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Kishan Singh of Bharatpur

Maharaja of Bharatpur from 1918 to 1929

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Early life

Maharaja Kishan Singh was born at Moti Mahal, Bharatpur on 4 October 1899 in a Jat family. He was eldest son of Maharaja Ram Singh by his second wife, Maharani Girraj Kaur. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and Wellington.

His father was deposed in 1900, and his mother served as regent for her son until he assumed full powers in November 1918.

He was taken along by his mother to attend the Delhi Durbars of 1903 and 1911.

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