Jai Singh Prabhakar

HH Maharaja Sir Jai Singh
Maharaja of Alwar
Ruler of Alwar
Reign1892 to 1937
Coronation3 June 1892
PredecessorMangal Singh Prabhakar
SuccessorTej Singh Prabhakar
Born(1882-06-14)14 June 1882
City Palace, Alwar, Alwar State, Rajputana
Died20 May 1937(1937-05-20) (aged 54)
Paris, France
SpouseHH Maharaniji Sa Rathorji Shri Sugan Kanwarji d.of HH Umda-e-Raja-e-Buland Makan Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Sir Sardul Singh of Kishangarh State

HH Maharaniji Sa Jadejiji Janak Kanwarji Saheba d.of Thakore Balsinhji of Khirasra in Dhrol State

HH Maharaniji Sa Jadejiji Shri Prabhat Kanwarji Saheba of Rajpur in Jamnagar State

HH Maharaniji Sa Jhaliji Shri Jayendra Kanwarji Saheba of Dhuva in Wankaner State
IssueMaharajkumariji Baiji Lal Shri Taj Kanwarji Saheba m.to HH Maharaja Krishna Singh Ju Deo Lokendra Bahadur of Datia State
HouseNaruka Kachwaha
FatherSir Mangal Singh Prabhakar Bahadur
MotherHH Maharaniji Sa Rathorji Shri Kishan Kanwarji Saheba d.of Maharaja Bhairon Singh of Ratlam State

Hon Colonel. HH Raj Rajeshwar Bharat Dharma Prabhakar Maharaja Shri Sawai Sir Jai Singhji Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bahadur GCSI GCIE, �or simply Jai Singh Prabhakar, (14 June 1882 – 19 May 1937), was the Naruka Kachwaha Rajput ruler of the Princely State of Alwar from the year 1892 to 1937. The only son of the previous ruler, Sir Mangal Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, Sir Jai Singh initially was noted as brilliant, erudite and charming. However, he was later forced into exile. He died in 1937 at the age of 54. He was succeeded by a distant relative, Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur.

He was educated in the prestigious Mayo College, Ajmer, in which his late father was the first to take admission. He was highly regarded an absolute Indian English orator and scholar. He assisted the farming community with the construction of a number of bunds (irrigation dams).[1]

Imperial Service

Sir Jai Singh took pride in his State's infantry regiments and had them sent to China during the anti-Christian uprising in China and in the following relief operations. Alwar Lancers units served in the First World War. Recognising his services, he was appointed a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) by the British in 1919.[2]

He features in the oil on canvas painting by Douglas Chandor, Prime Ministers of the Imperial Conference (October 1923).[3][4]

Titles

  • 1882-1892: Yuvaraja Shri Jai Singh Sahib, Yuvaraja Sahib of Alwar
  • 1892-1909: His Highness Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Jai Singh Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar
  • 1909-1911: His Highness Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singh Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar, KCSI
  • 1911-1915: His Highness Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singh Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar, KCSI, KCIE
  • 1915-1919: Hon Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singh Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar, KCSI, KCIE
  • 1919-1921: Hon Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singh Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar, GCIE, KCSI
  • 1921-1924: Hon Colonel His Highness Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singh Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar, GCIE, KCSI
  • 1924-1937: Hon Colonel His Highness Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singh Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar, GCSI, GCIE

Honours

References

  1. ^ "The Rise and Fall of the Princely State of Alwar". www.indiaofthepast.org. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Maharaja of Alwar Dead". Malaya Tribune. 21 May 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. ^ "An Empire picture in an Empire Exhibition". The Sphere. 31 May 1924. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Minor, David. "Chandor, Douglas Granvil (1897–1953)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
Preceded by Maharaja of Alwar
1892 – 1937 		Succeeded by