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	\| successor = [[Bhawani Singh\|Sawai Bhawani Singh]]		\| successor = [[Bhawani Singh\|Sawai Bhawani Singh]]
	\| spouse-type = Consort(s)		\| spouse-type = Consort(s)
	\| spouse = Maharani ~~Marudhar~~ Kanwar, Maharani Kishore Kanwar, [[Maharani Gayatri Devi]]		\| spouse = Maharani Madar Kanwar<br />Maharani Kishore Kanwar<br />[[Maharani Gayatri Devi]]
	\| issue = Prem Kumari Singh<br>[[Bhawani Singh\|Sawai Bhawani Singh]]<br>Sawai Jai Singh III<br>Sawai Prithviraj Singh<br>Sawai Jagat Singh		\| issue = Prem Kumari Singh<br>[[Bhawani Singh\|Sawai Bhawani Singh]]<br>Sawai Jai Singh III<br>Sawai Prithviraj Singh<br>Sawai Jagat Singh
	\| royal house = [[Kachwaha]]		\| royal house = [[Kachwaha]]
	\| father = Sawai Singh ''(biological)''<br>[[Madho Singh II\|Sir Sawai Madho Singh II]] ''(adoptive)''		\| father = Sawai Singh ''(biological)''<br>[[Madho Singh II\|Sir Sawai Madho Singh II]] ''(adoptive)''
	\| mother = Sugun Kunwar Singh ''(biological)''		\| mother = Sugun Kunwar Singh ''(biological)''
	\| birth_name = ~~Sawai~~ Mor ~~Mukat~~ Singh		\| birth_name = Mor Mukut Singh
	\| birth_date = 21 August 1912		\| birth_date = 21 August 1912
	\| birth_place = Thikana of Isarda, [[Rajputana Agency]], [[British Raj\|British India]]		\| birth_place = Thikana of Isarda, [[Rajputana Agency]], [[British Raj\|British India]]
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	[[Major general\|~~Maj. Gen.~~]] [[Maharaja]] [[Sawai (title)\|Sawai]] '''Man Singh II''' [[GCSI]] [[GCIE]] (b. [[Sawai (title)\|Sawai]] '''Mor Mukut Singh'''; 21 August 1912 – 24 June 1970) was an Indian [[Princely_state#Precedence_and_prestige\|prince]], government official, diplomat and sportsman.		[[Major general\|Major General]] [[Maharaja]] [[Sawai (title)\|Sawai]] '''Man Singh II''' [[GCSI]] [[GCIE]] (born [[Sawai (title)\|Sawai]] '''Mor Mukut Singh'''; 21 August 1912 – 24 June 1970) was an Indian [[Princely_state#Precedence_and_prestige\|prince]], government official, diplomat and sportsman.

