Girdhar Singh, Crown Prince of Jaisalmer

Lt. Col. Girdhar Singh was the Maharawal of Jaisalmer from 1949 until his death in 1950.

Early life, family, and education He was born on 13 November 1907 to Jawahir Singh and his wife Sodhiji. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer. He married twice: firstly, in 1926, to Damayanti Devi, daughter of Arjun Singh, Raja of Narsinghgarh; and secondly, in 1927, to Hawa Kanwar, daughter of Bher Singh, Thakur of Amarkot. He had two sons, Raghunath Singh and Chandra Vir Singh, and two daughters, Rukmani Devi and Hemant Devi. This unit was later amalgamated with Ganga Risala to form the Ganga Jaisalmer Risala in 1951.

Reign Upon the death of his father, he succeeded him as the Maharawal of Jaisalmer on 17 February 1949.

Death He died on 27 August 1950 and was succeeded by his son Raghunath Singh.