Maharaja Brijendra Singh ( hi, महाराजा ब्रजेन्द्र सिंह; born 1 December 1918 – died 8 July 1995) was the last ruler of

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Bharatpur (1929–1947) and successor of Maharaja Kishan Singh.

Early life

Maharaja Brijendra Singh was born at Savar Mahal, Bharatpur on 1 February 1918. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Kishan Singh by his wife Maharani Rajendra Kaur. He was educated at

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and

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Ascendancy

Maharaja Brijendra Singh succeeded on the death of his father on 27 March 1929, ascended the

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on 14 April 1929 and reigned under Council of Regency until he came of age. Invested with ruling powers on 22 October 1939. Signed the instrument of accession to the

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in August 1947. He merged his state into the

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on 18 March 1948, which was absorbed into state of

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on 15 May 1949.

Marriage

He first married on 18 June 1941 at the Amba Vilas Palace,

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with Maharani Jaya Chamunda Ammani Avaru, who was the third daughter of Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar and the sister of Maharaja

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, the last ruling

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. Then he did second marriage at Bharatpur in June 1961 (div. 1972) with Maharani Videh Kaur.

As Politician in the independent India

He was a

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(

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) 1962–1971. He was deprived of his royal rank, titles and honours by the Government of India on 28 December 1971.

Death

He died on 8 July 1995, having had issue Vishvendra Singh.

References

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