Sumer Singh (ruler)
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| Sumer Singh | |
|---|---|
| Umdai Rajahai Buland Makan | |
| Maharaja of Kishangarh | |
| Reign | 24 April 1939 – 16 February 1971 |
| Predecessor | Yagya Narayan Singh |
| Successor | Brijraj Singh |
| Born | 27 January 1929 |
| Died | 16 January 1971 (aged 41) |
| Spouse |
Gita Kumari (m. 1948) |
| Issue |
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| House |  Kishangarh |
Sumer Singh was the Maharaja of Kishangarh from 1939 until his death in 1971.
He was born on 27 January 1929 to Budh Singh of Zorawarpura.[1] He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer.[2][3] He was a Rajput of the Rathore clan.[2]
He married on 30 January 1948, to Gita Kumari, daughter of Bahadursinhji Mansinhji, the Thakore of Palitana.[4] They had four children: two daughters, Shree Kanwar and Nandini Kanwar, and two sons, Brijraj Singh and Prithiviraj Singh.[4]
Reign
When Yagya Narayan Singh died on 3 February 1939 without leaving a male heir, his widow, in accordance with her late husband's wishes, adopted Sumer as son and heir.[1] His turban ceremony was duly performed.[1] His adoption and succession were approved by the Governor-General of India and announced by of C.L. Cornfield, the resident at Jaipur during a durbar held at Kishangarh on 24 April 1939.[1][5] As he was a minor at the time, the administration of the state was placed under the supervision of a council consisting of four members.[5][6] This council was to act under the advice of the resident at Jaipur.[5][6] When he came of age, he was invested with full ruling powers on 5 June 1947.[6] To commemorate the occasion, he instituted a medal.[6] Some time afterwards, he signed the instrument of accession, by which his state acceded to the Dominion of India.[7] He established a State Assembly and conducted elections.[7] The Government of India later concluded that Kishangarh was a small state and decided to merge it into Ajmer-Merwara.[7] He was summoned to Delhi to sign the merger agreement, which he did on 26 September 1947.[7]