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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Maharawal of Dungarpur from 1808 to 1844}}<br />
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{{infobox royalty<br />
| name = Jaswant Singh<br />
| succession = Maharawal of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]]<br />
| reign = 1808 – 1844<br />
| predecessor = Fateh Singh<br />
| regent = [[Dalpat Singh of Pratapgarh|Dalpat Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Udai Singh II of Dungarpur|Udai Singh II]]<br />
| death_date = 1846<br />
| issue = [[Dalpat Singh of Pratapgarh|Dalpat Singh]] (adoptive)<br />
| house = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Dungarp.svg}} [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]]<br />
| father = Fateh Singh<br />
| dynasty = [[Sisodia dynasty|Sisodia]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Jaswant Singh II''' was the Maharawal of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] from 1808 to 1844.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Jaswant Singh succeeded his father, Fateh Singh, as the Maharawal of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] after his death in 1808.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Xxxxxxxx |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.52340/ |title=Short History Of The Dungarpur State |date=1911 |pages=103–115}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Sehgal |first=K. k |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.120393 |title=Rajasthan District Gazetteers Dungarpur |date=1961 |pages=34}}</ref> [[Bhim Singh of Mewar]] had hired Sindhi mercenaries to control his disobedient nobles.<ref name=":1" /> However, when their wages were delayed, they revolted against him.<ref name=":1" /> In 1812, 30,000 mercenaries under the command of Khudadad Khan Sindhi besieged [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]].<ref name=":0" /> The siege lasted for twenty days, but the betrayal of a local noble, Mahrup, created an easy path for the Sindhis.<ref name=":0" /> He opened the city gates for them at night.<ref name=":0" /> He opened the city gates for the Sindhis at night, allowing them to enter and seize control of the city.<ref name=":0" /> Jaswant Singh had to flee with his family, accompanied by Rikhab Das and Kishan Das, and seek refuge in the Bhil Pal of Sarana.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He remained there while they enjoyed undisputed control until, in 1815, help finally came from [[House of Holkar|Holkar]], who defeated them at [[Galiakot]].<ref name=":0" /> But he was taken prisoner by the Sindhis, who sent him under a strong escort to [[Salumbar]].<ref name=":0" /> When Suraj Mal, the Rawat of Thana, heard this, he assassinated Khudadad Khan and released him, after which Jaswant granted Ramgarh and Datana as a jagir.<ref name=":0" /> In 1816, he returned to Dungarpur, and his authority was restored.<ref name=":0" /> For the next three years, [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] suffered greatly—first from the [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]], then from the [[Pindari]]s, and finally from its own soldiers, including Arabs, Makranis, and Sindhis.<ref name=":0" /> Under these circumstances, he concluded a treaty with the [[East India Company]] in 1818,<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Aitchison |first=C. U. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.13998/ |title=Collection of treaties, engagements and sanads: relating to India and neighbouring countries, 4th edition vol.3 |date=1909 |pages=21–22}}</ref> and the state was guaranteed protection against external aggression.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Not Available |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36597/ |title=Report On The Administration Of The Dungarpur State Rajputana |date=1946 |pages=4}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{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> He adopted [[Dalpat Singh of Pratapgarh|Dalpat Singh]], the second son of Dip Singh and grandson of Maharawat Sawant Singh of [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]], as his son.<ref name=":2" /> He was deposed by the British Government in 1825 because he was an incompetent ruler and addicted to the lowest vices.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Purushotam Vishram Mawjee |url=https://archive.org/details/DurbarAlbum1 |title=(1911) Imperial durbar album of the Indian princes, chiefs and zamindars, Vol. I. |date=1911 |pages=101}}</ref> His adopted son, [[Dalpat Singh of Pratapgarh|Dalpat Singh]], was then appointed regent of the state.<ref name=":2" /> When his biological grandfather died, [[Dalpat Singh of Pratapgarh|Dalpat Singh]] succeeded him in [[Pratapgarh State|Pratapgarh]] and continued to administer [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]].<ref name=":3" /> However, this arrangement was disapproved by the nobles of [[Dungarpur state|Dungarpur]] and the Government of India.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> On this occasion, Jaswant Singh attempted to regain his authority and elevate Mohkam Singh, the son of Himmat Singh, Thakur of Nandli, to the throne, but local nobles intervened and prevented him from doing so.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> He was later banished to [[Mathura]], where he was kept under surveillance and received an allowance of Rs. 12,000 a year.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> He died there in 1846.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]<br />
[[Category:People from British India]]<br />
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Maharajas in Rajputana]]<br />
[[Category:1846 deaths]]</div>RomanStrock4259