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{{infobox royalty<br />
| name = Mahipal Singh<br />
| title = [[Maharawal]]<br />
| succession = [[Maharawal]] of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]]<br />
| reign = 6 June 1989 – 19 August 2023<br />
| predecessor = [[Laxman Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur|Harshvardhan Singh]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|08|14|df=yes}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|08|19|1931|08|14|df=yes}}<br />
| spouse = Dev Kumari<br />
| issue = {{Unbulleted list<br />
|[[Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur|Harshvardhan Singh]]<br />
|Kirti Kumari<br />
}}<br />
| father = [[Laxman Singh]]<br />
| mother = Manhar Kumari<br />
}}<br />
'''Mahipal Singh''' was the [[Maharawal]] of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] from 1989 until his death in 2023.<br />
== Birth and education ==<br />
He was born on 14 August 1931 to [[Laxman Singh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2023-08-19 |title=Last ruler of princely state Dungarpur, Maharawal Mahipal Singh passes away at 92 |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/state/rajasthan/maharawal-mahipal-singh-last-ruler-of-princely-state-dungarpur-passes-away-at-92/na20230819145534984984052 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref> He received his education at [[Mayo College]], [[Ajmer]], and graduated from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Succession ==<br />
After the death of his father on 6 June 1989, [[Laxman Singh]], who held the title of [[Maharawal]] of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] for 70 years, he succeeded him to the title.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vickers |first=Hugo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E0lmAAAAMAAJ |title=Royal Orders |date=1994 |publisher=Boxtree |isbn=978-1-85283-510-1 |pages=141 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Myers |first=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NEe9DwAAQBAJ |title=That's No Way to Run a Country: India and its Dysfunctions |date=2019-11-09 |publisher=Books You Touch |pages=74 |language=en}}</ref> However, he was only a namesake [[Maharawal]], as the [[Government of India]] had abolished privileges, privy purses, and the official recognition of titles long before his succession in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Bhopinder |date=2019-11-20 |title=Is a State apology in order for the abolition of privy purses? {{!}} Is a State apology in order for the abolition of privy purses? |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/op-ed/201119/is-a-state-apology-in-order-for-the-abolition-of-privy-purses.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1971{{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-twenty-sixth-amendment-act-1971 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930220708/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-twenty-sixth-amendment-act-1971 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.india.gov.in |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He married Dev Kumari, the daughter of Bijay Singh and granddaughter of [[Ganga Singh]], the [[Maharaja]] of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2022-01-22 |title=Devkumari, former member of Bikaner royal family, passes away at 90 |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/bharat/devkumari-former-member-of-bikaner-royal-family-passes-away/na20220122170107257 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref> He had two children with her: a son, [[Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur|Harshvardhan Singh]], and a daughter, Kirti Kumari.<ref name=":1" /> Kirti married Daivat Singh of [[Sirohi state|Sirohi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flowergirl |date=2023-12-12 |title=Madras Ramblings: The history of Mount Abu as told by Mr Daivat Singh Deora |url=https://madraswanderer.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-history-of-mount-abu-as-told-by-mr.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Madras Ramblings}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 19 August 2023.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-19 |title=डूंगरपुर रियासत के पूर्व महारावल महिपाल सिंह का निधन, 92 साल की उम्र में ली अंतिम सांस, शोक की लहर |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/dungarpur-former-maharawal-mahipal-singh-of-dungarpur-princely-state-passed-away-wave-of-mourning-7287079.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> His funeral rituals were held at [[Udai Bilas Palace]], and his last rites were performed at Surpur Rajghat.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.royalark.net/India/dungarpur4.htm DUNGARPUR4]<br />
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[[Category:People from Dungarpur]]<br />
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]</div>Felorox