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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Raja of Khilchipur (1908 – 1942)}}<br />
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| succession = [[Raja]] of [[Khilchipur State|Khilchipur]]<br />
| reign = {{circa|1908}} – {{circa|1942}}<br />
| predecessor = Bhawani Singh<br />
| successor = [[Yashodar Singh]]<br />
| spouse = Lakshmi Kanwar<br />
| issue = [[Yashodar Singh]]<br />
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'''Durjan Sal Singh''' was the [[Raja]] of [[Khilchipur State|Khilchipur]] from 1908 until his death in 1942.<br />
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== Early life, family, and education ==<br />
He was born on 26 August 1897 to Bhawani Singh, the Raja of Khilchipur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Solomon |first=R. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Bond |first2=J. W. |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |pages=806 |language=en}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Daly College]] in [[Indore]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Khosla |first=Kanshi Ram |url=http://archive.org/details/TwiK_his-imperial-majesty-king-george-5-and-the-princes-of-india-and-the-indian-empir |title=His Imperial Majesty King George V and the Princes of India and the Indian Empire |publisher=The Imperial Publishing Co. |year=1937 |location=Lahore |pages=133}}</ref> Following which, he underwent a course of administrative training in the [[Central Provinces]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 1916, he married Lakshmi Kanwar, the third daughter of [[Jashwant Singh II|Jaswant Singh II]], the Raja of [[Sailana State|Sailana]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=SAILANA |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/s/sailana.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128115637/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/s/sailana.html |archive-date=2018-01-28 |access-date=2026-04-05 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Not Available |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.34582 |title=Memoranda On The Indian States 1930 |date=1933 |pages=32}}</ref> By her, he had a son, [[Yashodar Singh]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><br />
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== Reign ==<br />
Upon the death of his father in 1908, he succeeded to his title, rank and dignity as a [[Minor (law)|minor]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> He was invested with full ruling and administrative powers on 22 February 1918.<ref name=":0" /> When he was invited by the British Government to attend the [[Delhi Durbar]] of 1911, he declined the invitation due to the financial troubles in his state, and his attendance was accordingly excused.<ref name=":2" /> In 1918, he was received by [[Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford|Lord Chelmsford]], the then [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy and Governor-General of India]], at [[Bhopal]].<ref name=":2" /> In 1922, he visited [[Indore]] to meet [[Edward VIII]], the then [[Prince of Wales]], and attended the [[Durbar (court)|durbar]] that Edward held at Daly College.<ref name=":2" /> In 1928, he again visited Indore to meet [[Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|Viscount Halifax]], the then Viceroy and Governor-General of India.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died in 1942 and was succeeded by [[Yashodar Singh]] to his title, rank and dignity.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=KHILCHIPUR |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/khilchipur.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106133433/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/khilchipur.html |archive-date=2018-01-06 |access-date=2026-04-05 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref><br />
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== Honours ==<br />
He was granted the hereditary title of [[Raja]] in 1928.<ref name=":2" /> He was created a [[Knight Commander]] of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1937.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Addison |first=Henry Robert |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Who_s_who/mUxURXr1FpIC |title=Who's who |last2=Oakes |first2=Charles Henry |last3=Lawson |first3=William John |last4=Sladen |first4=Douglas Brooke Wheelton |date=1955 |publisher=A. & C. Black |pages=1634 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1897 births]]<br />
[[Category:1942 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]<br />
[[Category:People from British India]]<br />
[[Category:People from Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Daly College alumni]]<br />
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