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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Maharaja of Jodhpur (1838–1895)}}<br />
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| name = Jaswant Singh<br />
| title = [[Maharaja]] of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]]<br />
| image = Jaswant Singh II of Jodhpur State.jpg<br />
| caption = Portrait by [[Bourne & Shepherd]], 1877<br />
| succession = Maharaja of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]]<br />
| reign = 4 February 1873 – 11 October 1895<br />
| reign-type = Tenure<br />
| predecessor = [[Takht Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Sardar Singh of Jodhpur|Sardar Singh]]<br />
| suc-type = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1838|6|6}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ahmadnagar(now Himmatnagar)]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1895|10|11|1838|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = <br />
| burial_place = <br />
| spouse = Rajba Kanwar<br>Puariji Bijay Kanwar<br>Nain Raiji<br>Guman Kanwar<br>Roop Kanwar<br>Anand Kanwar<br>8 others<br />
| issue = Raja Tej Singh<br>Raja Sawai Singh<br>Suraj Kanwar<br>[[Sardar Singh of Jodhpur|Sardar Singh]]<br>Keshari Singh<br>5 others<br />
| house = [[Rathore dynasty|Rathore-Jodhpur]]<br />
| father = [[Takht Singh|Maharaja Takht of Jodhpur]]<br />
| mother = Maharani Gulab Kanwar, Princess of [[Sirohi State|Sirohi]]<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jaswant Singh II''', [[GCSI]],<ref>The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the ...<br />
By Sir Roper Lethbridge:pp 218</ref> (6 June 1838 – 11 October 1895)<ref>Sir William Wilson Hunter, Imperial gazetteer of India, Volume 21, Page 34</ref><ref>Nirmal Upadhyaya, The administration of Jodhpur State, 1800–1947 A.D.</ref> was [[Maharaja of Jodhpur]] from 4 February 1873 – 11 October 1895.<br />
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==Birth==<br />
He was born in 1838 at [[Ahmadnagar,Gujarat|Ahmadnagar]] in [[Gujarat]] and was eldest son of [[Takht Singh]] and his consort, Maharani Gulab Kanwar, daughter of Maharaja Sheo Singh of [[Sirohi State|Sirohi]].<ref name=zz/><br />
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==Marriage==<br />
He had eight wives, of which the first was the daughter of the Jam Sahib of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]], Rajba Kanwar. Puariji Bijay Kanwar was his chief consort and mother of Maharaja [[Sardar Singh of Jodhpur|Sardar Singh]].<ref name=x>{{Cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/theprincelystates/j/jodhpur |title=Jodhpur |access-date=20 December 2013 |archive-date=4 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404211334/https://sites.google.com/site/theprincelystates/j/jodhpur |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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He also kept concubines, including his favorite Nanhi Jaan, a [[Muslims|Muslim]] court dancer.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Amar |url=http://archive.org/details/reversinggazeama00amar |title=Reversing the Gaze |date=2002 |publisher=Westview Press, 2002. |isbn=978-0-8133-3626-8 |pages=547}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Rajvi Amar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZIMAQAAMAAJ |title=Mediaeval History of Rajasthan: Western Rajasthan |date=1992 |publisher=Rajvi Amar Singh |pages=1320 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Accession==<br />
He acceded to the throne of Jodhpur in 1873 upon death of his father, Takht Singh,<ref name=zz/><br />
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==Reign==<br />
[[File:16 Attributed to Narsingh. Maharaja Jaswant Singh II of Marwar, ca. 1880, watercolor, 39.4 x 29.5 cm, The Brooklyn Museum..jpg|thumb|left|upright|Portrait of Jaswant Singh II {{circa|1880}}]]<br />
The reign of Jaswant Singh II was marked with remarkable prosperity and reforms and development works. He established Courts of Justice, introduced system of revenue settlement and reorganizing all the state departments.<ref name=zz/> Further, he developed infrastructure of the state by introducing telegraphs, railways ([[Jodhpur State Railway]]), and developing roads.<ref name=zz>Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey edited by Arnold Wright, 1922:pp 200.</ref> He formed [[Imperial Service Cavalry Corps]], which later rendered active service in European War.<ref name=zz/> He was honoured and created the [[Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India]] in 1875.<ref name=zz/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24280/pages/6669 |title=London Gazette, 31 December 1875 |access-date=23 December 2013 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224102039/http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24280/pages/6669 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==Swami Dayananda incident==<br />
Jaswant Singh had invited [[Dayananda Saraswati|Swami Dayananda]] as he was influenced by his ideas. But the tragedy occurred when Dayananda was poisoned on 29 September 1883, when he was the royal guest of Jaswant Singh II, by Dayananda's own cook, who had conspired with a court dancer Nanhi Jaan.<ref name=g/> The Maharaja was quick to arrange the services of Dr. Surjamal of Jodhpur jail. His treatment relived some symptoms but could not reduce the pain. Maharaja then called Sub Assistant Surgeon Ali Mardan Khan who prescribed high dosage of medicine but Dayananda's condition continued to deteriorate. Ali Mardan Khan subsequently suggested sending Dayananda Saraswati to [[Mount Abu]] as the colder climate might help recovery. This advice was reiterated by the Residency Surgeon.<ref name=g>World Perspectives on Swami Dayananda Saraswati By Gaṅgā Rām Garg :pp 96–98</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
He died 11 October 1895 and was succeeded by his middle son [[Sardar Singh of Jodhpur|Sardar Singh]]. <ref name=x/><br />
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== Jaswant Thada ==<br />
[[File:Jaswant Thada Dawn.jpg|300px|thumb|The Jaswant Thada mausoleum in Jodhpur, India]]<br />
The [[Jaswant Thada]] is an architectural landmark located in [[Jodhpur]]. It is a white marble memorial built by Sardar Singh in 1899 in memory of <br />
Maharaja Jaswant Singh II.<ref>The Indian Encyclopaedia: Indo-Pak War-Kamla Karri by Subodh Kapoor – 2002 – Page 3755 Jasvvant Thada, Close to the fort complex lies this white marble cenotaph, built in 1899, in commemoration of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Rare portraits of Jodhpur's rulers are, also, to be seen at Jaswant Thada.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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| title = [[Ahmednagar State|Kunwar of Ahmednagar]]<br />
| years = 1841–1843<br />
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| reason = none,state ceded to Idar<br />
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| before = Maharaja [[Takht Singh of Jodhpur|Takht Singh]]<br />
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| title = [[Rulers of Marwar|Rulers of Marwar (Jodhpur)<br /> The Rathore Dynasty]]<br />
| years = 4 February 1873– 11 October 1895<br />
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| after = [[Sardar Singh of Jodhpur|Maharaja Sardar Singh]]<br />
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