Mahipal Singh Ju Deo

Mahipal Singh Ju Deo
Raja
Raja of Sarila
Reign	1898 – 1983
Predecessor	Pahar Singh
Successor	Narendra Singh
Born	(1898-09-11)11 September 1898
Died	1983
House	Sarila
Dynasty	Bundela
Father	Pahar Singh
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Mahipal Singh Ju Deo CSI was the Raja of Sarila from 1898 until his death in 1983.

Early life

He was born posthumously on 11 September 1898 to Pahar Singh.[1] He was educated at Daly College, Indore.[2]

Succession

He succeeded his father as Raja of Sarila as an infant at the time of his birth.[3] As he was a minor on the occasion, the state was placed under regency.[3]

Reign

He was granted full administrative powers on 5 November 1919.[4]

Derecognition

In accordance with clause (22) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India, the President of India, via an order issued in 1970, derecognized him as Raja of Sarila.[5]

Personal life

Marriage

He married in February 1919 to the daughter of the Thakur of Basela in Hamirpur.[4]

Children

He had five sons and three daughters.[2][6] His sons were Narendra Singh, Jayendra Singh, Virendra Singh, Devendra Singh and Nripendra Singh.[2][6] His daughters were Sushil Kumari, Saral Kumari and Rajendra Kumari.[2][6]

Titles and honours

Mahipal held the title of Raja.[1] He was called Garib Parwar (transl. protector of the poor) and Ann Data (transl. provider of sustenance) by the people of Sarila.[7]

On 8 June 1939, he was made Companion of the Order of the Star of India.[8]

Death

He died in January 1983.[9]

References

1. A Collection of Treaties Engagements and Sanads: Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries (Vol-V). Government of India central publication branch,Calcutta. 1930. pp. 28–29.
2. Not Available (1935). Leading Famlies And Officials In The States Of Central India. p. 111.
3. Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, Sir William Stevenson (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India. Clarendon Press. p. 108.
4. Manager Of Publications, Delhi. Memoranda On The Indian State 1935. pp. 41–42.
5. Directorate of Printing, Government of India (19 September 1970). Gazette of India, 1970, No. 546. p. 3381.
6. "RAJA NRIPENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U P". www.the-laws.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
7. Sarila, Narendra Singh (15 April 2008). Once a Prince of Sarila: Of Palaces and Tiger Hunts, of Nehrus and Mountbattens. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. xi. ISBN 978-1-84511-707-8.
8. Not Available (1940). Memoranda On The Indian States 1940. p. 83.
9. Jimmybaby (2 August 2012). "HH Shri Bhola Nathji Memories: Maharaja Sarila, Shri Nathji's Neighbour!". HH Shri Bhola Nathji Memories. Retrieved 15 January 2025.