	Man Singh II was the ruling [[Maharaja]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Jaipur State\|Jaipur]] in the [[British Raj]] from 1922 to 1947. In 1948, after the state was [[political integration of India\|absorbed]] into independent India, he was granted a [[privy purse]], certain privileges, and the continued use of the title ''Maharaja of Jaipur'' by the [[Government of India]],<ref name=ramusack-pol-integration>{{cite book\|last=Ramusack\|first=Barbara N.\|authorlink=Barbara Ramusack\|title=The Indian princes and their states\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kz1-mtazYqEC&pg=PA273\|year=2004\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-0-521-26727-4\|page=273\|quote=The crucial document was the Instrument of Accession by which rulers ceded to the legislatures of India or Pakistan control over defence, external affairs, and communications. In return for these concessions, the princes were to be guaranteed a privy purse in perpetuity and certain financial and symbolic privileges such as exemption from customs duties, the use of their titles, the right to fly their state flags on their cars, and to have police protection. ... By December 1947 Patel began to pressure the princes into signing Merger Agreements that integrated their states into adjacent British Indian provinces, soon to be called states or new units of erstwhile princely states, most notably Rajasthan, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, and Matsya Union (Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karaulli).}}</ref> which he retained until his death in 1970. He also held the office of [[Rajpramukh]] (Governor) of [[Rajasthan]] between 1949 and 1956. In later life, he served as Ambassador of India to Spain. He was a notable [[polo]] player.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2019}}		Man Singh II was the ruling [[Maharaja]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Jaipur State\|Jaipur]] in the [[British Raj]] from 1922 to 1947. In 1948, after the state was [[political integration of India\|absorbed]] into independent India, he was granted a [[privy purse]], certain privileges, and the continued use of the title ''Maharaja of Jaipur'' by the [[Government of India]],<ref name=ramusack-pol-integration>{{cite book\|last=Ramusack\|first=Barbara N.\|authorlink=Barbara Ramusack\|title=The Indian princes and their states\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kz1-mtazYqEC&pg=PA273\|year=2004\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-0-521-26727-4\|page=273\|quote=The crucial document was the Instrument of Accession by which rulers ceded to the legislatures of India or Pakistan control over defence, external affairs, and communications. In return for these concessions, the princes were to be guaranteed a privy purse in perpetuity and certain financial and symbolic privileges such as exemption from customs duties, the use of their titles, the right to fly their state flags on their cars, and to have police protection. ... By December 1947 Patel began to pressure the princes into signing Merger Agreements that integrated their states into adjacent British Indian provinces, soon to be called states or new units of erstwhile princely states, most notably Rajasthan, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, and Matsya Union (Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karaulli).}}</ref> which he retained until his death in 1970. He also held the office of [[Rajpramukh]] (Governor) of [[Rajasthan]] between 1949 and 1956. In later life, he served as Ambassador of India to Spain. He was a notable [[polo]] player.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2019}}
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	He was briefly involved with English socialite [[Lady Ursula d'Abo\|Lady Ursula Manners]].{{sfn\|d'Abo\|2014\|p=99}}<ref>{{cite news\| title = Londoner's Diary: Alexa's Chung's neighbours make Christmas shopping tricky...\| newspaper = [[London Evening Standard]]\| date = 7 November 2017\| url = https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoners-diary-alexas-neighbours-make-christmas-shopping-tricky-a3683861.html\| access-date = 29 July 2018}}</ref>		He was briefly involved with English socialite [[Lady Ursula d'Abo\|Lady Ursula Manners]].{{sfn\|d'Abo\|2014\|p=99}}<ref>{{cite news\| title = Londoner's Diary: Alexa's Chung's neighbours make Christmas shopping tricky...\| newspaper = [[London Evening Standard]]\| date = 7 November 2017\| url = https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoners-diary-alexas-neighbours-make-christmas-shopping-tricky-a3683861.html\| access-date = 29 July 2018}}</ref>

	In 1940, Man Singh II married for the third and last time. His bride was the legendary beauty [[Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar]], the daughter of Maharaja [[Jitendra Narayan]] of [[Cooch Behar]] and Maharani [[Indira of Baroda\|Indira Devi]], princess of Baroda. She stands out among the Maharanis of Jaipur for having become a public figure and a celebrity of sorts, initially for being a fashion-conscious beauty and later for becoming a politician and parliamentarian. ~~She bore him~~ one son ~~and~~ survived him by thirty-nine years, dying in 2009.		In 1940, Man Singh II married for the third and last time. His bride was the legendary beauty [[Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar]], the daughter of Maharaja [[Jitendra Narayan]] of [[Cooch Behar]] and Maharani [[Indira of Baroda\|Indira Devi]], princess of Baroda. She stands out among the Maharanis of Jaipur for having become a public figure and a celebrity of sorts, initially for being a fashion-conscious beauty and later for becoming a politician and parliamentarian. They had one son. Devi survived him by thirty-nine years, dying in 2009.

