Mahendra Singh of Patiala
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His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Mohindra Singh Mahendra Bahadur, Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan, Maharaja of Patiala, GCSI | |
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 Maharaja Mohinder Singh in 1870 | |
| Maharaja of Patiala | |
| Reign | 1862-1876 |
| Predecessor | Narinder Singh |
| Successor | Rajinder Singh |
| Born | 16 September 1852 |
| Died | 13 April 1876 (aged 23) Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala |
| Issue | Rajinder Singh |
| Dynasty | Phulkian |
| Father | Narinder Singh |
Mohinder Singh GCSI (1852-1876) was the Maharaja of Patiala from 1862 to 1876.
Life[edit]
Mohinder Singh was the son of Narinder Singh, Maharaja of the State of Patiala. He was a member of the Phulkian Dynasty and succeeded to the throne in 1862 while still a child, so a council of regency ran the state government until he came of age in 1870. The project of the Sirhind Canal was sanctioned and completed during his reign , the State contributing one crore and twenty lakhs, as its share towards the cost of its construction. Mohindra College was founded and endowed with a palatial building, for the promotion of higher education, which was given free. The telegraph line between Patiala and Ambala was also constructed during this reign.[1] In the 1870 Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India.[2]
Dying in 1876, Mohinder Singh was succeeded as Maharaja by his young son Rajinder Singh (born 1872).
References[edit]
- ^ Singh, Sardar Arjan Shah (1931). "Census Report of the Patiala State" (PDF). Punjab State Gazetteer: xii.
- ^ "No. 23620". The London Gazette. 31 May 1870. p. 2787.