Umaid Singh

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Maharaja Sir Umaid Singh
Jodhpur State
IssueHanwant Singh

Maharajkumarji Shri Himmat Singh

Maharajkumarji Shri Hari Singh

Maharajkumarji Shri Devi Singh

Maharajkumarji Shri Dileep Singh

Maharajkumariji Baiji Lal Shri Rajendra Kanwarji m.to Lieutenant Colonel HH Farzand-e-Khas-e-Daulat-e-Inglishia, Maharaja Shrimant Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad, Sena Khas Khel Shumshair Bahadur of Baroda State
HouseJodha[disambiguation needed] Rathore
FatherSardar Singh I of Jodhpur
MotherHH Maharaniji Sa Hadiji Shri Lakshman Kanwarji Maji Saheba d.of HH Maharao Raja Sir Ram Singh of Bundi State
ReligionHinduism

Lieutenant-General HH Shri Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-e-Raja-e-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sir Umaid Singh Bahadur ,

Jodhpur State of the historic Rathore dynasty of Marwar
from the year 1918 to 1947 until his death.

The second son of HH Maharaja Sir

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

Honours

See also

  • Rulers of Marwar
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