's Rajputana Agency...
state (1836 - 1873) in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was from Bamraulia
Bamraulia
Bamraulia is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. This gotra is based on village Bamrauli situated near Agra. The early history of Bamraulia gotra is not known. As per the books maintained by traditional Jagas, Jats in Yudhistir Samvat had...
gotra of Jats. He was younger son of Rana Kirat Singh and successor of Rana Pohap Singh
Rana Pohap Singh
Rana Pohap Singh was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state in in Rajasthan, India. He was from Bamraulia gotra of Jats. He was elder son of Rana Kirat Singh and his successor. He ruled for nine months and died in 1836. After his death his younger brother Rana Bhagwant Singh ascended to the...
. After the death of Rana Pohap Singh
Rana Pohap Singh
Rana Pohap Singh was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state in in Rajasthan, India. He was from Bamraulia gotra of Jats. He was elder son of Rana Kirat Singh and his successor. He ruled for nine months and died in 1836. After his death his younger brother Rana Bhagwant Singh ascended to the...
his younger brother Rana Bhagwant Singh ascended to the throne.
Rana Bhagwant Singh was a cheerful and lively person. He helped and provided security to the British
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
and Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
refugees who came to Dholpur in 1857 war of independence. He was married with daughter of Jat chieftain Nand Kishor Rajauria. He was helped by his sister-in-law and wife of his elder brother Rana Pohap Singh
Rana Pohap Singh
Rana Pohap Singh was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state in in Rajasthan, India. He was from Bamraulia gotra of Jats. He was elder son of Rana Kirat Singh and his successor. He ruled for nine months and died in 1836. After his death his younger brother Rana Bhagwant Singh ascended to the...
in the matters of state affairs.
He had no issue. He adopted a boy Maharaj Singh and named him Kulender Singh. Kulender Singh was married with Basant Kaur, daughter of Maharaja Narender Singh of Patiala. Kulender Singh died young at the age of 28 prior to Rana Bhagwant Singh. Kulender Singh had a son named Nihal Singh aged 5 at the time of his death.
Rana Bhagwant Singh was awarded G.C.S.I. (cr.1869) by the British government. He died on 9th February 1873. His successor was Rana Nihal Singh
Rana Nihal Singh
Rana Nihal Singh, was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state in Rajasthan, India. He was from Bamraulia gotra of Jats. He was born on 4 May 1863 as son of Kulender Singh and succeeded Rana Bhagwant Singh on 9 February 1873 after his death...
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