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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Maharaja of Panna from 1849 to 1870}}<br />
{{infobox royalty<br />
| title = [[Maharaja]] [[Mahendra]]<br />
| succession = [[Maharaja]] of [[Panna State|Panna]]<br />
| reign = {{circa|1849}}{{Sndash}}{{Avoid wrap|8&nbsp;November 1893}}<br />
| predecessor = Harbans Rai<br />
| successor = [[Rudra Pratap Singh (ruler)|Rudra Pratap Singh]]<br />
| death_date = 9&nbsp;June 1870<br />
| dynasty = [[Bundela]]<br />
| full name = Nirpat Singh Ju Deo<br />
| house = [[Panna State|Panna]]<br />
| father = [[Kishor Singh]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Nirpat Singh''' was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Panna State|Panna]] from 1849 until his death in 1870.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
He was born to [[Kishor Singh]] and, after the death of his elder brother, Harbans Rai, in 1849, succeeded him on the throne of [[Panna State|Panna]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Department |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Central_Indian_Agency/icwkAQAAIAAJ |title=Central Indian Agency |date=1909 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |pages=18–19 |language=en}}</ref> Although he was the rightful successor to his brother, the British government refused to recognize him until he abolished the practice of [[Sati (practice)|sati]] across his territories.<ref name=":1">{{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=606–614 |language=en}}</ref> Accordingly, he banned [[Sati (practice)|sati]] in [[Panna State|Panna]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Daly |first=Hugh |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Memoirs_of_General_Sir_Henry_Dermot_Daly/_LUcAAAAMAAJ? |title=Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly ... |date=1905 |publisher=J. Murray |pages=294 |language=en}}</ref> When he was granted ruling powers, he proved to be an excellent administrator.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> During the revolt of 1857, he remained loyal to the British and assisted them in securing the [[Kalinjar Fort|Kalinjar fort]] and clearing [[Damoh]] of rebels.<ref name=":3">{{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=141}}</ref> For his services, the British government awarded him a [[Khalat|khilat]] worth Rs. 20,000, an eleven-gun salute, and the [[Simariya, Panna|Simariya]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=India |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_collection_of_treaties_engagements_and/fTK25ExhPzUC |title=A collection of treaties, engagements, and sunnuds relating to India and neighbouring countries, compiled by C.U. Aitchison, revised and continued by A.C. Talbot. [With] An index, compiled by M. Belletty. revised |date=1892 |pages=17 |language=en}}</ref> In 1862, the British government granted him the right of adoption, and in 1869, he was given the personal title of [[Mahendra]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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On 9 June 1870, while out shooting, he was killed by a tiger.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Pradesh (India) |first=Madhya |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Madhya_Pradesh/EyILAQAAIAAJ |title=Madhya Pradesh: District Gazetteers |last2=Krishnan |first2=V. S. |date=1994 |publisher=Government Central Press |pages=72 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lethbridge |first=Sir Roper |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Book_of_India_A_Genealogical/zykYAAAAYAAJ |title=The Golden Book of India. A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire. With an Appendix for Ceylon |date=1900 |publisher=S. Low, Marston & Company |pages=230 |language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Rudra Pratap Singh (ruler)|Rudra Pratap Singh]], succeeded him on the throne of [[Panna State|Panna]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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[[Category:1870 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Rajas of Panna]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]<br />
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