Udai Bhan Singh

Sir Udai Bhan Singh GCIE KCSI KCVO (Hindi: उदयभान सिंह; 12 February 1893 – 22 October 1954) was the Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur from 1911 until his death in 1954.

[1][2] He received his education at Mayo College, Ajmer, where he successfully passed the Diploma examination and earned numerous prizes.

[4][3][5][6] In June 1911, he married Malvender Kaur, the daughter of Sardar Shamsher Singh of Badrukhan in Jind State.

[7][8][9][1][6][10][2][11] He had a daughter named Urmila Devi, who, in 1943, married Pratap Singh, the Maharaja of Nabha State.

[12][13] As he had no male heir, following his demise, his widow adopted their daughter's son, Hemant Singh, who succeeded him.

[32][33] When the United States of Matsya (Matsya Union) was formed on 18 March 1948 following the merger of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Karauli, he was appointed as its Rajpramukh, a position he held from 18 March 1948 until 15 May 1949 when it was merged with Greater Rajasthan to form the United State of Rajasthan.

[50] On 8 December 1921, during Edward VIII's tour of India, a duck shoot was organized at a reserve in Bharatpur.

[53][51] These improvements included constructing walls, establishing good roads, and blocking nullahs, among other enhancements.

Caricature of Udai Bhan Singh by Emery Kelen
Caricature of Udai Bhan Singh by Emery Kelen
Chhatri of Maharaj-Rana Udai Bhan Singh at Dholpur
Chhatri of Maharaj-Rana Udai Bhan Singh at Dholpur