Kalyan Singh of Sikar
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| Kalyan Singh | |
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| Rao Raja | |
| Rao Raja of Sikar | |
| Reign | 1922 – 5 November 1967 |
| Predecessor | Madho Singh |
| Born | 20 June 1886 |
| Died | 5 November 1967 (aged 81) |
Kalyan Singh (28 June 1886 – 5 November 1967) was the Rao Raja of Sikar from 1922 until his death in 1967.
Biography
[edit]He was born on 20 June 1880 at Deeppura.[1] He was the nephew of his predecessor, son of Thakur Dalip Singh, elder brother of Rao Raja Mado Singh Bahadur.
He was the last ruler of Sikar, famous for his love of magnanimous buildings, palaces, temples, and ponds. He constructed the clock tower as well as the Kalyan Hospital and college.
He married a daughter of Thakur Madho Singh of Sirana in Ajmer.[2][3]
Succession
[edit]When Madho Singh died on 28 June 1922 without leaving an heir to succeed him, the Maharaja of Jaipur selected Kalyan to succeed to the rank, title, and dignity of the deceased.[1][4] He accordingly succeeded him in 1922.[5]
Reign
[edit]He received the title of Bahadur from the Maharaja of Jaipur as a personal distinction on 20 November 1922.[1] The relations between him and Man Singh II became strained over the years due to the latter's excessive interference in the administration of Sikar.[1] The dispute escalated further when Man Singh II insisted on sending Kalyan’s only son, Hardayal Singh, to England for higher studies and disagreed with the bride chosen for him.[1][6][7] To compel him to give up, Kalyan was continuously summoned to Jaipur, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to arrest him by force at Sikar.[1] In the end, Kalyan assembled a force of armed Rajputs and Qaimkhanis in the fort of Sikar to oppose the forces sent by the Jaipur State.[1]
Philanthropy
[edit]In 1960, when Shree Kalyan Arogya Sadan (T.B. Sanatorium) was constructed in Sikar, he donated land and some buildings for it.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Rajputana and Ajmer (1931). Government Of India. 1931. pp. 44, 80.
- ^ http://ccbsikar.com/About%20Sikar.htm
- ^ "Sikar: History, Geography, Places to See".
- ^ Jain, kesharlal Ajmera (1935). The Jaipur Album Or All About Jaipur. p. 51.
- ^ a b Agarwal, B. D. (1960). Rajasthan Distict Gazetteers Sikar. pp. 43, 429.
- ^ St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph News-Press. p. 4.
- ^ Prescott Evening Courier. Prescott Evening Courier. p. 2.
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