Maharaja Balwant Singh
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Maharaja Balwant Singh (1820 - 1853) was the ruler of princely state Bharatpur (1825 - 1853) and successor of Maharaja Baldeo Singh.
He was born at Jawahar Bagh, Bharatpur on 5th February 1820, was the only son of Maharaja Baldeo Singh by his wife Maharani Miraj Kaur. He succeeded on the death of his father on 26th February 1825.
He was seized and imprisoned in the Fort at Bharatpur 28th March 1825, by his cousin Rao Durjan Sal. The British armies laid siege to the Fort and freed the infant Maharaja on 19th January 1826. He was installed on the gadi on 5th February 1826. He was married to the princess of Pichhore in 1827. He arrested Bholanath Diwan and his colleagues when became young. He reigned under the Regency of his mother until her deposition and then under a Council of Superintendence until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers in 1835.
In 1842, he got the state of Ballabhgarh transferred to the Jat ruler with the help of British government.
He got his only son Maharaja Jashwant Singh in 1850. The people of Bharatpur were happy during his reign. He always tried for the welfare of the people of his state.
He died at Bharatpur on 21st March 1853, having had issue, an only son. His successor was Maharaja Jashwant Singh.
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- Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992.
- Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)
- Dr Natthan Singh: Jat - Itihas (Hindi), Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad Gwalior, 2004
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| Preceded by Maharaja Baldeo Singh |
Bharatpur ruler 1825–1853 AD |
Succeeded by Maharaja Jashwant Singh |
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