Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala

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Jagatjit Singh Bahadur (24 November 1872 - 19 June 1949) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kapurthala in the British Empire of India from 1877 till his death. He assumed full ruling powers of Kapurthala in November 1890. He served as the Indian Representative to the League of Nations General Assembly in Geneva in 1926, 1927 and 1929, attended the Round Table Conference in 1931 and was Rajpramukh of PEPSU to his death.

Contents 1 Titles 2 Honours 3 In media 4 Footnotes 5 See also

[edit] Titles

His full style and name was:

Major-General His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI GCIE, GBE.

During his life he acquired many other styles and names:

1872-1877: His Highness Tikka Raja Sri Jagatjit Singh

1877-1897: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Raja Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Raja of Kapurthala

1897-1911: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Raja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Raja of Kapurthala, KCSI

1911-1918: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI

1918-1921: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI

1921-1926: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI, GCIE

1926-1927: Colonel His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI, GCIE

1927-1943: Colonel His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI, GCIE, GBE

1943-1948: Brigadier His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI, GCIE, GBE

1948-1949: Major-General His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI, GCIE, GBE

[edit] Honours

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Gold Medal-1897

Delhi Durbar Gold Medal-1903

King George V Coronation Medal (w/Delhi Durbar Clasp)-1911

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)-1911 (KCSI-1897)

Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Prussia), 1st Class-1911

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)-1921

Grand Officer of the Legion d'Honneur of France-1924

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile of the Kingdom of Egypt-1924

Grand Cordon of the Sharifan Order of Alaoui of the Kingdom of Morocco-1924

Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus of the Kingdom of Italy-1924

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Chile-1925

Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru-1925

Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Cross of Honour and Merit of Cuba-1925

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)-1927

Grand Cross of the Order of Menelik of Ethiopia-1928

Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sava of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia-1928

Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III of the Kingdom of Spain-1928

Grand Cordon of the Order of Glory of Tunis-1928

Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia-1929

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Iran-1930

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Lion, 1st Class of Czechoslovakia-1934

King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935

Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania-1935

Grand Cross of the Order of St. Agatha of San Marino-1935

Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sylvester of the Vatican-1935

King George VI Coronation Medal-1937

Indian Independence Medal-1947

[edit] In media

Probably as a reminiscence of his marriage with Anita Delgado, Don Pimpón, a character in the Spanish version of Sesame Street, claimed to have travelled the world extensively with "his friend the Maharaja of Kapurthala".

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] See also

• Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first female Indian Cabinet Minister.
• Ahluwalia