	===Children===		===Children===
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	* Jai Singh (b. 1933). he was given the title of Raja of [[Jhalai]] and the estate of Jhalai in appanage by his father. In 1983, he married Vidya Devi, daughter of the Raja of Jubbal, and has one son.		* Jai Singh (b. 1933). he was given the title of Raja of [[Jhalai]] and the estate of Jhalai in appanage by his father. In 1983, he married Vidya Devi, daughter of the Raja of Jubbal, and has one son.
	** Ajay Singh		** Ajay Singh
	* Prithviraj (1935–2020); received the title Raja of Bhagwatgarth. In 1961, he married Devika Devi, a princess of Tripura and a niece (sister's daughter) of his step-mother Gayatri Devi. They had been living separately from each other by the time she died in 2009, a few months before her aunt. Gayatri Devi tended to support her step-son and deprecate her niece in the matter of their marital differences, and Prithviraj Singh remained close to his step-mother all his life.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090817/jsp/nation/story_11368451.jsp\|title=Royals won't tell what Gayatri will holds \|last=Talukdar \|first=Rakhee \|website=Saint Hill Manor \|access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> Prithviraj and Devika had one son together:		* Prithviraj (1935–2020); received the title Raja of Bhagwatgarth. In 1961, he married Devika Devi, a princess of Tripura and a niece (sister's daughter) of his step-mother Gayatri Devi. They had been living separately from each other by the time she died in 2009, a few months before her aunt. Gayatri Devi tended to support her step-son and deprecate her niece in the matter of their marital differences, and Prithviraj Singh remained close to his step-mother all his life.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090817/jsp/nation/story_11368451.jsp\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912175322/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090817/jsp/nation/story_11368451.jsp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 September 2012\|title=Royals won't tell what Gayatri will holds \|last=Talukdar \|first=Rakhee \|website=Saint Hill Manor \|access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> Prithviraj and Devika had one son together:
	** Vijit Singh, who in 1991 married Minakshi Devi, daughter of the Maharaja of Lunawada, and has three children; two sons named Vedant Singh (b. 1992) and Siddhant Singh (b. 1996), and a daughter Mokshita (b. 1993).		** Vijit Singh, who in 1991 married Minakshi Devi, daughter of the Maharaja of Lunawada, and has three children; two sons named Vedant Singh (b. 1992) and Siddhant Singh (b. 1996), and a daughter Mokshita (b. 1993).

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	His successor, Maharaja Sawai [[Bhawani Singh of Jaipur]] died on 17 April 2011, aged 79.		His successor, Maharaja Sawai [[Bhawani Singh of Jaipur]] died on 17 April 2011, aged 79.
	~~==In Popular Culture==~~
	In 2015, [[Zee TV]] released a television show ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]'', which was based on the life of Rana Indravardhan Singh Deo (loosely based on Man Singh II). [[Siddhant Karnick]] played the role of Man Singh II.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	*[[Gayatri Devi]]		*[[Gayatri Devi]]
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	\| royal house = [[Kachwaha]]		\| royal house = [[Kachwaha]]
	\| father = Sawai Singh ''(biological)''<br>[[Madho Singh II\|Sir Sawai ~~Mahdo~~ Singh II]] ''(adoptive)''		\| father = Sawai Singh ''(biological)''<br>[[Madho Singh II\|Sir Sawai Madho Singh II]] ''(adoptive)''
	\| mother = Sugun Kunwar Singh ''(biological)''		\| mother = Sugun Kunwar Singh ''(biological)''
	\| birth_name = Sawai Mor Mukat Singh		\| birth_name = Sawai Mor Mukat Singh
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	[[Major general\|Maj. Gen.~~]] [[Highness\|HH~~]] [[Maharaja]] [[Sawai (title)\|Sawai~~]] [[Shri]] [[Sir~~]] '''Man Singh II''' [[GCSI]] [[GCIE]] (b. [[Sawai (title)\|Sawai]] '''Mor Mukut Singh'''; 21 August 1912 – 24 June 1970) was the ~~last~~ ruling [[Maharaja]] of [[Jaipur State]]~~. He ruled~~ the [[~~princely state~~]] ~~between~~ 1922 ~~and 1949~~, ~~when~~ the state ~~acceded unto~~ the [[~~Dominion~~ of India]]. ~~Thereafter~~, he held office as [[Rajpramukh]] of [[Rajasthan]] between 1949 and 1956. In later life, he served as Ambassador of India to Spain. He was ~~also~~ a notable ~~sportsman and a celebrated~~ [[polo]] player.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2019}}		[[Major general\|Maj. Gen.]] [[Maharaja]] [[Sawai (title)\|Sawai]] '''Man Singh II''' [[GCSI]] [[GCIE]] (b. [[Sawai (title)\|Sawai]] '''Mor Mukut Singh'''; 21 August 1912 – 24 June 1970) was an Indian [[Princely_state#Precedence_and_prestige\|prince]], government official, diplomat and sportsman.

