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{{Short description|Maharaja of Bharatpur from 1805–1823}} | |||
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'''Maharaja Randhir Singh''' (r.1805–1823) was the ruler of the [[ | {{Infobox monarch | ||
| name = Maharaja Randhir Singh | |||
| title = Maharaja of [[Bharatpur, India|Bharatpur]] | |||
| image = File:Maharaja Randhir Singh.jpg | |||
| caption = Painting of Maharaja Randhir Singh | |||
| reign = 1805 – 1823 | |||
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| predecessor = [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Ranjit Singh]] | |||
| successor = [[Baldeo Singh]] | |||
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| royal house = Sinsinwar Jat Dynasty | |||
| father = [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Ranjit Singh]] | |||
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| religion = [[Hinduism]] | |||
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{{Sinsinwar Jat}} | |||
'''Maharaja Randhir Singh''' (r.1805–1823) '''({{lang|hi|महाराजा रणधीर सिंह}})''' was the ruler of the [[Princely state]] [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]] and successor of [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. Maharaja Randhir Singh ascended the throne after death of his father [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] in 1805. | |||
Maharaja Randhir Singh tried to improve the state administration in various ways. He abolished the huge army that was creating disturbances and rebels due to delay in payment of salaries in order to maintain peace and reduced taxes in the state. He helped the British rule to reduce the terror of [[Pindari|Pindaris]]. He ruled [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]] for 18 years with harmony and vision. | |||
He constructed [[Cenotaph|Chhatri]] and Palace in memory of his father [[Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. He had no son. He died in 1823. His successor was his brother [[Baldeo Singh|Maharaja Baldeo Singh]]. | |||
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