Yagya Narayan Singh
| Yagya Narayan Singh | |
|---|---|
| Umdai Rajhai Buland Makan | |
| Maharaja of Kishangarh | |
| Reign | 16 November 1926 – 3 February 1939 |
| Coronation | 24 November 1926 |
| Predecessor | Madan Singh |
| Successor | Sumer Singh |
| Born | 26 January 1896 |
| Died | 3 February 1939 (aged 43) |
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| Issue |
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| House | Kishangarh |
| Father |
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| Mother | Shekhawatji (biological) |
| Education | Mayo College |
Yagya Narayan Singh was the Maharaja of Kishangarh from 1926 until his death in 1939.
Early life, family, and education
He was born on 26 January 1896 to Dixit Jawan Singh and his wife Shekhawatji, the daughter of Anand Singh, Thakur of Mandawa.[1][2] His father had performed a somayajna, and he was born nine months after the final oblation of that yajna.[3] Upon the death of his father in September 1903, he succeeded him as Maharaj of Karkeri.[1] He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, where he passed the Diploma Examination, standing second in order of merit.[2][4] During his time there, he also served as the troop leader of the Mounted Squadron.[5] He accompanied his first cousin, Madan Singh, to attend the Delhi Durbar of 1911.[1][6]
In 1915, he married Bhanwar Kumari, a daughter of the Raja of Madhusudangarh.[7] In 1933, he married Pratap Kumari, a daughter of the Raja of Madhusudangarh and the niece of his first wife.[3][7] He had three sons, including Yatendra Singh by his first wife, but all of them died in childhood.[2][3] He also had two daughters, named Kalyan Kanwar and Govardhan Kanwar.[3]
He was a Rajput of the Rathore clan.[2]
Reign
As Madan Singh had no male issue to succeed him, he adopted Yagya Narayan Singh and declared him heir-apparent to the throne of Kishangarh.[8] However, when Madan Singh died on 25 September 1926, Yagya Narayan Singh's succession was postponed due to the possibility of a posthumous heir being born to Madan Singh.[9] On medical advice, the Governor-General of India approved his succession on 16 November 1926.[9][10] Nonetheless, it was not until 24 November 1926 that the Resident at Jaipur, in a special durbar held at Kishangarh, formally announced his succession.[10]
Personal interests
He was a Hindu of the Vallabhkul sect of Vaishnavism.[1] He was a skilled polo player, poet, and singer.[3]
Death
He died on 3 February 1939.[11] According to his wishes, he was cremated at the site where his father had performed the somayajna.[3] No meal was served on the twelfth day following his death, as he had also requested.[3] He left no male issue to succeed him but instructed that Sumer Singh of Zorawarpura be adopted and succeed him.[11] Accordingly, Sumer was adopted and succeeded him as the Maharaja of Kishangarh.[11]
Titles and styles
His full style was: "His Highness Umdai Rajahai Buland Makan Maharaja Shri Yagya Narayan Singh, Maharaja of Kishangarh."[12]
References
- ^ a b c d Not Available (1924). The Ruling Princes Chiefs And Leading Personages In Rajputana And Ajmer. pp. 44–47.
- ^ a b c d Not Available (1931). Rajputana And Ajmer List Of Ruling Princes, Chiefs And Leading Personages (six ed.). pp. 120–121.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sumahendra (1995). Splendid Style of Kishangarh Painting. Jaipur Printers, Publication Division. p. 14.
- ^ Not Available (1938). Report On The Administration Of The Kishangarh State. p. 1.
- ^ Wingate (1918). Report On The Mayo College Ajmer, Rajputana For 1916-17. p. 10.
- ^ Coronation Durbar, Delhi 1911: Official Directory, with Maps. Superintendent Government Printing, India. 1911. p. 219.
- ^ a b Soszynski, Henry. "KISHANGARH". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Mathur, Vijay Kumar (2000). Marvels of Kishangarh Paintings: From the Collection of the National Museum, New Delhi. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-86050-43-9.
- ^ a b A collection of treaties engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries. Government of India Central Publication Branch, Calcutta. 1932. pp. 63–64.
- ^ a b Not Available (1933). Memoranda On The Indian States 1930. p. 148.
- ^ a b c McClenaghan, Tony (1996). Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Indian Princely States. Lancer Publishers. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-897829-19-6.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. p. 255. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.