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{{Short description|Maharaja of Kapurthala (1949 –1955)}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Paramjit Singh
| title = [[Maharaja]]
| image = Photograph of Tikka Sahib Paramjit Singh of Kapurthala, published in 'Indian States, A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey' (1922) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Photograph of Tikka Sahib Paramjit Singh of Kapurthala, published in 'Indian States, A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey' (1922)
| succession = [[Maharaja]] of [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]]
| reign = 19 June 1949 – 19 July 1955
| predecessor = [[Jagatjit Singh]]
| successor = [[Sukhjit Singh (soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|05|19|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1955|07|19|1892|05|19|df=yes}}
| issue = {{ubl|[[Indira Devi of Kapurthala|Indira Devi]]|Sushila Devi|Ourmilla Devi|Ash Kaur|[[Sukhjit Singh (soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]]}}
| house = [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]]
| father = [[Jagatjit Singh]]
| mother = Harbans Kaur
| religion = [[Sikhism]]
| spouse 2 = Lilawati Devi
| spouse 1 = [[Brinda Devi]]
| spouse 3 = Stella Mudge
| dynasty = [[Ahluwalia (misl)|Ahluwalia]]
| module = {{Infobox person | embed=yes
| education = {{ubl|[[Cheam School]]|[[Harrow School]]|[[Lycée Janson-de-Sailly]]|[[St Paul's School, London|St Paul's School]]}}
}}
}}
'''Paramjit Singh''' (19 May 1892 – 19 July 1955) was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]] from 1949 until his death in 1955.

==Early life, family, and education==
[[File:Photograph of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala with his son, Kunwar Paramjit Singh, ca.1900.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala with his son, Kunwar Paramjit Singh, ca.1900.]]
He was born on 19 May 1892 to [[Jagatjit Singh]] and his wife Harbans Kaur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=The Imperial Publishing Co. |first=Lahore |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 5 And The Princes Of India And The Indian Empire ( Historical Biographical) Compiled By K. R. Khosla, 1937, Lahore The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore |pages=58–59}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=KAPURTHALA |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/kapurthala.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702230002/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/kapurthala.html |archive-date=2017-07-02 |access-date=2026-03-20 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref> His birth was celebrated in [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]] with great festivities and rejoicings.<ref name=":0" /><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=430–431 |language=en}}</ref> For his [[elementary education]], he was first placed under the tuition of [[English people|English]] and [[French people|French]] governesses and tutors in Kapurthala, following which he went to [[Europe]] in 1905 to complete his education.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Low |first=Francis |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.533254 |title=Indian Year Book 1940-41 Vol.27 |date=1940 |pages=1163}}</ref> There he first attended [[Cheam School]] in [[Surrey]], then [[Harrow School]] in [[Harrow, London|Harrow]] for a year, and then [[Lycée Janson-de-Sailly|Lycée Janson de Sailly]] in [[Paris]] for two years, and then [[St Paul's School, London|St. Paul's School]] in [[London]].<ref name=":2" /> Upon his return to Kapurthala in 1909, he received thorough training in both the executive and judicial departments of the state to better understand the management of state affairs.<ref name=":2" /> He married firstly to [[Brinda Devi]], a daughter of Kanwar Gambhir Chand of [[Jubbal State|Jubbal]], in 1911.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Their wedding was celebrated with great zeal and was attended by a large number of guests from across the world, including [[Aga Khan III]], [[Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera|Antoine d'Orléans]], [[Amédée de Broglie]] and his wife, and rulers of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Jhalawar State|Jhalawar]], [[Poonch jagir|Poonch]], [[Kangra State|Kangra (Lambragaon)]], [[Nurpur kingdom|Nurpur]] and [[Jaswan State|Jaswan]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> To mark this occasion, his father made [[primary education]] free in the state and abolished the [[begar]].<ref name=":1" /> He attended the [[Delhi Durbar]] of 1911.<ref name=":2" /> He married secondly in 1932 to Lilawati Devi, from Kangra, and thirdly to Stella Mudge, on 3 July 1937.<ref name=":3" /> By his first wife, he had three daughters: [[Indira Devi of Kapurthala|Indira Devi]], Sushila Devi, and Ourmilla Devi.<ref name=":3" /> By his second wife, he had a daughter, Ash Kaur, and a son, [[Sukhjit Singh (soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]].<ref name=":3" />
[[File:Photograph of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala with his son Kunwar Paramjit Singh and daughter-in-law Maharani Brinda Devi Sahiba of Jubbal, ca.1911 (photograph scan).jpg|thumb|Photograph of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala with his son Kunwar Paramjit Singh and daughter-in-law Maharani Brinda Devi Sahiba of Jubbal, ca.1911]]
During the absence of his father from [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]], firstly in 1915, secondly in 1919, and thirdly in 1922, he conducted the administration of state affairs in his stead.<ref name=":2" /> Again, in 1930, when his father was away from the state, he acted as President of the State Council of Administration from April to November 1930.<ref name=":2" /> He served as President of the Executive Council of state, Household Minister and [[Commandant]] of the forces of state.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> In 1935, when the [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]] of state, Sir Abdul Hamid, retired, he took charge of state administration for a few months.<ref name=":2" /> He attended the [[Silver Jubilee of George V|silver jubilee of George V]] in 1935, and the [[coronation of George VI and Elizabeth]] in 1937.<ref name=":2" />

