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The school was founded on 12 August 1943. In the summer of 1940, the Maharaja of Jaipur Sawai Man Singh Bahadur brought home Princess Gayatri Devi, of Cooch Behar, as his bride. She was the daughter of the Maharaja and Maharani Indira Deviji, of Cooch Behar. Her concern for the education of the local court women led her and Bahadur to found the ...
Sawai Pratap Singh was born as a younger son of Sawai Madho Singh I on 2 December 1764. Pratap Singh became the Maharaja at the age of 14 after the death of his elder full brother Sawai Prithvi Singh II. He ruled from the year 1778 to 1803. His 25-year rule witnessed many spectacular achievements and strategic failures.
This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ... Maharaja of Jaipur; Man Singh II; P. Pratap Singh of Jaipur; Prithviraj Singh I;
Tej Singh, a remotely related cousin of the previous ruler, Sir Jai Singh Prabhakar, was selected by the British to rule Alwar, as Jai Singh had been deposed by them because of the Alwar movement led by Yasin Khan and Meos due to his gross misrule .Initially he had limited administrative control, but was given executive authority eventually in the last days of the British Raj by the Viceroy of ...
Maharaja Ajit Singh: 19 February 1679 24 June 1724 13 Raja Indra Singh: 9 June 1679 4 August 1679 14 Maharaja Abhai Singh: 24 June 1724 18 June 1749 15 Maharaja Ram Singh: First reign 18 June 1749 July 1751 16 Maharaja Bakht Singh: July 1751 21 September 1752 17 Maharaja Vijay Singh: 21 September 1752 31 January 1753 18 Maharaja Ram Singh: 31 ...
Nahar Singh, ruler of Ballabgarh estate who fought the British East India Company in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 [33] Nawab Kapur Singh, ruler of Singhpuria Misl [34] Pratap Singh Nabha, last ruler of Nabha State [35] Raja Maldeo, ruler of Sidhmukh State [36] Rajaram of Sinsini, chieftain of Sinsini [37] Ranjit Singh, Emperor of the Sikh ...
Jaipur derives its name from Sawai Jai Singh II (1693-1744), the ruler of Amer, who founded the city in 1727. [11] In Sanskrit, variations of the word "pur" or "pura" are commonly used to refer to a city or town with "Jaipur" essentially meaning "The City of Jai" or "Jai's City," paying homage to Maharaja Jai Singh II, who established the city.
Pratap Singh who was earlier a jagirdar of "Dhai Gaon" (two and half villages) near Machari in Alwar. His successor "Bakhtawar Singh Kachwaha" was defeated when he ventured an armed incursion into neighbouring Jaipur State (ruled by their Kachwaha seniors, erstwhile overlord of his predecessor) and consequent treaty mediated by East India Company prohibited him from political intercourse with ...