[2] During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he rendered valuable service to the East India Company by providing protection to British officers and by ensuring the safety of several Europeans who had taken refuge in his district.

[2][3] Tatya Tope, after his defeat at the Banas River, arrived at Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar.

[3][6] Coins of his father, Madan Singh, bore the name and title of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and he continued this practice until the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

[2][3] He died on 29 August 1875, but the question of who would succeed him remained unanswered for some time due to the rumored pregnancy of his widow.

[3][8] However, as no child was born to her, he was succeeded by Zalim Singh II, his adoptive son, on 1 June 1876.