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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Maharawal of Jaisalmer (1914 - 1949)}}<br />
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| name = Jawahir Singh<br />
| title = [[Chhatrala Yadupati]]<br>Rukn-ud-Daula<br>Maharajadhiraja Raj-Rajeshwar<br>Parama Bhattarak<br>Muzaffar Jang Bijaimand<br />
| image = Jawahir_Singh.jpg<br />
| alt = Jawahir Singh in 1936<br />
| caption = Singh in 1936<br />
| succession = [[Maharawal]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]]<br />
| reign = 26 June 1914 – 17 February 1949<br />
| predecessor = [[Shalivahan Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Girdhar Singh]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1882|11|18|df=yes}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1949|02|17|1882|11|18|df=yes}}<br />
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| issue = {{ubl|[[Girdhar Singh]]|[[Hukam Singh (Rajasthan politician)|Hukum Singh]]}}<br />
| house = {{flagicon image|Jaisalmer_Flag.svg}} [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]]<br />
| signature = Jawahir_Singh's_signature.png<br />
| signature_alt = Jawahir's signature in black ink<br />
| spouse 2 = Yadu Kanwar<br />
| spouse 1 = Lakshmi Kanwar<br />
| spouse 3 = Kalyan Kanwar<br />
| dynasty = [[Bhati]]<br />
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| education = [[Mayo College]]<br>[[Imperial Cadet Corps]]}}<br />
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'''Jawahir Singh''' (18 November 1882 – 17 February 1949) was [[Maharawal]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]] from 26 June 1914 until his death in 1949.<br />
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== Early life, family, and education ==<br />
He was born on 18 November 1882 to Sardar Singh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Solomon |first1=R. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Bond |first2=J. W. |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |pages=329 |language=en}}</ref> He was adopted by Man Singh, the [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]] of Eta, in 1889.<ref name=":0" /> He was educated at [[Mayo College]], [[Ajmer]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Not Available |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.127533 |title=Rajputana And Ajmer List Of Ruling Princes, Chiefs And Leading Personages |date=1931 |pages=86|edition=six }}</ref> He left the school after he was selected to join the [[Imperial Cadet Corps]] on 2 January 1902.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ajmer-Merwara (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hfo4AQAAMAAJ |title=Report on the Administration of Ajmer-Merwara |date=1903 |pages=34 |language=en}}</ref> He married thrice: firstly to Lakshmi Kanwar, secondly to Yadu Kanwar, from [[Umerkot|Amarkot]]; and thirdly to Kalyan Kanwar, a granddaughter of HH Maharao [[Ram Singh Bundi|Ram Singh]] of [[Bundi State|Bundi]], in November 1919.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=JAISALMER |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jaisalmer.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718093208/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jaisalmer.html |archive-date=2017-07-18 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref> By his wives, he had two sons: [[Girdhar Singh]] and [[Hukam Singh (Rajasthan politician)|Hukum Singh]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mehta |first=N. k |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35970 |title=Report Of The Administration Of The Jaisalmer State (1934) |date=1934 |pages=1}}</ref><br />
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== Reign ==<br />
When [[Shalivahan Singh]] died, the [[throne]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]] became vacant, as he left behind neither an heir by blood nor by adoption to succeed him.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Not Available |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35692 |title=Memoranda On The Indian States 1921 |date=1922 |pages=124}}</ref> The [[British government of India|Government of India]], after consulting the nobles of the [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]], selected him as the successor to the [[throne]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Sehgal |first=K. k |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.120390 |title=Rajasthan District Gazetteers Jaisalmer |date=1961 |pages=49–50}}</ref> Accordingly, his succession as the [[Maharawal]] of [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]] was announced on 26 June 1914, and he was formally installed by the Agent to the [[Governor-General of India]] on 9 July 1914.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 17 February 1949 and was succeeded by his son [[Girdhar Singh]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Somānī |first=Rāmavallabha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QRwAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Jaisalmer |date=1990 |publisher=Panchsheel Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7056-070-8 |pages=99 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Honours ==<br />
He was made a [[Knight Commander]] of the [[Order of the Star of India]] on 1 January 1918.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category: 1882 births]]<br />
[[Category: 1949 deaths]]<br />
[[Category: People from British India]]<br />
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category: Hindu monarchs]]<br />
[[Category: Indian Hindus]]<br />
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]<br />
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