Hanwant Singh

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HH Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur was ruler of the Indian princely state of Jodhpur from 1947 until 1952.

Hanwant Singh was born on 16 June 1923, and succeeded his father as Maharaja of Jodhpur on 9 June 1947. He was married twice, firstly in 1943 to HH Maharani Krishna Kumari Ba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra, secondly in 1948 to HH Maharani Sundra Devi (formerly Sandra McBryde). He died on 26 January 1952 in a plane crash, and was succeeded by his son by his first wife, Gaj Singh.