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{{Short description|Rao of Sikar from 1756 to 1763}}
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{{infobox royalty
| name = Chand Singh
| succession = [[Rao (title)|Rao]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]]
| reign = 1756 – 1763
| predecessor = [[Nahar Singh of Sikar|Nahar Singh]]
| successor = [[Devi Singh of Sikar|Devi Singh]]
| death_date = 1763
| issue = [[Devi Singh of Sikar|Devi Singh]]
| father = [[Shiv Singh of Sikar|Shiv Singh]]
| mother = Mertaniji
| house = [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]]
| dynasty = [[Shekhawat]]
}}
'''Chand Singh''' was [[Rao (title)|Rao]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]] (in [[Rajputana]]) from 1756 until his death in 1763.
==Early life==
Chand Singh was born to [[Shiv Singh of Sikar|Shiv Singh]] and his third wife, Mertaniji, who was from Loonwa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sinh |first=Ranbir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9EduAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Shekhawats |date=2001 |publisher=Publication Scheme |isbn=978-81-86782-74-3 |pages=141–147 |language=en}}</ref> While his father was in [[Jaipur]], a dispute occurred in [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], during which his eldest brother, [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath Singh]], killed two of his half-brothers, Kirat Singh and Medh Singh.<ref name=":0" /> To save himself, he fled with his brother, Budh Singh.<ref name=":0" /> When his father was severely wounded in 1748 during the [[Battle of Bagru]], he traveled to [[Jaipur]] to care for him.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Dundlod |first=Harnath Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6T1XAAAAMAAJ |title=The Sheikhawats & Their Lands |date=1970 |publisher=Raj Educational Printers |pages=66–70 |language=en}}</ref> Before his death, his father, in the presence of [[Ishwari Singh of Jaipur|Ishwari Singh]], disowned [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath Singh]] due to his involvement in the fratricidal killing of his half-brothers and appointed Chand as his heir and successor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Hooja |first=Rima |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ |title=A History of Rajasthan |date=2006 |publisher=Rupa & Company |isbn=978-81-291-0890-6 |pages=693–694 |language=en}}</ref> Following the death of [[Shiv Singh of Sikar|Shiv Singh]], [[Ishwari Singh of Jaipur|Ishwari Singh]] recognized and declared him as the [[Rao (title)|Rao]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]].<ref name=":0" /> However, [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath]] also proclaimed himself as the [[Rao (title)|Rao]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]].<ref name=":1" /> To prevent any conflict, he went to [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]] and began residing peacefully with his eldest brother, [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath Singh]].<ref name=":2" /> When [[Ishwari Singh of Jaipur|Ishwari Singh]] traveled to Merta to assist [[Ram Singh of Marwar|Ram Singh]], he, along with [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath]], had joined forces with him.<ref name=":0" /> Their absence from [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]] provided an opportunity for the [[Qaimkhani|Qaimkhanis]] to seize control of the city.<ref name=":0" /> Upon learning of this, [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath Singh]] sent Chand to reclaim [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]].<ref name=":0" /> He immediately advanced toward [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], where, accompanied by the Mertias of Loonwas and Ladkhanis, he launched an attack on the [[Qaimkhani|Qaimkhanis]] and reclaimed [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]].<ref name=":2" /> Later, when the [[Qaimkhani|Qaimkhanis]] engaged in battle against Sardul Singh at Loomas, he, along with his brother Budh Singh, supported Sardul Singh.<ref name=":2" /> He then stayed in [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], but [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath Singh]] objected to this and instructed him to move to [[Balaran, Sikar|Balaran]].<ref name=":2" /> He immediately complied and relocated there.<ref name=":2" /> In 1751, he constructed a fortress at [[Balaran, Sikar|Balaran]].<ref name=":2" />

==Succession==
Two years after the death of [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath Singh]] in 1746, during the rule of his nephew [[Nahar Singh of Sikar|Nahar Singh]] over [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]], Chand Singh and his brother Budh Singh conspired to overthrow him and take control of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]].<ref name=":2" /> Due to [[Nahar Singh of Sikar|Nahar Singh]]'s incompetence and lack of popularity among his subjects, they also received the support of [[Madho Singh I|Madho Singh]].<ref name=":0" /> He, along with his mother Mertaniji, his brother Budh Singh, and their family, traveled to [[Harsh, Sikar|Harsh]] under the pretext of visiting the [[Harshnath Temple|Harshnath temple]] to conduct the [[Chudakarana|mundan]] ceremony of his son [[Devi Singh of Sikar|Devi Singh]].<ref name=":2" /> Their party arrived at [[Sikar]] in the middle of the night and asked Dip Chand, the [[Kiladar|qiladar]], to open the fort gates so they could rest for a few hours.<ref name=":2" /> Once the gates were opened, they launched a surprise attack which caught the fort's occupants off guard.<ref name=":2" /> In the attack, Dip Chand and his twelve companions were killed.<ref name=":2" /> After taking control of the fort, he sent the wives of his brother, [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath Singh]], and his nephew, [[Nahar Singh of Sikar|Nahar Singh]], to [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]].<ref name=":0" /> [[Nahar Singh of Sikar|Nahar Singh]] attempted to recapture [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]] but was defeated.<ref name=":0" /> To avoid further conflict, a compromise was reached between him and [[Nahar Singh of Sikar|Nahar Singh]] in which certain estates were granted in perpetuity to [[Nahar Singh of Sikar|Nahar Singh]] and his brothers.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> He was subsequently declared the [[Rao (title)|Rao]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]].<ref name=":1" />

== Reign ==
One of the first actions he took after assuming the throne was to remove the name of [[Samrath Singh of Sikar|Samrath Singh]] and his descendants from the family records due to his involvement in the killing of his stepbrothers.<ref name=":0" /> Shortly thereafter, he summoned Padam Singh and Bhao Singh, the sons of his late brothers Kirat Singh and Medh Singh, to [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]], and granted them the jagirs of Bathoth, Patoda, Sarwari, and Deeppura for their maintenance.<ref name=":0" /> He rendered valuable services to the state of [[Kingdom of Amber|Jaipur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jain |first=kesharlal Ajmera |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.66091/ |title=The Jaipur Album Or All About Jaipur |date=1935 |pages=50}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1753, a son named [[Devi Singh of Sikar|Devi Singh]] was born to him in [[Balaran, Sikar|Balaran]].<ref name=":2" />

==Death==
He died in 1763 and was succeeded by his son [[Devi Singh of Sikar|Devi Singh]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meharda |first=B. L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=90ZuAAAAMAAJ |title=Territory, Polity, and Status: A Study of Shekhawats |date=2006 |publisher=Rawat Publications |isbn=978-81-7033-887-1 |pages=69 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1763 deaths]]
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]
[[Category:People from Sikar]]
[[Category:People from Rajputana]]

Chand Singh of Sikar - Revision history

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