Brijraj Singh Bhati
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| Brijraj Singh | |
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| Chhatrala Yadupati Rukn-ud-Daula Maharajadhiraja Raj-Rajeshwar Parama Bhattarak Muzaffar Jang Bijaimand | |
| Maharawal of Jaisalmer and Head of Bhati clan | |
| Reign | 28 February 1982 – 28 December 2020 |
| Predecessor | Raghunath Singh |
| Successor | Chaitanya Raj Singh |
| Born | 13 November 1968 |
| Died | 28 November 2020 (aged 52) Delhi, India |
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| House |  Jaisalmer |
| Dynasty | Bhati |
| Father | Raghunath Singh |
| Mother | Mukut Rajya Lakshmi Devi |
Brijraj Singh (also spelled Brij Raj Singh;13 November 1968 – 28 December 2020) was Maharawal of Jaisalmer and head of the Bhati clan of Rajputs from 28 February 1982 until his death in 2020.
Singh was born on 13 November 1968 to Raghunath Singh, the Maharawal of Jaisalmer, and his wife, Mukut Rajya Lakshmi Devi, a granddaughter of Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.[1][2] He married on 28 January 1993 to Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi, a daughter of Sahadev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and great-granddaughter of Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.[1][3] They had two children: Chaitanya Raj Singh and Janmajeya Singh.[1]
Succession
Singh became Maharawal of Jaisalmer immediately upon the death of his father on 28 February 1982.[1] Traditionally, the Maharawal is also regarded as the head of the Bhati clan of Rajputs.[4][5] His coronation was held on 13 March 1982.[1] However, he was only a namesake Maharawal, as long before his coronation the twenty-sixth amendment to the Constitution of India abolished the formal recognition of royal titles, privileges, and associated entitlements previously granted to the rulers of princely states.[6][7] Despite that, he was held in great esteem by the people of Jaisalmer.[6]