Maharaja Bahadur Singh, MC (17 March 1920 – 24 December 1977) was the 28th and the last official ruler of the

princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...

of Bundi belonging to

Hada Chauhan Hada are a branch of the Chauhan Rajput community. They live in Hadoti and once ruled the states of Bundi, Jhalawar and Kota. History They belong to Agnikul. Hada Chauhan's claim descent from Bisaldev Chauhan, son of Harshraj and grandson o ...

clan of Rajputs. He was born on 17 March 1920 and was the elder son of Dhanurdhar Singh, who was adopted in 1933, by Sir

Ishwari Singh of Bundi Ishvari (Sanskrit: ईश्वरी, IAST: Īśvarī) is a Hindu epithet of Sanskrit origin, referring to the Goddess, the divine female counterpart of Ishvara. It is also a term that refers to the shakti, or the feminine energy of the Trimu ...

, the erstwhile ruler of Bundi.Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey edited by Arnold Wright pp:157-163 He was educated at Mayo College at Ajmer. He married in April 1938 to Gulab Kunverba, the daughter of Sajjan Singh, the Maharaja of Ratlam and had children.
Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of ... By Tony McClenaghan p. 108 1996 As a Yuvraj, Rajkumar, with the title of Maharaj Kumar Bahadur Singh, he was commissioned into the Indian Army on 26 November 1942 and served with

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during the Second World War, seeing action in Burma and was awarded the Military Cross. He ascended to the throne of Bundi upon the death of his father Sir

Ishwari Singh Maharaja Sir Ishwari Singhji, KCIE (8 March 1893 – 23 April 1945) was the 27th ruler of the princely state of Bundi belonging to Hada Chauhan clan of Rajputs.Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey edited by Arnold ...

on 23 April 1945. He was sent back to Bundi from Burma immediately the news was received by his regiment.An account of the operations in Burma carried out by Probyn's Horse during February, March and April 1945 He acceded his state of Bundi to the Dominion of India on 7 April 1949. He held the title of

Maharaja of Bundi Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, an ...

, until the entitlements and official recognition were abolished by the Government of India through the

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in 1971. He remained the titular ruler of Bundi until his death. He died on 24 December 1977 survived by one son,

Ranjit Singh of Bundi Ranjit can refer to: * Ranjit Singh (disambiguation) **Ranjit Singh (1780–1839), First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire **Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur (1776–1805), ruler of the Bharatpur princely state in Rajasthan, India ** K. S. Ranjitsinhji (1872– ...

and one daughter, Mahendra Kumari.

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