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| He died in 1795 at Sikar and was succeeded by ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Sinh |first=Ranbir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9EduAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Shekhawats |date=2001 |publisher=Publication Scheme |isbn=978-81-86782-74-3 |pages=153 |language=en}}</ref> After his death, a ] was erected in his memory.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Cooper |first=Ilay |url=https://archive.org/details/paintedtownsofsh0000coop/ |title=The painted towns of Shekhawati : a Mapin guide to India |date=1994 |publisher=Ahmedabad, India : Mapin ; Middletown, N.J. : Grantha |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-944142-80-6 |pages=134, 217}}</ref> Its dome features the work of Lala Ram Chitera and eighty painted panels.<ref name=":3" /> | He died in 1795 at Sikar and was succeeded by ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Sinh |first=Ranbir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9EduAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Shekhawats |date=2001 |publisher=Publication Scheme |isbn=978-81-86782-74-3 |pages=153 |language=en}}</ref> After his death, a ] was erected in his memory.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Cooper |first=Ilay |url=https://archive.org/details/paintedtownsofsh0000coop/ |title=The painted towns of Shekhawati : a Mapin guide to India |date=1994 |publisher=Ahmedabad, India : Mapin ; Middletown, N.J. : Grantha |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-944142-80-6 |pages=65, 134, 217}}</ref> Its dome features the work of Lala Ram Chitera and eighty painted panels.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Rao Raja of Sikar from 1763 to 1795
| Devi Singh | |
|---|---|
| Rao Raja of Sikar | |
| Reign | 1795 – 1833 |
| Predecessor | Chand Singh |
| Successor | Lakshman Singh |
| Died | 1795 |
| Issue | Lakshman Singh (adoptive) |
| House | Sikar |
| Dynasty | Shekhawat |
Devi Singh was the Rao Raja of Sikar from 1763 until his death in 1795.
Reign
He built a fort at Deogarh in 1784. He also built the fort of Raghunathgarh in 1791. He founded the town of Ramgarh in 1793. When Sheo Singh, Thakur of Churu, imposed heavy taxes on the Poddars, they approached him. He asked them to move to Ramgarh. He enlarged his estate by adding no fewer than twenty-five large villages including Lohagarh and Koh. He had his eyes set on taking Raiwasa, but before he could attack it, he died.
Personal life
As he had no children, he adopted Lakshman Singh, the son of the Thakur of Shahpura, as his son and heir.
Death
He died in 1795 at Sikar and was succeeded by Lakshman Singh. After his death, a chhatri was erected in his memory. Its dome features the work of Lala Ram Chitera and eighty painted panels.
References
- ^ Jain, kesharlal Ajmera (1935). The Jaipur Album Or All About Jaipur. p. 50.
- R.K Gupta (2008). Studies In Indian History Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of Rajputs Set Of 4 Vols. by R.K. Gupta. p. 5.
- ^ Cooper, Ilay (1994). The painted towns of Shekhawati : a Mapin guide to India. Internet Archive. Ahmedabad, India : Mapin ; Middletown, N.J. : Grantha. pp. 65, 134, 217. ISBN 978-0-944142-80-6.
- ^ Agarwal, B. D. (1960). Rajasthan Distict Gazetteers Sikar. p. 32.
- ^ Sinh, Ranbir (2001). History of Shekhawats. Publication Scheme. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-86782-74-3.
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