Bhim Singh II explained

Maharao of Kotah
Uprajpramukh of Rajasthan
First Rajpramukh of Rajasthan
Succession:Maharao of Kotah
Reign:1940 – 15 August 1947
Predecessor:Umed Singh II
Successor:Brijraj Singh
Birth Date:14 September 1909
Spouse:HH Maharaniji Sa Rathorji Shri Shiv Kanwarji Saheba d.of HH Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Sir Shri Ganga Singhji of Bikaner State
Issue:Brijraj Singh

Indra Kumariji m.to HH Raja Rawat Sir Vikramaditya Singhji of Rajgarh State

Bhuvaneshwari Kumariji m.to Thakur Devi Singhji of Malasar in Bikaner State

House:Madhani Hada-Chauhan
Father:Umed Singh II
Mother:HH Maharaniji Sa Kachwahiji Shri Gulab Kanwarji Maji Saheba of Isarda in Jaipur State
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Office:Rajpramukh of Rajasthan
Term:25 March 1948 – 18 April 1948
Successor:Bhupal Singh
Office2:Uprajpramukh of Rajasthan
Term2:18 April 1948 – 31 October 1956

Brigadier HH Shri Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahim Mahendra Maharao Raja Sir Bhim Singh II Bahadur, KCSI (14 September 1909 – 20 July 1991) was the last ruling Maharaja of the Hada Chauhan dynasty of the Princely State of Kotah from the year 1940 to 1947.

Early career

The only son and heir of HH Maharao Sir Umed Singhji II, Bhim Singhji II succeeded his father following his death in 1940. He immediately entered into service with the British Indian Army as an officer, serving during the Second World War and being promoted to Major by 1948. Although he planned several education and modernisation programs for Kotah, they did not reach fruition before Indian independence. He was knighted with the KCSI in 1947, and signed the Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India on 15 August. The following year, on 25 March 1948, Sir Bhim Singhji merged Kotah into the Rajasthan Union of states and became its first Rajpramukh, but was demoted to Uprajpramukh (Deputy Rajpramukh) when the Maharana of Udaipur, who was of a higher rank than Sir Bhim Singhji, acceded to the Rajasthan Union. Sir Bhim Singhji continued in the office of Uprajpramukh until it, along with the office of Rajpramukh, was abolished by the Government of India on 31 October 1956.

Later Work

In 1956, Sir Bhim Singhji served as an Alternate Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly that year. Conversely, since 1959 he had been President of the Rajasthan Board for the Preservation of Wildlife.

Sports shooter

An expert shooter, he was Captain of the Indian shooting team at the Singapore Shooting Championships in 1969, at the 1976 Summer Olympics and at the 1978 Asian Games.[1]

Family

On 30 April 1930, Bhim Singhji II married Rathorji Maharani Shivkumari Sahiba (1 April 1916–), a younger daughter of General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikaner. The couple had one son and two daughters:

Later years and death

As part of the mass derecognisation of Indian rulers in 1971 under the Indira Gandhi regime, Sir Bhim Singhji was stripped of ruling powers and titles. He died two decades later on 20 July 1991, aged 81, after a reign of 51 years, and was succeeded by his only son, Brijraj Singh.

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Notes and References

  1. Bhim Singh Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005029/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/bhim-singh-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 February 2020.