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{{Short description|Maharawal of Jaisalmer from 1982 to 2020}}
{{infobox royalty
| name = Brijraj Singh
| title = [[Chhatrala Yadupati]] Rukn-ud-Daula Maharajadhiraja Raj-Rajeshwar Parama Bhattarak Muzaffar Jang Bijaimand
| succession = {{Br separated entries|[[Maharawal]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]]|and Head of [[Bhati]] clan}}
| reign = 28 February 1982{{sndash}}28 December 2020
| predecessor = [[Raghunath Singh Bahadur|Raghunath Singh]]
| successor = [[Chaitanya Raj Singh]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1968|11|13}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|11|28|1968|11|13|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Delhi]], India
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi]]|28 January 1993}}
| issue = {{ubl|[[Chaitanya Raj Singh]]|Janmajeya Singh}}
| house = {{flagicon image|Jaisalmer_Flag.svg}} [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]]
| father = [[Raghunath Singh Bahadur|Raghunath Singh]]
| mother = Mukut Rajya Lakshmi Devi
| dynasty = [[Bhati]]
}}
'''Brijraj Singh''' (also spelled '''Brij Raj Singh''';13 November 1968{{Sndash}}28 December 2020) was [[Maharawal]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]] and head of the [[Bhati]] clan of [[Rajput|Rajputs]] from 28 February 1982 until his death in 2020.
==Early life, family, and education==
Singh was born on 13 November 1968 to [[Raghunath Singh Bahadur|Raghunath Singh]], the Maharawal of Jaisalmer, and his wife, Mukut Rajya Lakshmi Devi, a granddaughter of [[Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=JAISALMER |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jaisalmer.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718093208/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jaisalmer.html |archive-date=2017-07-18 |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=LAMBJUNG & KASKI |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/nepal/nepal_rana9.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720145500/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/nepal/nepal_rana9.html |archive-date=2017-07-20 |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref> He married on 28 January 1993 to Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi, a daughter of Sahadev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and great-granddaughter of [[Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=LAMBJUNG & KASKI |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/nepal/nepal_rana3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911062926/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/nepal/nepal_rana3.html |archive-date=2017-09-11 |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref> They had two children: [[Chaitanya Raj Singh]] and Janmajeya Singh.<ref name=":1" />

==Succession==
Singh became Maharawal of Jaisalmer immediately upon the death of his father on 28 February 1982.<ref name=":1" /> Traditionally, the Maharawal is also regarded as the head of the Bhati clan of Rajputs.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lethbridge |first=Sir Roper |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Book_of_India/bHiBAAAAIAAJ |title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire |date=1893 |publisher=Macmillan |pages=204 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Encyclopaedia_Britannica/ekr54rC2hxMC |title=The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature |date=1902 |publisher=Little, Brown |pages=748–749 |language=en}}</ref> His coronation was held on 13 March 1982.<ref name=":1" /> However, he was only a namesake Maharawal, as long before his coronation the [[Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India|twenty-sixth amendment]] to the [[Constitution of India]] abolished the formal recognition of royal titles, privileges, and associated entitlements previously granted to the rulers of [[Princely states in India|princely states.]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopaedia_Indica_Princely_States_in/K_YvAQAAIAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India |date=1996 |publisher=Anmol Publications |isbn=978-81-7041-859-7 |pages=123 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Parliament of India |url=http://archive.org/details/E13841971009161722 |title=The Constitution of India (26th Amendment) Act 1971 |date=1971 |pages=813–814}}</ref> Despite that, he was held in great esteem by the people of [[Jaisalmer]].<ref name=":2" />

== Career ==
He was a convener of [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|INTACH]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Katritzky |first=Freda |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_World_of_Private_Castles_Palaces_and/m5If8DYt6-8C |title=The World of Private Castles, Palaces and Estates |date=2005 |publisher=Chateaux Prives |isbn=978-2-9524142-1-0 |pages=57 |language=en}}</ref> He had restored many monuments and palaces of historical importance and antiquity inside [[Jaisalmer Fort]] and made them open to the public.<ref name=":4" /> He headed a number of trusts, such as Gridhar Samark Trust and Jaisalmer Heritage Trusts.<ref name=":4" /> Through these, he did a lot of welfare work to support the people of Jaisalmer and to encourage the education of girls.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" />

==Death==
Singh died on 28 December 2020 at Medanta Hospital in Delhi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2020-12-29 |title=Scion of Jaisalmer’s erstwhile royal family Brijraj Singh dies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/scion-of-jaisalmers-erstwhile-royal-family-brijraj-singh-dies/articleshow/79999235.cms |access-date=2026-04-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-04 |title=PM Narendra Modi condoles death of Brijraj Singh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/pm-condoles-death-of-brijraj-singh/articleshow/80087955.cms |access-date=2026-04-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He was there getting liver treatment.<ref name=":0" /> His eldest son, [[Chaitanya Raj Singh]], succeeded him to his title, rank, and dignity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-16 |title=Chaitanyaraj Singh crowned 44th Maharawal of Jaisalmer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/chaitanyaraj-singh-crowned-44th-maharawal-of-jaisalmer/articleshow/80294051.cms |access-date=2026-04-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonar Fort witnesses coronation of Chaitanya Raj Singh as 44th 'Maharawal' of Jaisalmer |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/sonar-fort-witnesses-coronation-of-chaitanya-raj-singh-as-44th-maharawal-of-jaisalmer20210115201914/ |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
<references />
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Jaisalmer]]
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Indian royalty]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]

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