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{{Infobox royalty<br />
|name = Maharaja Man Singh<br />
|title = [[Maharaja]] of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]]<br />
|image = Man Singh of Marwar.jpg<br />
|caption = Man Singh<br />
|succession = Ruler of [[Jodhpur]]<br />
|reign =19 October 1803 – 4 September 1843<br />
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|coronation = [[Mehrangarh]], [[Jodhpur]], 17 January 1804<br />
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|predecessor = [[Bhim Singh of Marwar|Bhim singh]]<br />
|successor = [[Takht Singh]]<br />
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|father = Guman Singh<br />
|mother = Chauhani Kanwar<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|1783|02|03|df=y}}<br />
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1843|09|04|1783|02|03|df=y}}<br />
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'''Maharaja Man Singh''' (3 February 1783 – 4 September 1843) was the last independent Maharaja of [[Marwar]] Kingdom and [[Jodhpur State]] (r. 19 October 1803 – 4 September 1843). <br />
He was appointed as Heir Apparent by his grandfather [[Vijay Singh of Marwar|Vijay Singh]] on 7 November 1791. However upon [[Vijay Singh of Marwar|Vijay Singhs]] death, [[Bhim Singh of Marwar|Bhim Singh]] seized [[Jodhpur]] and proclaimed himself as the ruler of Marwar.<br />
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Man Singh was sent to Jalore for his own safety, where he remained throughout the reign of his cousin, Maharaja [[Bhim Singh of Marwar]].<br />
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He succeeded on his cousins death on 19 October 1803. In 1804 Man Singh broke the treaty with the British for cooperation and formed an alliance with [[Yashwantrao Holkar]], however Jodhpur was invaded by Sindhia and was forced to break their alliance with Holkar and pay heavy tribute.<br />
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Opposed by many of his principal nobles throughout his reign, he depended on the support of successive factions. The last of these were the Nath family, the Maharaja's spiritual advisers, who came to control state affairs and turned him into a recluse. Many of the nobles fled to neighbouring principalities, state repression having become entirely vengeful and cold-blooded.<br />
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Man Singh had wanted to marry [[Krishna Kumari (princess)|Krishna Kumari]] after his cousin's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/859606/the-tragic-tale-of-krishna-kumari-of-mewar-and-why-it-isnt-told-as-much-as-rani-padminis|title=The tragic tale of Krishna Kumari of Mewar – and why it isn't told as much as Rani Padmini's}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/arts/padmavati-rajputs-rajasthan-maharaja-of-udaipur-krishna-kumari-marwar-mewar/story/1/15367.html|title=The Rajput princess who chose death to save her dynasty}}</ref><br />
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Man Singh after finding it unbearable to see his kingdom get destroyed by the Sindhias and his own corrupt nobles and ministers, entered into treaty relations with the British on 6 January 1818.<br />
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==Siege of Mehrangarh==<br />
In 1806 the combined armies of [[Jaipur]], and [[Bikaner]] declared war on [[Marwar]] in order to install a pretender as the Maharaja of Marwar. However Maharaja Man Singh defeated the combined army so comprehensively that Maharaja Jagat Singh of Jaipur had to pay a sum of Rs. 2,00,000 to secure his safe passage. In honour of Man's victory over Jaipur the Jai Pol, or victory gate of was built in the [[Mehrangarh]] fort in 1808.<br />
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==Asylum to Nagpur ruler==<br />
In 1829 Man Singh gave shelter to [[Mudhoji II Bhonsle]] , also known as Appa Saheb, the dethroned ruler of Nagpur against the wishes of British. He refused to hand him over to British in spite of persistent demands by Governor General Lord William Bentinck. Appa saheb remained in Jodhpur at Man Mandir till his death in 1840.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hooja|first=Rima|title=A History of Rajasthan|publisher=Rupa Publication|pages=833}}</ref><br />
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==Death and legacy==<br />
Man Singh died at Mandore, 4 September 1843.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Rulers of Marwar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1783 births]]<br />
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