			Man Singh II was the ruling [[Maharaja]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Jaipur State\|Jaipur]] in the [[British Raj]] from 1922 to 1947. In 1948, after the state was [[political integration of India\|absorbed]] into independent India, he was granted a [[privy purse]], certain privileges, and the continued use of the title ''Maharaja of Jaipur'' by the [[Government of India]],<ref name=ramusack-pol-integration>{{cite book\|last=Ramusack\|first=Barbara N.\|authorlink=Barbara Ramusack\|title=The Indian princes and their states\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kz1-mtazYqEC&pg=PA273\|year=2004\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-0-521-26727-4\|page=273\|quote=The crucial document was the Instrument of Accession by which rulers ceded to the legislatures of India or Pakistan control over defence, external affairs, and communications. In return for these concessions, the princes were to be guaranteed a privy purse in perpetuity and certain financial and symbolic privileges such as exemption from customs duties, the use of their titles, the right to fly their state flags on their cars, and to have police protection. ... By December 1947 Patel began to pressure the princes into signing Merger Agreements that integrated their states into adjacent British Indian provinces, soon to be called states or new units of erstwhile princely states, most notably Rajasthan, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, and Matsya Union (Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karaulli).}}</ref> which he retained until his death in 1970. He also held the office of [[Rajpramukh]] (Governor) of [[Rajasthan]] between 1949 and 1956. In later life, he served as Ambassador of India to Spain. He was a notable [[polo]] player.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2019}}

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	* [[Bhawani Singh]] (1931–2011), succeeded to his father's title in 1970. In 1967, he married Padmini Devi, daughter of the Raja of [[Sirmur]], and had one daughter;		* [[Bhawani Singh]] (1931–2011), succeeded to his father's title in 1970. In 1967, he married Padmini Devi, daughter of the Raja of [[Sirmur]], and had one daughter;
	** [[Diya Kumari]] (b. 1970). She has three children, including one son who was adopted by Bhawani Singh and declared his successor, namely:		** [[Diya Kumari]] (b. 1970). She has three children, including one son who was adopted by Bhawani Singh and declared his successor, namely:
	*** [[Padmanabh Singh]] (b. 1998).<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|last1=Colacello \|first1=Bob \|title=Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris \|~~website~~=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Born a commoner, he was declared royal and adopted by his maternal grandfather in 2002.		*** [[Padmanabh Singh]] (b. 1998).<ref>{{cite magazine \|last1=Colacello \|first1=Bob \|title=Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris \|magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Born a commoner, he was declared royal and adopted by his maternal grandfather in 2002.

