H.H. Raja Sir Jashwant Singh II K.C.I.E. (1864–1919) was the 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, ...

Sailana State Sailana State was an 11 gun salute princely state in India, part of the Malwa Agency of Central India during the British Raj. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of Rs.5,00,000. History Sailana State was founded by Raja Jai Singh, great-g ...

, India from year 1895 to 1919. He was the son of Bhawani Singh of Semlia, a jagirdar of

and a distant cousin of Raja Dule Singh of Sailana. He was educated in the Rajkumar College, Indore. Succeeded on the death of his father to the Semlia jagir of Sailana in 1876. Jaswant Singh was adopted by Raja Dule Singh and was made the Yuvaraj (Crown prince) of Sailana in 1884 (recognised by the GOI, 1885). He transferred Semlia to his younger brother in 1888. Appointed as Administrator of Sailana in 1893, and assumed responsibility for the government. Succeeded on the death of his adopted father on 11 October 1895. Ascended the gadi, at the Raj Mahal, Sailana, 13 October 1895. Invested with full ruling powers, 23 December 1895. Jaswant Singh II inherited a state which was struck by poverty, corruption and famine. He introduced many reforms and brought the state to a level of a model administration. He received the Gold

Kaiser-i-Hind Medal The Kaisar-i-Hind Medal for Public Service in India was a medal awarded by the Emperor/Empress of India between 1900 and 1947, to "any person without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex ... who shall have distinguished himself (o ...

in 1901 for his efficient work during the famine in 1900, Delhi Durbar gold medals of 1903 & 1911 and was created KCIE in 1904. He served as president of Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha in 1911.The prince of Wales and the Princes of India pg.302 He died in 1919 and was succeeded by his son Dileep Singh.

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