==Reign==
Upon the death of his father on 19 June 1949, he succeeded him on the throne of [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Arora |first=Anju |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Princely_States/aFFuAAAAMAAJ |title=The Princely States: British Paramountcy and Internal Administration, 1858-1948 : a Case Study of the Kapurthala State |date=2001 |publisher=National Book Organisation |isbn=978-81-87521-03-7 |pages=16 |language=en}}</ref> In 1950, while he was in [[England]], he held a reception at the [[The Dorchester|Dorchester Hotel]] in [[London]] and there conferred the [[Nishan-i-Iftikhar (Kapurthala)|Nishan-i-Iftikhar]] on Sardar Karam Singh.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/the-sphere-1930-1964 |title=The Sphere 1930-1964 |pages=137}}</ref>

==Personal interests==

=== Traveling ===
He had travelled all over [[India]], [[Europe]] and the [[United States]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Ganda |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Patiala_and_East_Panjab_States_Union/3n21AAAAIAAJ |title=Patiala and East Panjab States Union: Historical Background |date=1951 |publisher=Archives Department, Government of the Patiala and E.P.S. Union |pages=76 |language=en}}</ref> In 1928, he accompanied his father to [[Madrid]] and there stayed with [[Alfonso XIII]] as his guest.<ref name=":2" /> In 1930, he visited [[Belgium]] with his father and was hosted by [[Albert I of Belgium|Albert I]] at [[Palace of Laeken|Château de Laeken]].<ref name=":2" /> In 1936, he was invited to [[Romania]] by [[Carol II of Romania|Carol II]], and he accepted the invitation and stayed for two weeks at [[Sinaia]].<ref name=":2" />

==Death==
He died at [[Mussoorie]] on 19 July 1955 and was succeeded by his son [[Sukhjit Singh (soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_International_Year_Book/jaQYAAAAIAAJ |title=The New International Year Book |date=1956 |publisher=Dodd, Mead and Company |pages=343 |language=en}}</ref> His body was taken to [[Kapurthala]] on 21 July 1955 and was [[cremated]] on the same evening.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Asian_Recorder/uYD6fbtav4EC |title=Asian Recorder |date=1955 |publisher=K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press |pages=326 |language=en}}</ref>

== Titles, styles, and honours ==

=== Titles and styles ===
Paramjit was originally styled as ''Sri Tikka Raja Paramjit Singh of Kapurthala''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Thacker_s_Indian_Directory/UTg1AQAAMAAJ |title=Thacker's Indian Directory |date=1918 |pages=247 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Indian_and_Pakistan_Year_Book/eSsdAQAAMAAJ |title=The Indian and Pakistan Year Book |date=1841 |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |pages=1274 |language=en}}</ref> Upon his accession to the throne, his styles and titles became ''His Highness [[Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia]] Raja-i-Rajagan Maharaja Paramjit Singh Bahadur, the Maharaja of Kapurthala''.<ref name=":4" />

=== Orders and decorations ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Country
!Year
!Order
!Grade/Class
!Ribbon
!Reference
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}}
|1911
|[[Delhi Durbar Medal (1911)|Delhi Durbar Medal]]
|Gold
|[[File:UK King George V Coronation Medal ribbon.svg|60x60px]]
| rowspan="7" |<ref name=":2" />
|-
|1935
|[[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]]
|
|[[File:UK King George V Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|60x60px]]
|-
|1937
|[[King George VI Coronation Medal]]
|
|[[File:UK King George VI Coronation Medal ribbon.svg|60x60px]]
|-
|{{Flagu|France}}
|''unknown''
|[[Legion of Honour]]
|[[Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur|Grand officier]]
|[[File:Legion_Honneur_GO_ribbon.svg|60x60px]]
|-
|{{Flagu|Romania}}
|''unknown''
|[[Order of the Star of Romania]]
|[[Grand Cross]]
|[[File:Order of the Star of Romania - Ribbon bar.svg|60x60px]]
|-
|{{Flagu|Spain}}
|''unknown''
|[[Order of Civil Merit]]
|[[Grand Cross]]
|[[File:ESP Order of Civil Merit GC.svg|60x60px]]
|-
|{{Flagu|Tunisia}}
|''unknown''
|[[Order of Glory (Tunisia)|Order of Glory]]
|''unknown''
|
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1892 births]]
[[Category:1955 deaths]]
[[Category:People educated at Cheam School]]
[[Category:People educated at Harrow School]]
[[Category:Lycée Janson-de-Sailly alumni]]
[[Category:People educated at St Paul's School, London]]
[[Category:Punjabi Sikhs]]
[[Category:Maharajas of Kapurthala State]]
[[Category:People from Kapurthala]]
[[Category:People from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour]]
[[Category:Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania]]
[[Category:Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit]]

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