Takht Singh

Who was Takht Singh?

Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Takhtsinhji Karansinhji Sahib Bahadur, GCSI was first the regent and the final Maharaja of Ahmednagar 1841–1843 as a result of an agreement with the British.Once he ceded Ahmednagar to Idar, he was recognized as Maharaja of Jodhpur.

He was born in Ahmednagar, the second son of Karan Singh and grandson of Sagram Singh, the Maharaja of Ahmednagar from 1798 to 1835. He had little prospect of ascending the throne, yet after the death of his brother, Prithi Singh in 1839, he became the regent over the whole state and served as such until the birth of his brother's son, Balwant Singh, who was proclaimed ruler at his birth. Takht Singh then became the new ruler's regent and served as such until the death of his nephew on 23 September 1841, when he became the Maharaja of Ahmednagar.

However,two years into his reign in 1843, Man Singh, the Maharaja of Jodhpur died. He was persuaded by his widows to take the succession, however, he had to cede Ahmednagar back to the state of Idar to be recognized in Jodhpur by the British.