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RAJPUTANA.
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ruler and the ruled and shows how eager they were to help the
Government at this crisis.
The surprising success was no doubt mainly due to the special
interest evinced by His Highness the Maharaja, who had all along
been instrumental in encouraging the people to join the movement
and in assuring them of the repayment of their money with interest.
r.—Contributions towards the various Funds'.
The Karauli Durbar, as well as their subjects, have not lagged
behind in liberally subscribing towards the various funds raised in
connection with the Great European War, and a handsome sum was
donated bv them as detailed below: —
Rs.
(//) By the Ruling Chief ... ... 55,512
('O By others ... ... ... 29,70(1
Total ... 85,212
It will be observed from the facts and figures enumerated
above, that the Karauli Durbar strained every nerve to help the
Government in every way during the War, as far as their resources
would permit them. By his efforts in connection with the Great
War, His Highness has given ample proof of his loyalty and devotion
towards the British Raj.
Kishangarh.
Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Maharaja Sir Madan Singh
Bahadur Umdai R tjhai BalandMahan, Maharaj a Dhiraj, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E.
a Ruling Prince, was born on 1st November, 1884.
The Maharaja belongs to the Rathor clan of Rajputs, and is
descended from Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur. The latter’s second
son, Kishan Singh, in consequence of a disagreement with his elder
brother, Sur Singh, the Raja of Jodhpur, left the country of his birth
in 1596 and took up his abode in Ajmer. Obtaining an introduction
to Akbar, he received from him the district of Hindaun, now in
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ruler and the ruled and shows how eager they were to help the
Government at this crisis.
The surprising success was no doubt mainly due to the special
interest evinced by His Highness the Maharaja, who had all along
been instrumental in encouraging the people to join the movement
and in assuring them of the repayment of their money with interest.
r.—Contributions towards the various Funds'.
The Karauli Durbar, as well as their subjects, have not lagged
behind in liberally subscribing towards the various funds raised in
connection with the Great European War, and a handsome sum was
donated bv them as detailed below: —
Rs.
(//) By the Ruling Chief ... ... 55,512
('O By others ... ... ... 29,70(1
Total ... 85,212
It will be observed from the facts and figures enumerated
above, that the Karauli Durbar strained every nerve to help the
Government in every way during the War, as far as their resources
would permit them. By his efforts in connection with the Great
War, His Highness has given ample proof of his loyalty and devotion
towards the British Raj.
Kishangarh.
Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Maharaja Sir Madan Singh
Bahadur Umdai R tjhai BalandMahan, Maharaj a Dhiraj, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E.
a Ruling Prince, was born on 1st November, 1884.
The Maharaja belongs to the Rathor clan of Rajputs, and is
descended from Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur. The latter’s second
son, Kishan Singh, in consequence of a disagreement with his elder
brother, Sur Singh, the Raja of Jodhpur, left the country of his birth
in 1596 and took up his abode in Ajmer. Obtaining an introduction
to Akbar, he received from him the district of Hindaun, now in