Udai Singh of Pratapgarh
| Udai Singh | |
|---|---|
| Maharawat | |
| Maharawat of Pratapgarh | |
| Reign | 1864 – 1890 |
| Coronation | 1864 |
| Investiture | 1865 |
| Predecessor | Dalpat Singh |
| Successor | Raghunath Singh |
| Born | 1848 |
| Died | 1890 |
| Spouse | Swarup Kunverba |
| House |  Pratapgarh |
| Dynasty | Sisodia |
| Father | Raghunath Singh |
Udai Singh was Maharawat of Pratapgarh from 1864 until his death in 1890.
Reign
[edit]When his father, Dalpat Singh, died in 1864, he succeeded him as Maharawat of Pratapgarh.[1] He was invested with full administrative powers in 1865.[2] He greatly improved the law and order situation in his state and established regular courts.[2] He made many changes in Pratapgarh town and permanently established the capital of the state there.[2][3] During the Rajputana famine of 1869, he opened poorhouses and fair-price shops, initiated relief works to aid his suffering subjects, and granted land revenue remissions.[2]
Death
[edit]He died on 15 February 1890.[4] As he died without a legitimate successor, his widow, Swarup Kunverba,[5] adopted Raghunath Singh, his third cousin and closest surviving relative, who succeeded him as the Maharawat of Pratapgarh.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Purushotam Vishram Mawjee (1911). (1911) Imperial durbar album of the Indian princes, chiefs and zamindars, Vol. I. p. 95.
- ^ a b c d Sehgal, K. k (1961). Rajasthan Distict Gazetteers Chittaurgarh. p. 49.
- ^ Rai Bahadur (2000). Pratapgarh Rajya Ka Itihas. p. 299.
- ^ Aitchison, C. U. (1909). A Collection Of Treaties, Engagements And Sunnuds. p. 24.
- ^ Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. p. 825. ISBN 978-81-291-0890-6.
- ^ Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-81-206-1066-8.
- ^ Hendley, T. H. (1897). Rulers in India. p. 40.