	;By his second wife, Maharani Kishore Kunwar, two sons		;By his second wife, Maharani Kishore Kunwar, two sons
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| name = Man Singh II
| image = Man Singh II.jpg
| caption = Man Singh II at an early age
| succession = [[Jaipur State#Rulers|Maharaja of Jaipur]]
| reign = 1922–1948
| reign-type2 = Titular Reign
| reign2 = 1948–1970
| coronation = 18 September 1922
| predecessor = [[Madho Singh II|Sawai Madho Singh II]]
| successor = [[Bhawani Singh|Sawai Bhawani Singh]]
| spouse-type = Consort(s)
| spouse = Maharani Marudhar Kanwar, Maharani Kishore Kanwar, [[Maharani Gayatri Devi]]
| issue = Prem Kumari Singh [[Bhawani Singh|Sawai Bhawani Singh]] Sawai Jai Singh III Sawai Prithviraj Singh Sawai Jagat Singh
| royal house = [[Kachwaha]]
| father = Sawai Singh ''(biological)'' [[Madho Singh II|Sir Sawai Mahdo Singh II]] ''(adoptive)''
| mother = Sugun Kunwar Singh ''(biological)''
| birth_name = Sawai Mor Mukat Singh
| birth_date = 21 August 1912
| birth_place = Thikana of Isarda, [[Rajputana Agency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1970|6|24|1912|8|21|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Cirencester]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| burial_place=
| module = {{ Infobox officeholder
| embed = yes
| office = [[Rajpramukh]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| term = 30 March 1949 – 31 October 1956
| predecessor = [[Bhupal Singh]]
| successor = ''position abolished'' [[Gurmukh Nihal Singh]] ''(as [[List of Governors of Rajasthan|Governor of Rajasthan]])''
| office2 = [[India–Spain relations|Ambassador of India to Spain]]
| term2 = 1965 – 1970<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5tCeDAAAQBAJ&q=ambassador+of+India+to+Spain+man+singh&pg=PT301 | title=Jaipur: Gem of India| isbn=9781942322054| last1=Taknet| first1=D. K.| date=7 July 2016}}</ref>
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[[Major general|Maj. Gen.]] [[Highness|HH]] [[Maharaja]] [[Sawai (title)|Sawai]] [[Shri]] [[Sir]] '''Man Singh II''' [[GCSI]] [[GCIE]] (b. [[Sawai (title)|Sawai]] '''Mor Mukut Singh'''; 21 August 1912 – 24 June 1970) was the last ruling [[Maharaja]] of [[Jaipur State]]. He ruled the [[princely state]] between 1922 and 1949, when the state acceded unto the [[Dominion of India]]. Thereafter, he held office as [[Rajpramukh]] of [[Rajasthan]] between 1949 and 1956. In later life, he served as Ambassador of India to Spain. He was also a notable sportsman and a celebrated [[polo]] player.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==Early life==
Sawai Man Singh II, was born Mor Mukut Singh, the second son of [[Thakur (Indian title)|Thakur]] Sawai Singh of Isarda by his wife Sugan Kunwar, a lady from Kotla village in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father was a nobleman belonging to the [[Kachhwaha]] clan of Rajputs. Mor Mukut grew up in the dusty, walled township of Isarda, a chief of [[thikana]] of the Rajawat sub-clan which lies between the towns of [[Sawai Madhopur]] and Jaipur in present-day Rajasthan. His family was connected to the ruling house of Jaipur and [[Kotah]] (where his father's sister was married). The then-Maharaja of Jaipur, Sawai [[Madho Singh II]], had been born the son of a former Thakur of Isarda and had been adopted into the ruling family of Jaipur. After giving him up for adoption, Madho Singh's actual father had in turn lacked for an heir. He adopted the son of a distant kinsman and was succeeded by that lad as Thakur of Isarda. That lad was Sawai Singh, father of Mor Mukut Singh. In this manner, Mor Mukut could be reckoned near kin to Maharaja Madho Singh II of Jaipur.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

After being adopted to become Maharaja of Jaipur, Madho Singh II had numerous (no less than 65) children by various concubines, but the highly superstitious Maharaja was warned by a sage against having legitimate heirs and thus took great care not to impregnate his five wives. On 24 March 1921, Madho Singh II adopted Mor Mukut to be his son and heir. The boy was given the name "Man Singh" upon his adoption. Madho Singh II died on 7 September 1922 and was succeeded by Man Singh as Maharaja of Jaipur and head of the Kachwaha clan of Rajputs. The new Maharaja was ten years old.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==Maharaja of Jaipur==
Upon obtaining his ruling powers, Man Singh embarked on a programme of modernisation, creating infrastructure and founding numerous public institutions that would later result in Jaipur being selected the capital of Rajasthan. At the time of the Independence of [[British India]] in 1947, the maharaja delayed acceding Jaipur to the [[Dominion of India]]. He finally signed an [[Instrument of Accession]] in April 1949, when his princely state became part of the Rajasthan States Union, initially retaining his powers of internal government. The Maharaja became [[Rajpramukh]] of the States Union, but the office was abolished when the Indian states were further re-organised in 1956. Although the Indian princes had by then relinquished their ruling powers, they remained entitled to their titles, privy purses, and other privileges until the adoption of the 26th amendment to the [[Constitution of India]] on 28 December 1971. Accordingly, [[Sir]] Man Singh II remained Maharaja of Jaipur until his death.<ref>''Careers Digest'', Vol. 7 (1970), p. 488: Swai Man Singh : The Maharaja of Jaipur State who died in London recently at the age-of 59, was the 39th ruler of the Jaipur State. A progressive statesman, he was the last Indian Maharaja to sign the Instrument of Accession. He was the Rajpramukh of Rajasthan from April 7, 1949 to October 1956."</ref>

