Shivdeen Pandit

Pandit
Shivdeen
Prime Minister of Jaipur state
In office
1852–1864
Preceded byThakur Lachman Singh
Succeeded byPandit Vishambhardeen
Personal details
BornUnknown
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
Died1864
Jaipur, Rajasthan
NationalityIndian

Pandit Shivdeen was prime minister of the Kingdom of Amber (Jaipur state) from 1852 to 1864.[1]

Early life

Shivdeen was born in Rewa to a Kanyakubja Brahmin family. He attended Agra College and was appointed guardian of Sawai Ram Singh II in 1835.[1][2]

Political career

Pandit Shivdeen ki Haweli, Jaipur, Rajasthan

After serving as guardian to the maharaja, Shivdeen held the positions of civil judge and Musahib. In 1844, Sawai Ram Singh II founded the Maharaja College, Jaipur, with Shivdeen serving as its first principal.[3] Following Sawai Ram Singh II's ascension to the throne in 1852, Shivdeen was appointed Mohatmim Tehsil (Revenue commissioner). He later became prime minister, and was succeeded in that role by his son Vishambhar Deen.[4][5]


References

  1. ^ a b Jawala Sahai (1902). The Loyal Rajputana, Or, a Description of the Services of the Rajputana Princes to the British Government Rendered During the Mutiny of 1857.
  2. ^ Susanne Hoeber Rudolf (1984). Essays on Rajputana.
  3. ^ Susanne Hoeber Rudolf (1984). Essays on Rajputana.
  4. ^ Vibhuti Sachdev (2002). Building Jaipur. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-137-2.
  5. ^ Sanwat Raj Bhansali (1992). Legal system in India, Vol2. University Book House. ISBN 978-81-85488-05-9.

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