Maharaja Baldeo Singh

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Maharaja Baldeo Singh

Maharaja Baldeo Singh (1823 - 1825) (महाराजा बलदेव सिंह, भरतपुर) was the ruler of princely state Bharatpur and successor of Maharaja Randhir Singh after his death in 1823. Maharaja Randhir Singh had no son. As per rule his brother Maharaja Baldeo Singh ascended the throne after death of his brother Maharaja Randhir Singh in 1823.

Family disputes

Maharani Laxmi, the Rani of Maharaja Randhir Singh, was not happy with Baldeo Singh, so she went to Brindavan and took with her the keys of fort as well. She died there soon and this settled the dispute. Mean while his younger brother’s sons Durjansal and Madho Singh rebelled against Baldeo Sngh. Due to these family disputes Baldeo Singh called Sir David Acturloni and made his son Balwant Singh as his successor in his presence. After this Baldeo Singh died on 26 February 1825.

British won Bharatpur== Soon there developed the family dispute between Durjansal and Madho Singh. Madho Singh went to Deeg and started organizing army. Charles Metcalf took advantage of this situation and declared attack on the Bharatpur fort. The British forces under the leadership of Lord Cambalmiyar reached Bharatpur on 10 December 1825. War started on 23 December 1825. The British forces won the impregnable fort of Bharatpur. After Bharatpur victory, The British ruled over entire Rajputana.

Maharaja Baldeo Singh died on 26 February 1825. The successor of Baldeo Singh was his son Maharaja Balwant Singh.

References

• Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992.
• Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)
• Dr Natthan Singh: Jat - Itihas (Hindi), Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad Gwalior, 2004

External link

• Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Bharatpur

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