Background
The second son of Maharaja Sir Sardar Singh, he succeeded his elder brother Maharaja Sir Sumair Singh upon his death in 1918. In 1922 he served as the aide-de-camp to the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII).
The second son of Maharaja Sir Sardar Singh, he succeeded his elder brother Maharaja Sir Sumair Singh upon his death in 1918. In 1922 he served as the aide-de-camp to the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII).
Ruling under the regency of his granduncle until 1923, he was then formally invested as Maharaja by Lord Reading. During his reign, Sir Umaid Singh reformed and reorganised the Jodhpur State Forces and the judicial department, introduced a scheme for extending primary education, revised the land revenue settlement and established state pensions and a Provident Fund for state employees. Enjoying a distinguished military career, he died at his estate on Mount Abu on 9 June 1947 after a reign of 29 years, aged but 43.
1903-1911: Maharajkumar Shri Umaid Singhji Sahib.
1903-1911: Maharajkumar Shri Umaid Singhji Sahib 1911-1918: Maharaj Shri Umaid Singhji Sahib 1918-1921: His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur 1921-1922: Captain His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur 1922-1923: Captain His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1923-1925: Major His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1925-1930: Major His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, KCSI, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1930-1933: Major His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, GCIE, KCSI, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1933-1936: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, GCIE, KCSI, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1936-1939: Colonel His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, GCSI, GCIE, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1939-1945: Air Commodore His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, GCSI, GCIE, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1945-1946: Air Vice-Marshal His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, GCSI, GCIE, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1946-1947: Lieutenant-General His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Umaid Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Jodhpur, GCSI, GCIE, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (ribbon bar, as it would look today. Incomplete) Delhi Durbar silver medal-1911 Prince of Wales Visit Medal-1922 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order)-1922 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)-1930 King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)-1936 (KCSI-1925) King George VI Coronation Medal-1937 Grand Cross of the Order of the Dragon of Annam-1940 1939-1945 Star-1945 Africa Star-1945 War Medal 1939-1945-1945 India Service Medal-1945 Knight of the Order of Street John (KStJ)-1946 Halvad-Dhrangadhra State Rajyabhisek Medal, 1st class-1948 (post-humous).
