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 Jagatjit Singh Maharaja Ruler of Kapurthal State (1872-1949)
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Son of Raja Kharak Singh, was born on 23 November 1872 and ascended the throne of Kapurthala state on 16 October 1877. He assumed full ruling powers in November 1890 and then commenced his unusual career as a world traveller and a Francophile. He received the title of Maharaja in 1911. He was a man of high aesthetic taste and turned
Kapurthala into a city of beautiful palaces and gardens. His main
palace at Kapurthala was modelled on the Versailles Palace. He also
built in the city a mosque and a handsome gurdwara at Sultanpur
Lodhi, sacred to Guru Nanak. Jagatjit Singh was one of the representatives
of India at the League of Nations in 1926, 1927 and 1929. On the
lapse of British paramountcy in August 1947, Kapurthala state acceded
to the Indian Union and joined the Patiala and East Punjab States
Union (PEPSU) as constituted in 1948. Maharaja Jagatjit Singh was
appointed UpRajpramukh of the Union. |
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