Indrajit Singh
SuccessionRana of Barwani
Reign15 August 1880 –
PredecessorJaswant Singh
SuccessorRanjit Singh
Birth datec. 1840
Death date14 December 1894)
Issue
  • Ranjit Singh
  • Dashrath Singh
  • Chandra Kanwar
FatherMohan Singh

Indrajit Singh (1840 – 14 December 1894) was Rana of Barwani from 15 August 1880 until his death in 1894.

Early life and family

Singh was born to Mohan Singh in 1840.[1][2] He married and had issue: two sons, Ranjit Singh and Dashrath Singh, and a daughter, Chandra Kanwar.[1]

Reign

Upon the death of his older brother Jaswant Singh on 15 August 1880, he succeeded him as the Rana of Barwani.[3][4] However, he was not invested with administrative powers, and the administration of the state was conducted in his stead by his diwan, Muhammad Najaf Khan.[3][5] In 1883, the pargana of Anjad was placed under his administration by the Government of India to test if he was a capable administrator or not, and when he successfully carried out the administration, it was recommended to the Government by the officials to invest him with full administrative powers.[3] Accordingly, in 1886, he was invested with full administrative powers, but on the condition that if he failed to conduct it appropriately, the former administrative state would be brought back.[3]

Death

He died on 14 December 1894, and was succeeded by Ranjit Singh to his title and rank.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Soszynski, Henry. "BARWANI". members.iinet.net.au. Archived 2017-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  2. ^ Lethbridge, Roper (1893). The golden book of India, a genealogical and biographical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated, of the Indian empire. London Macmillan. p. 61.
  3. ^ Department, India Foreign and Political (1893). Central India Agency. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. pp. 438–439.
  4. ^ Hunter, William Wilson (1885). The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Trübner & Company. p. 181.
  5. ^ Department, India Foreign and Political (1909). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads, Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Superintendent Government Printing, India. p. 481.
  6. ^ Solomon, R. V. & Bond, J. W. (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. p. 507. ISBN 978-81-206-1965-4.
  7. ^ Lorimer, John Gordon (1970). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, ʻOmān, and Central Arabia: Historical. 4 v. Gregg. p. 59.