Bot at 11:13, 23 August 2022

2022-08-23T11:13:39Z

New page

{{Distinguish|Hanut Singh (soldier)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Hanut Singh
| title = [[Rao Raja]]
| image = Rao Raja Hanut Singh of Jodhpur.jpg
| caption =
| spouse = Rani Sirey Kanwar of [[Jaipur]]<br />Rani Priya Devi of [[Sirmur]]
| issue = Rajkumari Kalyan Kumari<br />Rao Raja Bijai Singh<br />Rao Raja Hari Singh<br />Rao Raja Daljeet Singh
| full name =
| house =
| father = [[Pratap Singh of Idar|Sir Pratap Singh of Idar]]
| mother =
| birth_date ={{Birth date|1900|3|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jodhpur]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|10|12|1900|3|20|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Jodhpur]]
| burial_date =
| place of burial =
| signature =
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}

'''Rao Raja Hanut Singh''' (20 March 1900 – 12 October 1982) was a [[British Indian Army]] soldier and [[polo]] player.

==Biography==
Hanut Singh was born at [[Jodhpur]] on 20 March 1900, the third son of [[Pratap Singh of Idar|Sir Pratap Singh of Idar]]. He was educated at [[Mayo College]] in Ajmer and at [[Eastbourne College]] in Sussex, as well as at [[:fr:École de cavalerie de Saumur|L'Ecole de Cavalerie]] in France. He served as a [[Page of Honour]] to [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] at the 1911 [[Delhi Durbar]] He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Jodhpur State Forces in 1914 and commissioned a temporary honorary Second Lieutenant in the [[British Army]] in July 1916.<ref>London Gazette 11 July 1916</ref>

During the [[First World War]], Hanut Singh served with his father, who was one of the seven commanding officers of the [[15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade]] that was formed from the [[Imperial Service Troops]] provided by various [[Indian Princely States]] to aid the [[British Empire]] during wartime. Hanut Singh served in France, Palestine and Syria and was a part of the [[Jodhpur Lancers]]. He was present at the taking of [[Battle of Haifa (1918)|Haifa]] and at the fall of [[Battle of Aleppo (1918)|Aleppo]] in 1918.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZF5EIfX9VwC&q=rao+raja+hanut+singh+jodhpur+state+forces&pg=PA35 |title = Polo in India|isbn = 9781845379131|last1 = Singh|first1 = Jaisal|year = 2007}}</ref> He served in the [[Egyptian Revolution of 1919|Egyptian Rebellion]] of 1919 and was appointed to an honorary Captaincy in the [[British Army]] in 1921.<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1921</ref>

==Post-war==
Until his father, [[Pratap Singh of Idar|Sir Pratap Singh]]'s death in 1922, Hanut Singh served as his private secretary. From 1923 to 1925, he served as Comptroller of the Royal Household of Jodhpur, then as Officer of the Royal Stables until 1933, when he was promoted to Comptroller of the Royal Stables. In 1934, he was promoted to the rank of Major in the [http://princelystates.com/ArchivedFeatures/fa-01-02c.shtml Jodhpur State Forces]. He was awarded the title of [[Rao Bahadur]] in 1937. In 1941, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and became the Military Secretary for Jodhpur, serving until 1948. Hanut Singh was promoted to Colonel in 1946 and to Brigadier in 1947.

An outstanding polo player,<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ki7wAAAAMAAJ&q=rao+raja+hanut+singh |title = Profiles in Polo: The Players Who Changed the Game|isbn = 9780786431311|last1 = Laffaye|first1 = Horace A.|year = 2007}}</ref> he played and won many games for Jodhpur. Later he fielded his own team, ''Ratanada'', with two of his sons, Rao Raja Bijai Singh and Rao Raja Hari Singh. Team ''Ratanada'', won almost every tournament in India for many years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/polo/jp_gold.htm |title=Jodhpur Polo |access-date=26 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127063026/http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/polo/jp_gold.htm |archive-date=27 January 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.royaljaipurpolofoundation.com/jaipurpolo.htm|title = Royal Jaipur Polo Foundation (Rajasthan) :: Promoting Polo & Chairity}}</ref>
[[File:Indian Polo Championship 1957.jpg|thumb|Winners of Indian Polo Championship 1957. L to R – Rao Raja Bijai Singh, HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II, Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rao Raja Hanut Singh and Rao Raja Hari Singh]]

[[File:Jodhpur Polo Team 1925.jpg|thumb|From left to right: Thakur Prithi Singh of Bera, Maharaja Umaid Singh, Rao Raja Hanut Singh e Takhur Ram Singh. Jodhpur 1925.]]

