Maharaja of Patiala

The Maharaja of Patiala was a maharaja in India and the ruler of the princely state of Patiala, a Sidhu Jat state in British India. The first Maharaja of Patiala was Baba Ala Singh Sidhu (1695–1765).[2]

Maharaja of Patiala
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First monarchBaba Ala Singh
Last monarchYadavindra Singh
FormationMarch 29, 1761
AbolitionAugust 15, 1947
ResidenceQila Mubarak, Patiala
Pretender(s)Amarinder Singh
Nine courtiers and servants of the Raja Patiala[1]
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh.

Yadavindra Singh became the maharaja on 23 March 1938. He was the last independent maharaja, agreeing to the accession of Patiala State into the newly independent Union of India in 1947. On 5 May 1948, he became Rajpramukh of the new Indian state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union.

History
Yadavindra Singh of Patiala wearing the Patiala Necklace

The most famous Maharaja of Patiala was Maharaja Bhupinder Singh (12 October 1891 – 23 March 1938). He is perhaps best known for his extravagance, and for being a cricketer. His polo and cricket teams were among the best in India. Two of his sons, Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singh and Raja Bhalindra Singh, both played first-class cricket. Yuvraj played in one Test for India, in 1934.

The Maharaja of Patiala was also known as the owner of the highest cricket ground in Chail and the first Indian to own a car and an aircraft. He was said to own an aircraft in 1911, the Wright brothers' model-B craft.

The Maharaja of Patiala was also considered as leader of the Sikhs and masses of Punjab before the Partition of India. When during rainy season a seasonal river bordering the city of Patiala overflows, the incumbent Maharaja offers the river a traditional Nath, an ornament worn by women in their nose, and also thick kangans, following prayers made by priests. This was last practised in 1993, when the river breached the river defences and flooded Patiala.

Yadavindra Singh became the maharaja on 23 March 1938. He was the last independent maharaja, agreeing to the accession of Patiala State into the newly independent Union of India in 1947. On 5 May 1948 he became Rajpramukh of the new Indian state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union.

The present head of the royal family, the heir of Yadavindra Singh, is Captain Amarinder Singh, currently Chief Minister of Punjab and a politician of the Indian National Congress. His son is Raninder Singh.

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Notes
  1. Delhi School (c. 1817). "Nine courtiers and servants of the Raja Patiala". Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. Singh, Kirpal (c. 1954). Life of Maharaja Ala Singh of Patiala and His Times.
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