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[[File:Himmat Singh statue.jpg|thumb|Statue of Himmat Singhji erected in [[Himatnagar]]]]<br />
'''Maharaja Himmat Singhji''' (2 September 1899 – 24 November 1960) was the last ruler of the [[princely state]] of [[Idar State]]. He was Maharaja of Idar from 1931 to 1948.<ref name=r>List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages by Rajputana (Agency) - 1938 - Page 107.</ref><br />
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==Birth==<br />
He was the eldest son of [[Daulat Singh|Maharaja Daulat Singh]] was born on 2 September 1899 at [[Jodhpur]]. He was educated at [[Mayo College]] at [[Ajmer]].<ref name=a>{{cite web|author=Henry Soszynski |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/i/idar.html |title=Idar State |publisher=Members.iinet.net.au |date= |accessdate=2019-06-17}}</ref><br />
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He attended the Coronation of the King George V and Queen Mary, at Westminster Abbey, in London and served as Page-of-Honour to the King-Emperor at the [[Delhi Durbar|Delhi Coronation Durbar in 1911]].<ref>The historical record of the imperial visit to India, 1911 by India. Governor-General (1910-1916 : Hardinge) - 1914 - Page 426</ref><br />
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==Ascension== <br />
He succeeded on the death of his father on 14 April 1931 as Maharaja of Idar state and was installed on the ''gadi'' (throne) at [[Himmatnagar]] on 11 July 1931.<ref name=b>The Royal Coronation Number and Who's who in India, Burma and Ceylon by Thomas Peter<br />
Sun Publishing House, 1937 pp:70-71</ref> Upon the [[independence of India]], he merged his state in to the [[Dominion of India|Union of India]] on 10 June 1948.<br />
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He also held the title of [[Colonel-in-Chief]] of [[Idar Sir Pratap Infantry]] from 1931 to 1954.<br />
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He was an outstanding all-round sportsman with varied interests of sports like - hunting, horse-racing, polo, tent-pegging and pig-sticking, cricket and football.<br />
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==Death==<br />
He died on 24 November 1960. He had two sons Maharaja ''Daljit Singh'' (who succeeded him as Maharaja of Idar) and Maharaj Shri Amar Singhji.<ref name=a/><br />
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==Memorials==<br />
The town of [[Himmatnagar]], which served as Capital of Idar State, was renamed after him from [[Ahmadnagar,Gujarat|Ahmadnagar]] by his father [[Daulat Singh|Maharaja Sir Daulat Singhji]] in year 1912, who was then the heir-apparent to the throne of Idar.<ref>Gazetteers: Sabarkantha District 1974 - Page 117. The old and historic name of the capital was changed from Ahmednagar to Himatnagar after the name of heir-apparent, Himmatsinghji.</ref><ref>Gujarat State Gazetteers: Sabarkantha - 1974 - Page 714. The old and historic name of the town was changed from Ahmednagar to Himatnagar after the name of Maharaja Shri Himmatsinghji in 1912.</ref><br />
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==Honours==<br />
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* [[Delhi Durbar Medal]] - silver (1911)<br />
* [[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]] - 1935<br />
* [[King George VI Coronation Medal]] - 1937 <br />
* [[Indian Independence Medal]] - 1948<br />
* [[Dhrangadhra State|Halvad-Dhrangadhra State]] [[Rajyabhishek|Rajyabhisek]] Medal 1st class - 1942<br />
* [[Halvad-Dhrangadhra Accession to India Medal]] - 25 March 1948<br />
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