Umaid Singh II
Umaid Singh II (or Umed Singh II) was the Maharao of Sirohi from 1862 until his death in 1875.
Biography
[edit]He was born in 1833 to Sheo Singh and his wife, Abhaya Kunwar, daughter of Udai Singh, the Thakur of Thob.[1] When his older brother, Guman Singh, committed suicide, the traumatic incident caused great shock to his father.[1] As a result, his father handed over the administration of the affairs of Sirohi to him in 1861; however, he retained the dignities and honors of the office for himself.[1]
Upon the death of his father on 8 December 1862, he succeeded him as the Maharao of Sirohi.[2][3] One of the first things he did was reconcile with his brothers.[1] He invited them back to Sirohi, and when Jet Singh, Jawan Singh, and Jamat Singh appeared before him, he granted them fiefs for their maintenance.[1] When his brother Hamir Singh, who had been living as an outlaw, heard of this, he began to consider appearing before him.[1] Upon learning of Hamir's intention, Umaid invited him to Sirohi.[1] When Hamir complied in 1863, Umaid granted him a fief for his maintenance and fixed his seat at Bhimana.[1] He initially administered his state affairs with the assistance of the Political Superintendent for nearly three years.[1] He was invested with full administrative powers by the Government of India on 1 September 1865.[2]
He married once and had a son, Kesari Singh, and a daughter.[2] His wife was from Idar.[4] His daughter married Sardul Singh, the Maharaja of Kishangarh, in 1870.[5]
He died on 16 September 1875 and was succeeded by Kesari Singh.[2][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lala, Sitaram (1920). History Of Sirohi Raj From The Earliest Times To The Present Day. pp. 240–253.
- ^ a b c d Adams, Archibald (1899). The Western Rajputana States: A Medico-topographical and General Account of Marwar, Sirohi, Jaisalmir. Junior army & navy stores, limited. pp. 64–65.
- ^ Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham. p. 189.
- ^ Rajputana (Agency) (1880). The Rajputana Gazetteer. Office of the Superintendent of Government Print. p. 104.
- ^ Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. pp. 20, 52–53, 60–61. ISBN 978-81-206-1066-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Purushotam Vishram Mawjee (1911). (1911) Imperial durbar album of the Indian princes, chiefs and zamindars, Vol. I. p. 97.