==Personal life==
Rao Raja Hanut Singh married twice. His first wife, ''Rani Sirey Kanwar'', was the daughter of [https://web.archive.org/web/20131030013828/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jaipur.html HH Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II] of [[Jaipur]]. They had three children;

* '''Rajkumari Kalyan Kumari''', who died young
* '''Rao Raja Bijai Singh''' who married Rao Rani Kamal Kumari (Baby) and have two children;
** [[Laxman Singh (golfer)|Rao Raja Lakshman Singh (Bunny)]] (b. 1951) married Lata Kaicker and has two sons;
*** Kunwar Arjun Singh (b.1981) who married Neha Mansukhani (b. 1983) and has two children;
**** Kumari Nayantara Singh (b. 2016)
**** Kumari Roohi Singh (b. 2019)
*** Kunwar Ranjit Singh (b. 1985) who married Tripti Kankaria (b. 1983) and has one child;
**** Kumari Indira Singh (b. 2019)
** Harsh Kumari (b.1953) married Raja Chandra Vijay Singh (b.1950) of [http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/s/sahaspur.html Sahaspur] and has three children;
*** Rani Uttara Singh Rathore (b.1976) who married Maharaj Suryaveer Singh Rathore of [[Jodhpur]] (b.1972). They have two sons;
**** Kunwar Samarvir Singh Rathore (b.2001)
**** Kunwar Hanut Singh Rathore (b.2007).
*** Rajkumari Mallika Kumari Singh (b.1980) who married Kunwar Dhananjai Singh Jamwal (b.1979) They have one daughter, Anaheera Kumari.
*** Rajkumar Surya Vijay Singh (b.1985)
* '''Rao Raja Hari Singh''' (Harry) married Rao Rani Nawal Kanwar (Jill) and a daughter
** Rajkumari Serena Kumari (b. 1972)
*** Rajita Singh Kumari (b.1997) who married Jaspal Singh (b.1990)

His second wife, ''Rani Priya Devi'', was the daughter of [http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/s/sirmur.html HH Maharaja Amar Prakash Bahadur] of [[Sirmur]]. They had one son;

* '''Rao Raja Daljeet Singh''' (Tony), who married Rao Rani Shakti Kumari of [[Bundi]]. They have three children;
** Kunwar Dalpat Singh
** Kunwar Digvijay Singh married Kunwarani Mahima Rana of [[Sirmur]]. They have one son, Kunwar Jasmer Singh.
** Rajkumari Mamta Kumari married Kunwar Naveen Tomar of Dhoori son of Thakur Sahib Brigadier (Vir Chakra) JK Tomar( Meerut)

==Later life==
From 1949 to 1951, Hanut Singh served as the Minister for Health, Medical and Jails Departments for Rajasthan. In 1958, he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his achievements and contributions to the game of polo, also receiving the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1964. He died at Jodhpur on 12 October 1982, aged 82. He left three sons.

==Honours==
*Delhi Durbar silver medal – 1911<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/the_delhi_durbar_medal_1911.htm|title = The Delhi Durbar Medal, 1911 British India}}</ref>
*[[1914 Star]]
*[[British War Medal]] – 1918
*[[Victory Medal (United Kingdom)|Victory Medal]] – 1918
*[[India General Service Medal (1909)]] – 1919
*Jodhpur Great War Service Medal – 1919
*[[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]] – 1935
*Title of [[Rao Bahadur]] – 1937
*[[King George VI Coronation Medal]] – 1937
*Jodhpur Victory Medal – 1945
*Indian Independence Medal – 1947
*[[Padma Bhushan]] – 1958<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
*[[Arjuna Award]] – 1964

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070127063026/http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/polo/jp_gold.htm]
*[http://www.indianpolo.com/results/delhi20012002braoraja.asp]
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060318120241/http://www.indiapolo.com/Polopedia/Genesis/Princely_India/princely_india.html |date=18 March 2006 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171020230752/http://www.jodhpurindia.net/hotels/hotel-ratanada-polo-palace-jodhpur.html]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070127063026/http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/polo/jp_gold.htm]

{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1954–59}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Hanut}}
[[Category:Indian polo players]]
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Rajasthani people]]
[[Category:People educated at Eastbourne College]]
[[Category:Pages of Honour]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in public affairs]]
[[Category:People from Jodhpur]]
[[Category:Polo players from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Roehampton Trophy]]
[[Category:1900 births]]
[[Category:1982 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]]

Hanut Singh - Revision history

Bot at 11:13, 23 August 2022