Jagatjit Singh
Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur GCSI GCIE GBE (24 November 1872 – 19 June 1949) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kapurthala during the British Raj in India, from 1877 until his death, in 1949. He ascended to the throne of Kapurthala state on 16 October 1877 and assumed full ruling powers on 24 November 1890 as well indulging in traveling the world and being a Francophile. He was born in an Ahluwalia Sikh family. He received the title of Maharaja in 1911. He built palaces and gardens in the city of Kapurthala; his main palace, Jagatjit Palace there was modelled on the Palace of Versailles. He also built a gurdwara at Sultanpur Lodhi.
| Jagatjit Singh GCSI GCIE GBE | |||||
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| Maharaja of Kapurthala | |||||
| Reign | 3 September 1877 – 15 August 1947 | ||||
| Coronation | 24 November 1890 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kharak Singh (as Raja) | ||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished Paramjit Singh (titular ruler) | ||||
| Born | 24 November 1872 Kapurthala, Kapurthala State, British India | ||||
| Died | 19 June 1949 (aged 76) Bombay, Bombay State, India | ||||
| Spouse | six wives | ||||
| Issue | five sons and one daughter | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ahluwalia dynasty | ||||
| Father | Kharak Singh Sahib Bahadur | ||||
| Mother | Anand Kaur Sahiba | ||||
| Religion | Sikh | ||||
He served as the Indian Representative to the League of Nations General Assembly in Geneva in 1925, 1927, and 1929, attended the Round Table Conference in 1931 and was Lt Governor of the PEPSU at the time of his death in 1949, aged 76. He was cousin of Sardar Bhagat Singh, one of the few Indian Justices of High Court during the British Raj. His grandson Sukhjit Singh served as a Brigadier in the Indian Army. Another grandson Arun Singh was a Minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government.