Rudra Pratap Singh (ruler)
| Rudra Pratap Singh | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja Mahendra | |
| Maharaja of Panna | |
| Reign | 9 June 1870 – 8 November 1893 |
| Predecessor | Nirpat Singh |
| Successor | Lokpal Singh |
| Born | 10 July 1848 |
| Died | 8 November 1893 (aged 45) |
| House | Panna |
| Dynasty | Bundela |
| Father | Nirpat Singh |
Sir Rudra Pratap Singh KCSI was the Maharaja of Panna from 1870 until his death in 1893.
Biography
He was born on 10 July 1848 to Nirpat Singh.[1][2] He succeeded his father as Maharaja of Panna on 9 June 1870.[1] On 1 January 1876, he was invested in Calcutta by Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, with the insignia of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India.[1][3] He attended the Delhi Durbar of 1877, where his personal salute was increased by two guns.[3][4] He was also presented with a banner and a medal.[3] He appointed an English architect to build the Baldeoji Temple in Panna on the design of St. Paul's Cathedral.[5][6] The same architect built Panna Palace for him in 1886.[5]
He died on 8 November 1893.[2] Since he left behind no heirs, his brother, Lokpal Singh, succeeded to his title, rank, and dignity.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1900). The Golden Book of India. A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire. With an Appendix for Ceylon. S. Low, Marston & Company. p. 230.
- ^ a b A Collection Of Treaties Engagements And Sanads Relating To India And Neighbouring Countries Vol-v(1909). 1909. p. 19.
- ^ a b c d India, Central (1907). The Central India State Gazetteer Series. Thacker, Spink. p. 177.
- ^ Mauji, Purushottama Viṣrama (1911). Imperial Durbar Album. Lakshmi Arts, Bombay. p. 141.
- ^ a b Michell, George; Davies, Philip H. (1989). The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Islamic, Rajput, European. Viking. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-670-80847-2.
- ^ Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham. pp. 303–306.