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| succession = Maharaja of [[Kotah]]<br />
| reign = 1889–1940<br />
| predecessor = Shatru Sal II<br />
| successor = [[Bhim Singh II]]<br />
| birth_date = 15 September 1873<br />
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'''Maharaja Sir Umed Singh II''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCSI|GCIE|GBE}} (15 September 1873 – 27 December 1940) was a ruling Maharaja of [[Kota State|Kotah]] from 1889 to 1940. The great-great-great-great-great-grandson of [[Kishore Singh]], a Raja of Kota, Sir Umed Singhji was adopted at a young age by [[Shatru Sal II]] the then Maharaja of the state. Following his death in 1889, Umed Singhji (Udai Singh, as he was then named) embarked on a long and distinguished career as a soldier and statesman, being educated at [[Mayo College]] in [[Ajmer]].<br />
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Although never appointed to any official post within the [[British Raj]], Sir Umed served as an advisor to leading government officials, and was much sought after for his advice. He sent his troops to fight in both the [[First World War]] and the [[Second World War]].{{cn|date=August 2020}}<br />
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==Rolls-Royce==<br />
In 2011, his 1925 Phantom I Rolls-Royce, customised with mounted guns and searchlights for tiger hunting, came up for auction in the US. The auto is expected to sell for up to $1.6 million.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14298157]</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
He died in 1940, aged 67, after a reign of 52 years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Bhim Singhji II]].<br />
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==Titles==<br />
*1873–1889: Kunwar [[Sri]] Umaid Singh<br />
*1889–1900: [[His Highness]] [[Maharajadhiraj]] [[Maharaja]] Mahimahendra [[Maharao]] Raja Shri Umed Singh II Sahib Bahadur, [[Maharao]] [[Raja]] of [[Kotah]]<br />
*1900–1903: His Highness Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri [[Sir]] Umed Singh II Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah, [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]]<br />
*1903–1907: [[Major]] His Highness Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Sir Umed Singh II Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah, KCSI<br />
*1907–1911: Major His Highness Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Sir Umed Singh II Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah, [[GCIE]], KCSI<br />
*1911–1915: Major His Highness Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Sir Umed Singh II Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah, [[GCSI]], GCIE<br />
*1915–1918: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] His Highness Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Sir Umed Singh II Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah, GCSI, GCIE<br />
*1918–1939: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Sir Umed Singh II Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah, GCSI, GCIE, [[Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire|GBE]]<br />
*1939–1940: [[Colonel]] His Highness Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Sir Umed Singh II Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah, GCSI, GCIE, GBE<br />
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==Honours==<br />
*[[Delhi Durbar]] Gold Medal, 1903<br />
*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (GCIE), 1907<br />
*[[Delhi Durbar]] Gold Medal, 1911<br />
*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (GCSI, 1911) (KCSI, 1900)<br />
*[[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (GBE), 1918<br />
*[[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]], 1935<br />
*[[King George VI Coronation Medal]], 1937<br />
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