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{{Short description|Regent of Dungarpur from 1825 to 1852 and Maharawat of Pratapgarh from 1844 to 1864}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Dalpat Singh
| title = Maharawat
| succession = Maharawat of [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]]
| reign = 1844 – 1864
| coronation = 5 January 1844
| predecessor = [[Sawant Singh]]
| successor = [[Udai Singh of Pratapgarh|Udai Singh]]
| birth_date = 26 November 1808
| death_date = 30 March 1864
| spouse = *Chauhanji Daulat Kanwarji of [[Namli]] in [[Ratlam]]
*Rathoreji (Ramawat) Moti Kanwarji of [[Kushalgarh]]
*Rathoreji (Ramawat) Kesar Kanwarji of [[Kushalgarh]]
*Solankiniji Kalyan Kanwarji of Keranya in [[Bansda]]
| issue = {{plainlist|
* [[Udai Singh II of Dungarpur|Udai Singh II]] (adoptive)
* [[Udai Singh of Pratapgarh|Udai Singh]] (biological)
}}
| house = {{plainlist|
* {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Dungarp.svg}} [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] (by adoption)
* {{flagicon image|Royal_flag_of_Partabgarh.svg}} [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]] (by birth)
}}
| father = {{plainlist|
* [[Jaswant Singh II of Dungarpur|Jaswant Singh II]] (adoptive)
* Dip Singh (biological)
}}
| mother = Rathoreji (Kishan-Singhot) d.of Rajvi Bhupal Singh of Fatehgarh in [[Kishangarh]]
| succession1 = [[Regent]] of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]]
| reign1 = 1825 – 1852
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| dynasty = [[Sisodia dynasty|Sisodia]]
}}
'''Maharawat Dalpat Singh''' was [[regent]] of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] from 1825 to 1852 and the [[Sisodia dynasty|Sisodia Rajput]] ruler of [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]] from the year 1844 until his death in 1864.

== Birth ==
Dalpat Singh was born as the second son of Dip Singh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bayley |first=C. S. |url=https://archive.org/details/chiefsleadingfam00csba |title=Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana |date=2004 |publisher=New Delhi : Asian Educational Services |others=Public Resource |isbn=978-81-206-1066-8 |pages=36–37,44}}</ref>

== Adoption ==
He was adopted into the royal family of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] by [[Jaswant Singh II of Dungarpur|Jaswant Singh II]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Hendley |first=T. H. |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.venugopal.413 |title=Rulers in India |date=1897 |pages=39 |language=English}}</ref>

== Regency ==
As [[Jaswant Singh II of Dungarpur|Jaswant Singh II]], his adoptive father, was an incapable and incompetent ruler, he was deposed in 1825.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Dalpat was then appointed [[regent]] of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] by the Government of India despite the resentment and objections of the local nobles.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> His relations with the local nobles grew strained, as they viewed him as an outsider imposed upon them, particularly since an heir to the throne could have been adopted from an extended branch of the royal family of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]].<ref name=":3" /> By 1831, the tensions had escalated to the point that Dalpat had to seek aid from the Government to counter a planned insurrection.<ref name=":3" /> When he ascended the throne as Maharawat of [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]] in 1844, following his biological grandfather [[Sawant Singh]]'s death, this further worsened the already tense situation.<ref name=":3" /> The nobles of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] found it not only improper but also against [[Hindu law]], according to which the adopted child severs all legal ties with the biological family and retains no rights to inherit from them.<ref name=":3" /> It also raised a series of questions, such as whether [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]] and [[Dungarpur]] would be amalgamated into one, whether that would be beneficial for both states, or whether the [[doctrine of lapse]] would be applied, causing one of the states to escheat to the Government of India.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> Nobles of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] were against this amalgamation, and the Government of India decided that Dalpat Singh could not hold both states.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> Seeing what was happening in [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]], its former Maharawal, [[Jaswant Singh II of Dungarpur|Jaswant Singh II]], attempted to adopt Mohkam Singh, son of Thakur Himmat Singh of Nandli, but the nobles of the state intervened and stopped him from doing so.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> Eventually, the Government of India permitted Dalpat Singh to adopt his successor to the throne of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Nobles of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] selected seven-year-old [[Udai Singh II of Dungarpur|Udai Singh]], son of the Thakur of [[Sabli]], as Dalpat's successor.<ref name=":3" /> Along with a force of 400 [[Rajput|rajputs]], they sent him to [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]], which took Dalpat by surprise.<ref name=":3" /> To avoid bloodshed, Dalpat took [[Udai Singh II of Dungarpur|Udai]] in his lap and proclaimed him as his adopted son and successor to the throne of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]].<ref name=":3" /> Afterward, nobles brought [[Udai Singh II of Dungarpur|Udai]] back to [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] and installed him as Maharawal.<ref name=":3" /> During [[Udai Singh II of Dungarpur|Udai]]'s minority, Dalpat continued to be [[regent]] of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] from [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]], a position he held until 1852 when he was removed from the post.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />

== Reign ==
When his biological grandfather, Sawant Singh, died in 1844, leaving no one to succeed him as his son, Dip Singh, and his eldest grandson, Kesari Singh, had predeceased him, he was invited back to [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]] to ascend the throne.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Xxxxxxxx |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.52340 |title=Short History Of The Dungarpur State |date=1911 |pages=110–116,118}}</ref> During the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], he sent his state forces to [[Neemuch]] to support the British troops.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Rima Hooja |url=https://archive.org/details/a-history-of-rajasthan/ |title=A History Of Rajasthan |pages=1194–1195,1200}}</ref>

== Death ==
He died in 1864 and was succeeded by his son [[Udai Singh of Pratapgarh|Udai Singh]] as the Maharawat of [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Aitchison |first=C. U. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.34580 |title=A Collection Of Treaties, Engagements And Sunnuds |date=1909 |pages=18–19,24}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1864 deaths]]
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:People from British India]]
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Maharajas in Rajputana]]
[[Category:Regents in India]]

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