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'''Raja Swarup Singh''' (30 May 1812 – 26 January 1864) was a [[Sidhu]] [[Jat]] [[Raja]] of [[Jind State]] of the [[Phulkian]] dynasty who reigned from 1834 to 1864. He was noted for his bravery as a warrior.

==Early life==
Swarup Singh was born at [[Bazidpur]], the only son of ''Sardar'' Karam Singh (d. 1818), who was himself a nephew to Raja Bagh Singh of Jind (1760-1819; r. 1789-1819) through his father, Rajkumar Bhup Singh (1771–1815). In his earlier years, Karam Singh had served under [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. In 1815, Karam Singh was granted the fief of Bazidpur after Bhup Singh's death. Through his father, Swarup Singh was a first cousin once removed to [[Hira Singh of Nabha]]. Karam Singh died in 1818, and Swarup Singh succeeded his father as Sardar of Bazidpur.

==Raja and warrior==

[[File:Raja Sangat Singh.jpg|thumb|Raja Sangat Singh, King of [[Jind]] between 1822–1834. Gouache on paper. 26.8 X 19.2 cm.]]

In 1834, Swarup Singh's second cousin, Raja Sangat Singh (1810–1834; r. 1822–1834) died of alcoholism after a profligate and repressive 12-year rule that had brought Jind to the brink of financial collapse; he left no sons. The Government of India (then the [[British East India Company]]), selected Swarup Singh as the next ruler.

During the [[First Anglo-Sikh War|Anglo-Sikh War]], Swarup Singh fought on the side of the British, for which he was much honoured by them. During the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|First War of Independence]], he sent his troops into battle against the rebels, personally fighting through many of the major battles clad in [[armor]] and [[chain mail]]. He rushed his forces to defend the British cantonment at [[Karnal]], then served at Alipur and at the [[Battle of Badli-ki-Serai]]. He fought alongside the British forces during the [[siege of Delhi]] for which he was mentioned in despatches in 1858 and received the Indian Mutiny Medal. Also in 1858, he received several titles of honour from the British government. In 1860, he was granted a further title, a gun salute of 11-guns, 14 villages and the Delhi properties of a Mughal prince, Shahzada Mirza Abu Baqar. The following year, Swarup Singh received a further 11 villages as a reward.

Not merely a warrior, but also a progressive and humane ruler, Swarup Singh issued several stern decrees outlawing infanticide, ''[[Sati (practice)|sati]]'' and slavery.

==Last years and death==
In 1863, Swarup Singh was appointed a Knight Companion of the [[Order of the Star of India]]. The following year, he unexpectedly died from acute [[dysentery]] after a 30-year reign, aged 51. He was succeeded by his only surviving son, Raghubir Singh.

==Family==
Swarup Singh married twice, first to an unknown princess (d. 1877) and secondly to Rani Sri Nand Kaur Sahiba. He had two sons:
*1. Tikka Sri Randhir Singh Sahib Bahadur (d. 1848). No issue.
*2. Sri Tikka Sahib [[Raghubir Singh of Jind|Raghubir Singh]], who succeeded his father as Raja of Jind.

==Titles==
*1812-1818: [[Kunwar (title)|Kunwar]] Sri Swarup Singh
*1818-1834: [[Sardar]] Sri Swarup Singh
*1834-1858: [[Raja]] Sri Swarup Singh, [[Raja]] of [[Jind]]
*1858-1860: [[His Highness]] Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad, Raja Sri Swarup Singh Bahadur, Raja of Jind
*1860-1863: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja Sri Swarup Singh Bahadur, Raja of Jind
*1863-1864: His Highness Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja Sir Swarup Singh Bahadur, Raja of Jind, [[Order of the Star of India|KSI]]

==Honours==
*[[Mentioned in Despatches]]-1858
*[[Indian Mutiny Medal]]-1858
*Knight Companion of the [[Order of the Star of India]] (KSI)-1863

==References==

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[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:Knights Companion of the Order of the Star of India]]
[[Category:1812 births]]
[[Category:1864 deaths]]
[[Category:Jind]]
[[Category:Indian knights]]

Swarup Singh of Jind - Revision history

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