Jai Singh III (1818 – 1835), 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, an ...
of
Jaipur
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Early life
He was a son of
Jagat Singh of Amber
Jagat Singh (1786 – 21 November 1818) was the Maharaja of Amber and Jaipur. He was a son of Pratap Singh, Raja of Jaipur.
Biography
Maharaja Sawai Jagat Singh ascended to the throne of Jaipur on 3 August 1803 at the age of 17. The early y ...
, Raja of Jaipur.
Maharaja Jagat Singh died under suspicious circumstances in November 1818 without any medical issues and hence Jaipur became heirless. Mohan Singh, from the
Thikana
Thakur is a historical feudal title of the Indian subcontinent. It is also used as a surname in the present day. The female variant of the title is Thakurani or Thakurain, and is also used to describe the wife of a Thakur.
There are varying ...
of
Narwar
Narwar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Narwar is a historic town and the Narwar Fort is just east of the Kali Sindh River and is situated at a distance of 42 km from Shivpuri. Nar ...
, was adopted in order to be enthroned. However, in April 1819, the Bhatiyani Queen of Jagat Singh gave birth to a son who was later named Jai Singh III and declared king.
Career
Jai Singh III spent the first 9 years of his life within the confines of the
zenana
Zenana ( fa, زنانه, ur, , bn, জেনানা, hi, ज़नाना) literally meaning "of the women" or "pertaining to women", in Persian language contextually refers to the part of a house belonging to a Muslim, Sikh, or Hindu f ...
, making his first public appearance in a procession to the Jamwa Mata Temple after the people of Jaipur demanded to see their ruler. The task of administration was entrusted to Rawal Berisal of Samode. Constant troubles were created by Sanghi Jhutha Ram and Roopan Badaran, the former a suspect in the sudden death of Jagat Singh. In 1812, Jaipur's first Political Agent, J. Stewart, moved into Maji ka Bagh, a garden that had been laid by Jai Singh II's queen. This came to be known as the Residency and is now the Raj Mahal Hotel.
Death
Jai Singh died on 6 February 1835 amidst a cloud of suspicion. His body was found wrapped in a tent. It was suspected that he was poisoned and murdered by Sanghi Jhutha Ram.
References
Jai III
1819 births
1835 deaths
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