Umed Singh II
Chivalric Order Member
1873 – 1940
Who was Umed Singh II?
Umed Singh II was a ruling Maharaja of Kotah from 1889 to 1940. The great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Kishore Singh, a Raja of Kota, Sir Umed Singhji was adopted at a young age by Shatru Sal II the then Maharaja of the state. Following his death in 1889, Umed Singhji embarked on a long and distinguished career as a soldier and statesman, being educated at Mayo College in Ajmer.
Although never appointed to any official post within the British Raj, Sir Umed served as an advisor to leading government officials, and was much sought after for his advice. He sent his troops to fight in both the First World War and the Second World War.
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