Prithvi Singh II
Maharaja Sawai of Amber
Reign1768–1778
PredecessorMadho Singh I
SuccessorPratap Singh
Born9th January 1762
Jaipur
Died13th April 1778
(aged 15)
SpouseRathorji (Bikawatji) Sardar Kanwarji d.of Maharaja Raj Singhji of Bikaner

Rathorji (Udaibhanotji) Abhai Kanwarji d.of Raja Akhai Singhji of Bandanwara in Ajmer

Rathorji (Kishansinghot) d.of Maharaja Birad Singhji of Kishangarh
Issue2 sons including Kunwar Man Singhji (born posthumously)
HouseKachwaha
FatherMadho Singh I
MotherSisodiniji (Chundawatji) Kundan Kanwarji d.of Rawat Jaswant Singhji of Devgarh in Mewar
ReligionHinduism

Sawai Prithvi Singh II (1762 – 13 April 1778), also known as Prithviraj Singh II, was the Maharaja of Amer Kingdom (r. 1768–1778). He was the son of Madho Singh I, Raja of Jaipur.[1]

Biography

Maharaja Sawai Prithvi Singh II was 5 years old when he ascended the throne of the Kachwaha Kingdom of Jaipur in the year 1768 after his father's death. Being elder, Prithvi Singh succeeded his father on the throne and his mother queen Chundawatji became the regent.One of his nobles, Raja Pratap Singh of the Naruka Kachwahabranch of nobility separated himself from the State of Jaipur and established an independent kingdom at Machheri near Alwar and laid the foundation in 1770 which remained an independent ruling territory and later came to known as Alwar State .That is how Alwar became a separate state independent of Jaipur. Sawai Prithvi Singh II ruled for 10 years and died of a fall from his horse in 1778 at the age of 15 , leaving behind one widow his third queen the Kishangarh princess who being preganant was send to his father's protection giving birth to her late husband's only son Man Singh the undisputed heir to the throne of Jaipur

References

  1. ↑ "JAIPUR". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2014.


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