Daulat Singh (12 May 1875 – 14 April 1931) was the

Maharaja 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, a ...

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from 1911 to 1931. He served as a squadron commander with the Jodhpur Risala in the

Tirah Campaign The Tirah campaign, often referred to in contemporary British accounts as the Tirah expedition, was an Indian frontier campaign from September 1897 to April 1898. Tirah is a mountainous tract of country in what was formally known as Federally ...

1897–1898, and Boxer Rebellion in China 1900. Later, he served also in

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as a Major in British Army from 1914 in the Great War in Egypt and the Middle East 1914-1918 and was promoted to Hon. Lieut-Col in 1918. Daulat Singh was the son of Maharaj Bhupal Singh of Jodhpur and was adopted by his uncle, Maharaja

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, who abdicated in his favour in 1911. He was appointed

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(KCSI) in the 1920 New Year Honours. Daulat Singh was succeeded by his eldest son,

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Titles

*1875-1899: Rajkumar

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Daulat Singh *1899-1902:

Maharaj 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 ...

Sri Daulat Singh *1902-1911:

Yuvaraja Yuv(a)raj(a) (Sanskrit: युवराज) is an Indian title for the crown prince, and the heir apparent to the throne of an Indian (notably Hindu) kingdom or (notably in the Mughal Empire or British Raj) princely state. It is usually applied t ...

Sri Maharajkumar Daulat Singh Sahib *1911-1914:

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Maharajadhiraja 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, a ...

Maharaja Sri Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur,

of Idar *1914-1918: Major His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar *1918-1920:

Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...

His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar *1920-1926: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri

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Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar, KCSI *1926-1931:

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His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sir Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar, KCSI

Honours

(ribbon bar, as it would look today) 1000px ribbon bar of the Order of Maria Anna

King Edward VII Coronation Medal (Military) ribbon

India Medal The India Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1896 for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies. The India Medal was awarded for various minor military campaigns in India, chiefly for service on the North-West Frontier duri ...

w/ Tirah Clasp-1898 * China War Medal-1900 *

King Edward VII Coronation Medal The King Edward VII Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal issued in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Issue The medal was awarded in silver and bronze. It was issued in silver to members of the Royal fa ...

-1902 (w/ Delhi Durbar Bar-1903) *

King George V Coronation Medal The King George V Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal instituted in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V, that took place on 22 June 1911. Award It was the first British Royal commemorative medal to be awarded to people who w ...

w/Delhi Durbar Bar-1911 * 1914-15 Star-1918 *

British War Medal The British War Medal is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom which was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces for service in the First World War. Two versions of the medal were produced. About 6.5 million were struck in si ...

-1918 * Allied Victory Medal-1918 *

(KCSI)-1920

Footnotes

References

Idar page on "Genealogical Gleanings"
1875 births 1931 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Daulat Indian knights Indian royalty British military personnel of the Tirah campaign British military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion Indian Army personnel of World War I {{India-royal-stub