Raghubir Singhji (21 September 1869 – 26 July 1927) was the 26th 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
Bundi is a city in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India and capital of the former princely state of Rajputana agency. District of Bundi is named after the former princely state.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Indian cens ...
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
Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
s.
[Bundi State]
/ref>[Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey
edited by Arnold Wright pp:157–163]
He was ruler of Bundi from 1889[Directory and Year Book Including Who's who – Page 88, 1920.] till his death in 1927.[
He was succeeded by Sir Ishwari Singhji.][
Government of India announced 'Padma Shri' will be awarded to Shri Maharao Raghuveer Singh on 26 January 2018.
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1869 births
1927 deaths
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Indian Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Maharajas of Bundi
Rajput rulers
Hindu monarchs
Indian knights
Indian royalty