In 1958, Sir Man Singh was one of several rulers who realised the potential of [[tourism]] in Rajasthan, turning [[Rambagh Palace]] into a luxury hotel. Under his rule various laws of land reform were first introduced in his state, such as the Jaipur Tenancy Act. Later in 1956, the ''Jagidari'' ([[feudal]]) form of political administration were abolished during the government of the Congress Party in India. In 1962 he was elected to Council of States, the Rajya Sabha the Upper House of Indian Parliament with term till 1968,<ref name="rajya-sabha">{{cite web|title=SINGH, SHRI SAWAI MAN – RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/s.pdf|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat|access-date=21 November 2017|page=34}}</ref> however in 1965, the Indian government appointed Sawai Man Singh, Indian Ambassador to Spain. Utilising his various contacts in Europe, he spent much of his time in Europe to ensue new military technology and arms-deal for the Indian army (Crewe).

He was especially noted as an enthusiastic (10-Goal) [[polo]] player, winning among other trophies the World Cup in 1933. The [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] in [[Jaipur]] is named in his honour. During the 1950s, Man Singh owned [[Saint Hill Manor]] in [[East Grinstead]], [[West Sussex]], which was sold to [[L. Ron Hubbard]], founder of [[Scientology]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sainthillmanor.org.uk/manor.html|title=Visit Historic Saint Hill Manor |author= |website=Saint Hill Manor |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:First_Lady_Jacqueline_Kennedy_with_the_Maharaja_and_Maharani_of_Jaipur.jpg|thumb|First Lady [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]] with the Maharaja and Maharani of Jaipur.]]
[[File:Maharaja_Man_Singh_II_and_Maharani_Gayatri_Devi.jpg|thumb|Man Singh II and Maharani Gayatri Devi.]]

===Marriages===
Man Singh II was married three times, and his three wives lived in the same household together, in accordance with Rajput custom. His first two marriages were to suitable brides chosen from the royal family of [[Jodhpur]], whose Rajput heritage and social ranking were similar to his own. The senior Maharani, known within the palace as 'First her Highness,' was Marudhar Kunwar, sister of [[Sumer Singh of Jodhpur|Sumer Singh]], Maharaja of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]]. She was about twelve years older than him and bore him two children: first a daughter, Prem Kumari, and then his eldest son and heir, [[Bhawani Singh of Jaipur|Bhawani Singh]]. His second wife was Maharani Kishore Kanwar, niece of his first wife and daughter of Maharaja Sumer Singh of Jodhpur. She was five years younger than he and bore him two sons.

He was briefly involved with English socialite [[Lady Ursula d'Abo|Lady Ursula Manners]].{{sfn|d'Abo|2014|p=99}}<ref>{{cite news| title = Londoner's Diary: Alexa's Chung's neighbours make Christmas shopping tricky...| newspaper = [[London Evening Standard]]| date = 7 November 2017| url = https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoners-diary-alexas-neighbours-make-christmas-shopping-tricky-a3683861.html| access-date = 29 July 2018}}</ref>

In 1940, Man Singh II married for the third and last time. His bride was the legendary beauty [[Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar]], the daughter of Maharaja [[Jitendra Narayan]] of [[Cooch Behar]] and Maharani [[Indira of Baroda|Indira Devi]], princess of Baroda. She stands out among the Maharanis of Jaipur for having become a public figure and a celebrity of sorts, initially for being a fashion-conscious beauty and later for becoming a politician and parliamentarian. She bore him one son and survived him by thirty-nine years, dying in 2009.

