Umed Singh II explained

HH Maharao Raja
Succession:Maharao of Kotah
Reign:1889–1940
Predecessor:Shatru Sal Singh II
Successor:Bhim Singh II
Birth Date:15 September 1873
Spouse:(Sisodiniji) Ranawatji Nand Kanwarji d.of HH Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur State

Jadejiji Kesar Kanwarji d.of HH Maharao Khengarji III of Kutch State

Kachwahiji (Rajawatji) Gulab Kanwarji sister of Raj Thakuran Sawai Singh of Isarda in Jaipur State

Issue:Bhim Singh II
House:Madhani Hada-Chauhan
Father:Maharaj Chagan Singh of Kotra in Kota State
Mother:Chandrawatji (Sisodiniji) Chaman Kanwarji d.of Rao Saheb Singh of Dhabla in Malwa

Colonel HH Maharajadhiraj Shri Maharaja Mahim Mahendra Maharao Raja Sir Umaid Singh II (15 September 1873 – 27 December 1940) was the 18th Hada Chauhan ruler of the Princely State of Kotah from the year 1889 to 1940.

Although never appointed to any official post within the imperial British Raj, Sir Umaid Singh II served as an advisor to leading government officials, and was much sought after for his stately advice. He sent his state troops to fight in both the First World War and the Second World War.

Life

The great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Rao Kishor Singh I, a Raja of Kota, Sir Umed Singhji was adopted at a young age by HH Maharao Raja Shatru Sal Singh II the then childless ruler of the state. Following his death in the year 1889, Umed Singhji (Udai Singh, as he was then named) embarked on a long and distinguished career as a soldier and statesman, being educated at Mayo College in Ajmer.

He received the honorary rank of Major in the Army in the 1903 Durbar Honours on 1 January 1903.[1]

He died in 1940, aged 67, after an illustrious reign of 52 years, and was succeeded by his only son,Maharao Raja Sir Bhim Singhji II.

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Legacy

Rolls-RoyceIn 2011, his 1925 Phantom I Rolls-Royce, customised with mounted guns and searchlights for tiger hunting, came up for auction in the US. The auto is expected to sell for up to $1.6 million.[2]

Notes and References

  1. The Durbar Honours . 1 January 1903 . 8 . 36966.
  2. News: Indian tiger hunting Rolls Royce is for sale. BBC News. 26 July 2011.