Kishangarh State was a Princely State in central

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territory of

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from 1611 to 1948. It was founded by the

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prince Kishan Singh in the year 1611. Kishangarh State was located between 25° 49′ and 26° 59′ in the north, and 70° 49′ and 75° 11′ east. Bordered on the North and northwest by

Jodhpur State Kingdom of Marwar, also known as Jodhpur State during the modern era, was a kingdom in the Marwar region from 1243 to 1818 and a princely state under British rule from 1818 to 1947. It was established in Pali by ''Rao Siha'', possibly a migran ...

Marwar Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. 'Maru' is a Sanskrit word for desert. The word 'wad' literally means fence in Rajasthani languages. Engl ...

region; on the east by

Jaipur State The Kingdom of Amber, later the Kingdom of Jaipur or the Jaipur State, was located in the north-eastern historic Dhundhar region of Rajputana and was ruled by the Kachwaha Rajput dynasty. The kingdom was established by Dulha Rai, possibly t ...

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; on the west and southeast by the

Ajmer District Ajmer district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Ajmer division–one of the seven List of districts of Rajasthan#Divisions, administrative divisions of Rajasthan. The city of Ajmer is the district headquarters. ...

then the British province of Ajmer- Merwara and on the extreme south by Shahpura State in Bhilwara.

History

Kishan Singh, who was the son of Mota Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur-Marwar left his family's lands for the imperial Mughal province (

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) of

Ajmer Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...

in the year 1596. He was admitted into the service of

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and within a short span of time having shown his military prowess received the district of "''Hindaun"'' (now in

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); and later, the grant of ''Setholao'' along with certain other districts and villages by his brother-in-law

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who held him in high regard. In 1611, he founded the town of Kishangarh which name was then also given to the state. The 13th Chief succeeding Kishan Singh was Raja Kalyan Singh (1797–1832) under whose rule on 26 March 1818, Kishangarh was brought under British Protection. .

Kishangarh Kishangarh is a city and a Municipal Council located in the Ajmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the historic capital of the Kishangarh State, founded in 1611 AD by Kishan Singh of the Rathore clan of Rajputs. It is served ...

was the capital of the princely state during the

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, which was located in the

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. It had an area of 2210 km² (858 miles²) and a population in 1901 of 90,970. This figure for population represented a decrease of 27% over the census figure of 1891, something presumably attributable to the famine of 1899–1900. Population was 85,744 in 1931. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £.30,000/- in 1875 and paid no tribute to the

. In 1840 Prithvi Singh from the Zorawarpura branch of the family was adopted and became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh after succeeding his childless predecessor,reigned till his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his eldest son Maharaja Sadul Singh.Kishangarh
British Library. Lieut Col.HH Maharaja Sir Madan Singh ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen, at a time when the state was reeling from the impact of a devastating drought. The administration under him and his diwan was widely deemed worthy of approbation; irrigation from tanks and wells was extended and factories for ginning and pressing cotton were started. A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign.

Rulers

The rulers of Kishangarh belonged to the Rathore clan of Suryavanshi

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or of the Solar descent representing a junior branch of the parent state of

.The rulers took the title of "Raja" and later "Maharaja" added under the full sway of

. *1611 – 1615: Raja Kishan Singh *1615 – 1618: Raja Sahas Mal *1617 – 1629: Raja Jag Mal *1629 – 1643: Raja Hari Singh *1643 – 1658: Raja Roop Singh *Jun 1658 – Oct 1706: Raja Man Singh (b. 1655 – d. 1706) *Oct 1706 – Apr 1748: Raja Raj Singh (b. 1674 – d. 1748) *1748 – 1781: Raja Bahadur Singh (d. 1781) *1748 – 21 August 1765: Raja Sawant Singh (b. 1699 – d. 1765) (in opposition to 1756; from 1756 raja of Roopnagar) *21 August 1765 – 16 May 1768: Raja Sardar Singh (b. 1730 – d. 1768) (Raja of Roopnagar; regent for Raja Sawant Singh 1756–65) *1781 – 22 Nov 1788: Raja Birad Singh (b. 1737 – d. 1788) *22 November 1788 – 5 March 1798: Raja Pratap Singh (b. 1763 – d. 1798) * 5 March 1798 – 22 May 1839: Maharaja

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(b. 1794 – d. 1839) *22 May 1839 – 31 August 1841: Maharaja

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(b. 1817 – d. 1841) *31 August 1841 – 25 December 1879: HH Umda-e-Raja-e-Buland Makan Diwan Maharaja Shri Prithvi Singh Bahadur (b. 1838 – d. 1879) *25 December 1879 – 18 August 1900: HH Umda-e-Raja-e-Buland Makan Diwan Maharaja Shri Sir Sadul Singh Bahadur (b. 1857 – d. 1900) (from 1 January 1892, Sir Sardul Singh) *18 August 1900 – 25 September 1926: Lieutenant-Colonel HH Umda-e-Raja-e-Buland Makan Diwan Maharaja Shri Sir Madan Singh Bahadur (b. 1884 – d. 1926) (from 1 January 1909, Sir Madan Singh) *25 September 1926 – 3 February 1939: HH Umda-e-Raja-e-Buland Makan Diwan Maharaja Shri Yagya Narayan Singh Bahadur (b. 1896 – d. 1939) * 3 February 1939 – 15 August 1947: HH Umda-e-Raja-e-Buland Makan Diwan Maharaja Shri Sumer Singh Bahadur (b. 1929 – d. 1971)

Titular Maharaja

* 1947 – 1971 Maharaja Sumer Singh * 1971–present Maharaja Brijraj Singh (b.22 August 1954)

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Exhibit of the state's stamps by Ajay Mittal

Exhibit of the state's stamps by Abdul Mollah

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History

Rulers

Titular Maharaja

See also

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