===Children===
Man Singh was the father of four sons and a daughter, borne to him by his three wives. They were:
;By his first wife, Maharani Marudhar Kunwar, one son and one daughter
* Prem Kumari (1929–1970). In 1948, she was given in marriage to the Maharawal of [[Baria, India|Baria]]. She had one daughter.
* [[Bhawani Singh]] (1931–2011), succeeded to his father's title in 1970. In 1967, he married Padmini Devi, daughter of the Raja of [[Sirmur]], and had one daughter;
** [[Diya Kumari]] (b. 1970). She has three children, including one son who was adopted by Bhawani Singh and declared his successor, namely:
*** [[Padmanabh Singh]] (b. 1998).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Colacello |first1=Bob |title=Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris |website=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Born a commoner, he was declared royal and adopted by his maternal grandfather in 2002.

;By his second wife, Maharani Kishore Kunwar, two sons
* Jai Singh (b. 1933). he was given the title of Raja of [[Jhalai]] and the estate of Jhalai in appanage by his father. In 1983, he married Vidya Devi, daughter of the Raja of Jubbal, and has one son.
** Ajay Singh
* Prithviraj (1935–2020); received the title Raja of Bhagwatgarth. In 1961, he married Devika Devi, a princess of Tripura and a niece (sister's daughter) of his step-mother Gayatri Devi. They had been living separately from each other by the time she died in 2009, a few months before her aunt. Gayatri Devi tended to support her step-son and deprecate her niece in the matter of their marital differences, and Prithviraj Singh remained close to his step-mother all his life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090817/jsp/nation/story_11368451.jsp|title=Royals won't tell what Gayatri will holds |last=Talukdar |first=Rakhee |website=Saint Hill Manor |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> Prithviraj and Devika had one son together:
** Vijit Singh, who in 1991 married Minakshi Devi, daughter of the Maharaja of Lunawada, and has three children; two sons named Vedant Singh (b. 1992) and Siddhant Singh (b. 1996), and a daughter Mokshita (b. 1993).

;By his third wife, Gayatri Devi (1919–2009)<ref name=GayatriDevi>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/17250/peoples-princess.html?FORM=ZZNR |title=The people's princess |last=Sharma |first=Abha |publisher=Deccan Herald |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>
* Prince Jagat Singh, (1949–1997) received the title Raja of Isarda was married in 1978 (divorced 1987) to a Thai princess. He had two children by her, namely,
** Lalitya Kumari (b. 1979), daughter
** Devraj Singh, (b. 1981), son

==Death==
[[File:SMS-Statue.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The unveiling ceremony of Sawai Man Singh's statue in Jaipur on [[Rajasthan day]], 30 March 2005 ]]
In 1970, Man Singh had an accident while playing polo in [[Cirencester]], England. He died later the same day. He was survived by his four sons. He was succeeded as Maharaja of Jaipur and head of the Kachwaha clan by his eldest son, Maharaja Sawai [[Bhawani Singh of Jaipur]]. Following his death [[Indira Gandhi]] was finally able to repress the power of India's former rulers in democratic India as they formed a large bulk of her opposition party, the [[Swatantra party]].

A statue of Sawai Man Singh was installed at the Ram Niwas Bagh in Jaipur, the statue was unveiled at a grand function on 30 March 2005.<ref name=GayatriDevi/> A Cricket Stadium in Jaipur was named after him. His wife Gayatri Devi also made a school after him and was named Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya.

His successor, Maharaja Sawai [[Bhawani Singh of Jaipur]] died on 17 April 2011, aged 79.
==In Popular Culture==
In 2015, [[Zee TV]] released a television show ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]'', which was based on the life of Rana Indravardhan Singh Deo (loosely based on Man Singh II). [[Siddhant Karnick]] played the role of Man Singh II.

==See also==
{{Commons category|Man Singh II}}
*[[Jaipur State]]
*[[Gayatri Devi]]
*[[Man Singh I]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== Works cited ==
* {{cite book| last = d'Abo| first = Lady Ursula| editor-last = Watkin| editor-first = David| title = The Girl with the Widow's Peak: The Memoirs| publisher = d'Abo Publications| date = 2014| location = London| isbn = 978-1907991097}}

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