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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Rao of Sikar from 1687 to 1721}}<br />
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{{infobox royalty<br />
| name = Dowlat Singh<br />
| succession = [[Rao (title)|Rao]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]]<br />
| reign = 1687 – 1721<br />
| successor = [[Shiv Singh of Sikar|Shiv Singh]]<br />
| father = Jaswant Singh<br />
| issue = [[Shiv Singh of Sikar|Shiv Singh]]<br />
|death_date = 1721<br />
| house = [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Shekhawat]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dowlat Singh''' (or '''Daulat Singh''') was the [[Rai (title)|Rao]] of [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]] from 1687 until his death in 1721.<br />
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== Birth ==<br />
He was born to Jaswant Singh of Kasli.<ref>{{Cite book |last=ANSHDEEP |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRAOEQAAQBAJ |title=RAJASTHAN GK. 50 DISTRICTS {{!}} ENGLISH MEDIUM: UPDATED EDITION 2024 |date=2024-06-01 |publisher=Intend Education |pages=17 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Reign ==<br />
He succeeded his father at the age of 14.<ref name=":2">{{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=134–136 |language=en}}</ref> To atone for killing his father, Bahadur Singh, the Raja of [[Khandela]], visited Dujodh and took Dowlat, then fourteen-year-old, to [[Khandela]] with him.<ref name=":0">{{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=63 |language=en}}</ref><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=584–585 |language=en}}</ref> Bahadur hosted him there for a period with warmth and care.<ref name=":0" /> In 1687, Bahadur Singh granted him a region known as Virbhan-ka-Bas.<ref name=":1" /> He renamed the place [[Sikar (estate)|Sikar]] after his ancestor [[Rao Shekha|Shekha]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |date=2017-09-15 |title=Shekhawats of Sikar |url=https://rajras.in/shekhawats-of-sikar/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=RajRAS {{!}} RAS Exam Preparation |language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year, he laid the foundation of a fort at [[Sikar]].<ref name=":1" /> He constructed a temple dedicated to Mohanji.<ref name=":0" /> Upon learning that the Thakur of Jagmalpura had captured his mare and mistreated its rider, he led an offensive against Jagmalpura.<ref name=":2" /> He was supported in this effort by Fateh Singh from Dujodh and Dip Singh from Kasli.<ref name=":2" /> Following his victory, he expelled the Thakur and his family and took control of Jagmalpura, along with Chainpura and Dadi.<ref name=":2" /> To avenge his father's murder, he killed Bahadur Singh's younger brother, Bhupat Singh.<ref name=":2" /> He subsequently incorporated seven of Bhupat's villages into his estate.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He was a trusted confidant of [[Sawai Jai Singh|Jai Singh II]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
When his eldest son, [[Shiv Singh of Sikar|Shiv Singh]], was born, he constructed a [[Shiva]] temple on the hill of [[Harsh, Sikar|Harsh]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died in [[Sikar]] in 1721 and was succeeded by his son [[Shiv Singh of Sikar|Shiv Singh]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1721 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:People from Sikar]]<br />
[[Category:Indian city founders]]</div>Narayanacancercentre