Bundi State

Bundi State
Bundi State;
1241–1949
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "धर्म के जीत हो, अधर्म का नाश हो"; "Dharm ke jīt ho, adharm kā nāsh ho"; (English: Let righteousness prevail, iniquity perish)
	Bundi State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India.
Capital	Bundi
Religion	Hinduism
History
• Established	1241
• Accession in; Dominion of India	1949
Area
• Total	5,750 km2 (2,220 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	216,722
	Succeeded by
Republic of India
Today part of	Rajasthan, India
	This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bundi". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

View of the Garh Palace in Bundi

Garh Palace Chitrasala

Maharao Bhao Singh riding an elephant. c. 1675

Maharao Umed Singh of Bundi

Bundi State, founded by Hada Rao Devda (ruler of the Hada Chauhan dynasty), was a princely state in India. The former state was located in modern-day Rajasthan. It was ruled by Hada Chauhan Rajputs.^[1]

The last ruler of Bundi State signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1949.

Rulers[edit | edit source]

The rulers of Bundi State belonged to Hada Chauhan dynasty of Rajputs.^[2]

Rao Raja[edit | edit source]

1554 - 1585 Surjan Singh
1585 - 1608 Bhoj Singh
1608 - 1632 Ratan Singh
1632 - 1658 Chattar Sal Singh
1658 - 1682 Bhao Singh
1682 - 1696 Anirudh Singh
1696 - 1730 Budh Singh (b. 16.. - d. 1739)
1730 - 1749 Dalel Singh
1749 - 1770 Umaid Singh (1st time) (b. 1729 - d. 1804)
1770 - 1773 Ajit Singh (d. 1773)
1773 - 1804 Umaid Singh (2nd time) (s.a.)
1804 - 14 May 1821 Bishen Singh (b. 1773 - d. 1821)

Maharao Raja[edit | edit source]

14 May 1821 - 28 Mar 1889 Ram Singh (b. 1811 - d. 1889) (from 1 Jan 1877, Sir Ram Singh)
28 Mar 1889 - 26 Jul 1927 Raghubir Singh (b. 1869 - d. 1927)

(from 1 Jan 1894, Sir Raghubir Singh)

26 Jul 1927 - 23 Apr 1945 Ishwari Singh (b. 1893 - d. 1945) (from 11 May 1937, Sir Ishwari Singh)
23 Apr 1945 - 15 Aug 1947 Bahadur Singh (b. 1920 - d. 1977)

Titular Maharajdhiraja[edit | edit source]

1947 – 1977 Bahadur Singh
1977 - 2010 Ranjit Singh
2021 - till date Brigadier Bhupesh Singh , SC, VSM^[3]^[4]

Reference[edit | edit source]

↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 9, p. 80.
↑ "Indian Princely States".
↑ "Brigadier Bhupesh Singh is the new 'King' of Bundi". The Times of India. 2022-04-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
↑ "Brigadier Bhupesh Singh crowned in Bundi". News18 हिंदी (in हिन्दी). 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2025-01-13.

[1] Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 9, p. 80.

[2] "Indian Princely States".

[3] "Brigadier Bhupesh Singh is the new 'King' of Bundi". The Times of India. 2022-04-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-13.

[4] "Brigadier Bhupesh Singh crowned in Bundi". News18 हिंदी (in हिन्दी). 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2025-01-13.

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