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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Maharaja of Panna (1898 – 1902)}}<br />
{{infobox royalty<br />
| title = [[Maharaja]] [[Mahendra]]<br />
| succession = [[Maharaja]] of [[Panna State|Panna]]<br />
| reign = {{circa|1898}} – {{circa|1902}}<br />
| predecessor = [[Lokpal Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Yadvendra Singh Judeo|Yadvendra Singh]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Bundela]]<br />
| full name = Madho Singh Ju Deo<br />
| house = [[Panna State|Panna]]<br />
| father = [[Lokpal Singh]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Madho Singh''' was the [[maharaja]] of [[Panna State|Panna]] from 1892 until his deposition in 1902.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Upon the death of his father, [[Lokpal Singh]], in 1897, he succeeded him as the [[maharaja]] of [[Panna State|Panna]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Solomon |first=R. V. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Indian_States/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=614 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ruling_Chiefs_Nobles_and_Zamindars_o/LfoxAQAAMAAJ |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India |date=1915 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |pages=306 |language=en}}</ref> When his uncle, Khuman Singh, died under suspicious circumstances on 25 June 1901, an inquiry was conducted into the cause of his death.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=India |first=Central |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_on_the_Political_Administration_o/M9Q_AQAAMAAJ |title=Report on the Political Administration of the Territories Within the Central India Agency |date=1903 |pages=2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Desai_s_Hand_book_of_Criminal_Cases/xpFCAQAAMAAJ |title=Desai's Hand-book of Criminal Cases: Being a Verbatim Reprint of All Criminal Cases Reported in the Indian Law Reports for the Years 1900 to 1906 |date=1907 |publisher=Lakshmi Vilas and Vidya Vilas Printing Presses |pages=529–531 |language=en}}</ref> The findings revealed that Khuman had been poisoned, either at Madho's instigation or with his connivance.<ref name=":0" /> As a result, Madho was removed from the seat of government, and a commission was appointed by the [[British government of India|Government of India]] to examine the case in greater detail.<ref name=":0" /> This commission consisted of two judges assigned to handle the matter, and the [[British government of India|Government of India]] sanctioned Rs. 30,000 for his defense.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Parliament |first=Great Britain |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Parliamentary_Debates/ngAZAAAAMAAJ? |title=The Parliamentary Debates |date=1903 |publisher=Reuter's Telegram Company |pages=1173–1778 |language=en}}</ref> A court similar to the Indian Criminal Court convened at [[Panna, Madhya Pradesh|Panna]], where Madho was tried along with four other accomplices.<ref name=":2" /> The commissioners found that Madho had a motive to kill his uncle and submitted their report, along with a memorial from Madho’s counsel, to the [[British government of India|Government of India]].<ref name=":2" /> The [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy and Governor-General of India]] concurred with the commission’s judgment and proposed that Madho be deposed and placed under surveillance on a fixed allowance.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> Consequently, he was deposed in 1902 and succeeded by Yadvendra Singh.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Pradesh (India) |first=Madhya |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Madhya_Pradesh_Panna/ok9DAAAAYAAJ |title=Madhya Pradesh: Panna |date=1994 |publisher=Government Central Press |pages=72 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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