Singh was born at Bazidpur in 1834, the younger of two sons of Swarup Singh of Jind. In 1848, he became heir apparent to his father upon the death of his older brother. During the Great Uprising, he fought alongside his father in armor and mail at some of the major battles against the rebels.
Following his father"s death in 1864, Raghubir Singh ascended the Jind gadi, having his coronation on 31 March of that year.
The coronation was attended by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, Robert Montgomery, as well as by the Maharaja of Patiala-the head of the Phulkian clan.
Raghubir Singh established his main residence at Sangrur, and began a long campaign to remodel his state. He rebuilt the Sangrur bazaar, constructed gardens and built temples, water tanks, public buildings and paved roads. In 1872, he contributed a contingent of the Jind artillery for service in the Kuka outbreak.
In 1874, he faced a serious revolt in his territory of Dadri, as well as in some other lands acquired after 1857, but he took personal command of his troops and subdued the revolt in a month.
In 1875, Raghubir Singh was knighted with the GCSI, the highest imperial dignity, receiving the KIH in 1877 and the International Commission on Illumination in 1878. During the Second Afghan War, he sent 700 cavalry and infantry to the aid of the British forces in Afghanistan.
In 1877, Raghubir Singh was made a Councillor of the Empire (an Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy). He was granted the title of Raja-i-Rajgan in 1881, and died six years later after a 23 year reign, aged 53.
2. A daughter, who married the Rai of Kalsia and had two sons.
1834-1848: Maharajkumar Sri Raghubir Singh.
1834-1848: Maharajkumar Sri Raghubir Singh 1848-1864: Sri Tikka Sahib Raghubir Singh Bahadur 1864-1875: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja Sri Raghubir Singh Bahadur, 1875-1878: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja Sri Sir Raghubir Singh Bahadur,, GCSI 1878-1881: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja Sri Sir Raghubir Singh Bahadur,, GCSI, International Commission on Illumination 1881-1887: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Raja Sri Sir Raghubir Singh Bahadur,, GCSI, International Commission on Illumination Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)-1875 Prince of Wales gold medal-1876 Empress of India Medal, gold-1877 Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire ( International Commission on Illumination)-1878.
