Takht Singh

June 6, 1819 (age 53)

Ahmednagar, India

Once he ceded Ahmednagar to Idar, he was recognized as Maharaja of Jodhpur (1843–1873). However,two years into his reign in 1843, Manitoba Singh, the Maharaja of Jodhpur died. The son of Sagram Singh, a Maharaja of Idar, who himself was the son of Anand Singh, the first Maharaja of Idar and a younger son of Maharaja Ajit Singh, Raja of Jodhpur), however, he had to cede Ahmednagar back to the state of Idar to be recognized in Jodhpur by the British. So, on 29 October 1843, he ascended the gadi at the Sringar Chowki in Mehrangarh. Later in his life, he served loyal service to British at the time of Indian Mutiny of 1857 and in 1862 he received a sanad of adoption. He died in Jodhpur on 13 February 1873 and was cremated at Mandore.

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He was born in Ahmednagar, the second son of Karan Singh and grandson of Sagram Singh, the Maharaja of Ahmednagar from 1798 to 1835.

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Once he ceded Ahmednagar to Idar, he was recognized as Maharaja of Jodhpur (1843–1873). However,two years into his reign in 1843, Manitoba Singh, the Maharaja of Jodhpur died. The son of Sagram Singh, a Maharaja of Idar, who himself was the son of Anand Singh, the first Maharaja of Idar and a younger son of Maharaja Ajit Singh, Raja of Jodhpur), however, he had to cede Ahmednagar back to the state of Idar to be recognized in Jodhpur by the British.

So, on 29 October 1843, he ascended the gadi at the Sringar Chowki in Mehrangarh.

Later in his life, he served loyal service to British at the time of Indian Mutiny of 1857 and in 1862 he received a sanad of adoption. He died in Jodhpur on 13 February 1873 and was cremated at Mandore.

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