Umaid Singh (8 July 1903 – 9 June 1947), also spelled Umed Singh, was Maharaja of

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...

from 1918 until his death, He was the

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Ruler. The second son of Sardar Singh of Jodhpur, he succeeded his elder brother Maharaja Sir Sumer Singh upon his death in 1918; in 1922 he served as the ''aide-de-camp'' to the

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(later Edward VIII). Ruling under the regency of his granduncle until 1923, he was then formally invested as Maharaja by Lord Reading. During his reign, Sir Umaid Singh reformed and reorganised the Jodhpur State Forces and the judicial department, introduced a scheme for extending primary education, revised the land revenue settlement and established state pensions and a Provident Fund for state employees. Enjoying a distinguished military career, he died at his estate on

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on 9 June 1947 after a reign of 29 years, aged but 43. He died from an acute attack of appendicitis while on a tiger hunt.

Honours

* Delhi Durbar silver medal-1911 *Prince of Wales Visit Medal-1922 *Knight Commander of the

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(KCVO)-1922 *

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(GCIE)-1930 * King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935 *

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(GCSI)-1936 (KCSI-1925) * King George VI Coronation Medal-1937 *Grand Cross of the Order of the Dragon of Annam-1940 * 1939-1945 Star-1945 *

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-1945 * War Medal 1939-1945-1945 * India Service Medal-1945 * Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)-1946 *Halvad-Dhrangadhra State Rajyabhisek Medal, 1st class-1948 (post-humous)

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