| Bhagwant Singh Ju Deo | |
|---|---|
| Raja Bahadur | |
| Died | December 1920 |
| Issue |
|
| House |  Orchha |
| Dynasty | Bundela |
| Father | Pratap Singh Ju Deo |
Bhagwant Singh Ju Deo was son and heir-apparent of Pratap Singh Ju Deo, the Maharaja of Orchha.
Early life, family, and education[edit | edit source]
He was born as the eldest son of Pratap Singh Ju Deo.[1] He married thrice.[1] He married firstly into the Panwar family of Janharia in Datia.[2] Secondly, on 25 December 1897, he married secretly a daughter of the Thakore of Wadhwan.[3][4] His father disapproved of this marriage, and he consequently had to live outside Orchha.[4] It was only in December 1902, after he was able to calm his father, that he was permitted to return to the state.[4][5] He married thirdly a daughter of Padam Singh of Jubbal.[6] He had four sons from his second wife: Vir Singh Ju Deo, Karan Singh Ju Deo, Jayanendra Singh Ju Deo, and Mahendra Singh Ju Deo.[1][2] He also had one daughter named Saraswati Devi.[1] His daughter married Yashodar Singh, the Raja of Khilchipur, in 1937.[1][7] He accompanied his father to the Delhi Durbar of 1903.[8] He also accompanied his father to attend the Delhi Durbar of 1911.[9][10] On that occasion, his son Vir served as page to George V, and Karan served as page to Lord Hardinge.[9].
Death[edit | edit source]
He died in December 1920.[11][12]
Title[edit | edit source]
- Raja Bahadur Bhagwant Singh Ju Deo of Orchha[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Soszynski, Henry. "ORCHHA". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 India, Central (1928). Rulers, Leading Families and Officials in the States of Central India. Government of India, Central Publication Branch. p. 74.
- ↑ Department, India Foreign and Political (1909). Central Indian Agency. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. p. 10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Memoranda on Native States in India, Together with a List of Independent Ruling Chiefs, Chiefs of Frontier States, and Other Notables with Their Proper Forms of Address. Superintendent Government Print., India. 1911. p. 54.
- ↑ India, Central (1903). Report on the Political Administration of the Territories Within the Central India Agency. p. 27.
- ↑ Soszynski, Henry. "JUBBAL". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Soszynski, Henry. "KHILCHIPUR". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Stephen Wheeler. History Of The Delhi Coronation Durbar. pp. 127, 302.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Historical Record of the Imperial Visit to India, 1911. Albemarle Street, London: John Murray. 1914. pp. 80, 156, 158, 298, 299, 309, 335.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Coronation Durbar, Delhi 1911: Official Directory, with Maps. Superintendent Government Printing, India. 1911. p. 241.
- ↑ Government of India (1933). Memoranda on the Indian States 1932. Central Publication Branch, Calcutta. p. 49.
- ↑ The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore. 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. p. 39.
- ↑ Department, India Foreign and Political (1933). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Government of India Central Publication Branch. p. 10.