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{{Short description|Rana of Alirajpur from 1818 to 1862}}
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{{infobox royalty
| name = Rana Jaswant Singh
| title = [[Rana (title)|Rana]]
| succession = [[Rana (title)|Rana]] of [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]]
| reign = 1818 – 1862
| predecessor = Rana Pratap Singh
| successor = Rana [[Ganga Deo]]
| birth_date = 1818
| death_date = 17 March 1862
| spouse = Umaid Kanwarji
| issue = {{Unbulleted list
| [[Ganga Deo]]
| [[Rup Deo]]
}}
| house = {{flagicon image|Drapeau_AliRajpur.png}} [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]]
| father = Rana Pratap Singh
| dynasty = [[Rathore dynasty|Rathore]]
}}

'''Rana Jaswant Singh''' was the [[Rana (title)|Rathore-Rajput]] ruler of one of its early sub-clan of [[Alirajpur State]] from the year 1818 until his death in 1862.He was succeeded by his two sons one after the other and Rana Rup Deo's death marked the end to the continued line of succession from late 16th century.

== Birth ==
Jaswant Singh was born [[Posthumous birth|posthumously]] in 1818 to Pratap Singh I.<ref>{{Cite book |last=India |first=Central |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_4bAQAAIAAJ |title=The Central India State Gazetteer Series |date=1908 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |pages=599 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bond |first=J. W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Wright |first2=Arnold |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |pages=777 |language=en}}</ref>

== Reign ==
His accession was opposed by Kesari Singh Sachan, a nephew of his father.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Superintendent Of Government Printing Calcutta |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280278/ |title=Imperial Gazetteer Of Central India |date=1908 |pages=337–340}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Mauji |first=Purushottama Viṣrama |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.03015/ |title=Imperial Durbar Album |date=1911 |publisher=Lakshmi Arts, Bombay |pages=102–105}}</ref> British authorities, however, supported Jaswant's case.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> They appointed Musafir Makrani, who had been controlling the affairs of [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]] since 1817, as Manager of the State to manage state affairs until Jaswant came of age.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Indian Government |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.69363/ |title=Rulers Leading Families And Officials In The States Of Central India Edition Fifth 1935 |date=1935 |pages=161}}</ref>

== Death and aftermath ==
He died on 17 March 1862.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Department |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VM4NAAAAIAAJ |title=A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries |date=1893 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |pages=434–435 |language=en}}</ref> He left behind a will by which the State was to be divided equally between his sons, [[Ganga Deo]] and Rup Deo.<ref name=":2" /> The [[British government of India|Government of India]], after consulting the neighbouring chiefs, set aside the will and decided that [[Ganga Deo]], his eldest son, would succeed him as Rana of [[Alirajpur State|Alirajpur]] and made suitable provisions for [[Rup Deo]], his youngest son.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

== References ==
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[[Category:1818 births]]
[[Category:1862 deaths]]
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]
[[Category:People from British India]]
[[Category:Child monarchs from Asia]]

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