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{{Short description|Princely state in India (1611–1947)}}<br />
{{Infobox former subdivision<br />
|conventional_long_name = Kishangarh State<br />
|common_name = Kishangarh<br />
|nation = [[British India]]<br />
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]<br />
|era = <br />
|year_start = 1611<br />
|date_start = <br />
|event_start = <br />
|year_end = 1947<br />
|date_end = <br />
|event_end = [[Partition of India|Indian independence]]<br />
|event1 = <br />
|date_event1 = <br />
|p1 =<br />
|s1 = Republic of India<br />
|flag_p1 = <br />
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg<br />
|image_flag = Flag of Kishangarh.svg<br />
|image_coat = CoA Kishangar 1893.png<br />
|image_map = Jaipur-Bharatpur map.jpg<br />
|image_map_caption =Kishangarh State in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]<br />
|stat_area1 = 2210<br />
|stat_year1 = 1931<br />
|stat_pop1 = 85,744<br />
|today = [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] <br />
|footnotes =<br />
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'''Kishangarh State''' was a [[princely state]] of India from 1611 to 1948. It was founded by the [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]] prince [[Kishan Singh of Kishangarh|Kishan Singh]] in 1609. Before Kishan Singh this area was ruled by Raja [[Samokhan Singh]].<ref>Tareekh-e-Rohela by Nafees Siddiqui</ref><br />
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Kishangarh State was located between 25° 49′ and 26° 59′ in the north, and 70° 49′ and 75° 11′ east. Bordered on the North and northwest by Jodhpur; on the east by Jaipur; on the west and southeast by the [[Ajmer District]] and on the extreme south by [[Shahpura State|Shahpura]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Kishan Singh of Kishangarh|Kishen Singh]], who was the son of [[Udai Singh of Marwar|Udai Singh]] of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]] left his family's lands for [[Ajmer]] in 1596. From the Mughal Emperor [[Akbar]] he received the district of ''Hindaun'' (now in [[Jaipur]]); and later, the grant of ''Setholao'' along with certain other districts. In 1611, he founded the town of Kishangarh which name was then also given to the state.<ref>''Rajputana And Ajmer: List Of Ruling Princes, Chiefs And Leading Personages Seventh Edition'' (1938), p. 119</ref> The 13th Chief succeeding Udai Singh was Kalyan Singh (1797-1832) and in his time, on 26 March 1818, Kishangarh was brought under [[British protectorate|British Protection]].<br />
[[File:Savant Singh (Reigned 1748-1757) and Bani Thani in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao LACMA AC1999.264.1 (3 of 3).jpg|thumb|left|Savant Singh (reigned 1748–1757) and [[Bani Thani]] in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao, Kishangarh]]<br />
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[[File:Work of Ustad Mansur, British Museum.jpg|thumb|Portrait of [[Naubat Khan]] Kalawant, Raja of Kishangarh prior to Kishan Singh, painted by [[Ustad Mansur]]. Mughal School, c. 1600. [[British Museum]]]].<br />
[[File:Maharaja Kalyan Singh (Reigned 1798-1838) LACMA M.85.36.jpg|thumbnail|Maharaja Kalyan Singh of Kishangarh state (Reigned 1798–1838)]] <br />
[[Kishangarh]] was the capital of the princely state during the [[British Raj]], which was located in the [[Rajputana Agency]]. It had an area of 2210&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (858 miles²) and a population in 1901 of 90,970. This figure for population represented a decrease of 27% over the census figure of 1891, something presumably attributable to the famine of 1899–1900. Population was 85,744 in 1931. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £.30,000/- in 1875 and paid no tribute to the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=14kIAAAAQAAJ&q=kishangarh+state+imperial+gazetteer&pg=PA398|title = Jalandhar to Kywon-Pya-That|last1 = Hunter|first1 = William Wilson|year = 1881}}</ref> In 1840, ''Prithvi Singh'', became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, and reigned till his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his son, ''Sardul Singh''.<ref name=brit>[http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019PHO000000127U00051000 Kishangarh] British Library.</ref><br />
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Maharaja Madan Singh ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen,<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Kishangarh |volume=15 |page=836}}</ref> at a time when the state was reeling from the impact of a devastating drought. The administration under him and his diwan was widely deemed worthy of approbation; irrigation from tanks and wells was extended and factories for ginning and pressing cotton were started.<ref name=EB1911/> A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign.<ref name=EB1911/><br />
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==Rulers==<br />
The rulers of Kishangarh who belonged to the Rathor dynasty took the title of 'Maharaja'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Kishangarh|title=Kishangarh}}</ref><br />
*1611 – 1615: [[Kishan Singh of Kishangarh|Kishan Singh]]<br />
*1615 – 1618: Sahas Mal<br />
*1617 – 1629: Jag Mal<br />
*1629 – 1643: Hari Singh<br />
*1643 – 1658: Rup Singh<br />
*Jun 1658 – Oct 1706: Man Singh (b. 1655 – d. 1706) <br />
*Oct 1706 – Apr 1748: Raj Singh (b. 1674 – d. 1748) <br />
*1748 – 1781: Bahadur Singh (d. 1781) <br />
*1748 – 21 Aug 1765: Samant Singh (b. 1699 – d. 1765) (in opposition to 1756; from 1756 raja of Roopnagar)<br />
*21 Aug 1765 – 16 May 1768: Sardar Singh (b. 1730 – d. 1768) (Raja of Roopnagar; regent for Samant 1756–65)<br />
*1781 – 22 Nov 1788: Birad Singh (b. 1737 – d. 1788) <br />
*22 Nov 1788 – 5 Mar 1798: Pratap Singh (b. 1763 – d. 1798) <br />
* 5 Mar 1798 – 22 May 1839: Kalyan Singh (b. 1794 – d. 1839) <br />
*22 May 1839 – 31 Aug 1841: Mohkam Singh (b. 1817 – d. 1841) <br />
*31 Aug 1841 – 25 Dec 1879: Prithvi Singh (b. 1838 – d. 1879) <br />
*25 Dec 1879 – 18 Aug 1900: Sardul Singh (b. 1857 – d. 1900) (from 1 Jan 1892, Sir Sardul Singh)<br />
*18 Aug 1900 – 25 Sep 1926: Madan Singh (b. 1884 – d. 1926) (from 1 Jan 1909, Sir Madan Singh)<br />
*25 Sep 1926 – 3 Feb 1939: Yagya Narayan Singh (b. 1896 – d. 1939) <br />
* 3 Feb 1939 – 15 Aug 1947: Sumar Singh (b. 1929 – d. 1971)<br />
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===Titular Maharaja===<br />
* 1947 – 1971 Sumar Singh<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Naubat Khan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235654/http://www.revenuesociety.org.uk/invited-displays/k/frame1.html Kishangarh] Exhibit of the state's stamps by Ajay Mittal<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160429202907/http://revenuesociety.org.uk/invited-displays/Kishangarh/frame1.html Kishangarh Revenues] Exhibit of the state's stamps by Abdul Mollah<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235654/http://www.revenuesociety.org.uk/invited-displays/k/frame1.html Kishangarh as Exhibited by Ajay Mittal]<br />
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