Sardar Singh of Bikaner

Maharaja Sardar Singh was the Rathore-Rajput ruler of its Bikawat subclan of Bikaner State from the year 1851 until his death in 1872.

Birth Singh was born on 13 September 1818 as the eldest son of Ratan Singh and his wife, Raj Kanwar, from Shekhawati.

Succession Upon the death of his father on 7 August 1851, he succeeded him as the Maharaja of Bikaner.

Coronation His coronation was held on 19 August 1851. Afterward, he bowed near the throne and concluded the mujra by performing it three times in the full durbar. He did so on the condition that Sardar Singh marry his daughter.

When the Indian Rebellion of 1857 broke out, he didn't forget the treaty that was signed by his ancestor, Surat Singh, on behalf of Bikaner and Francis Rawdon-Hastings on behalf of the British Government. According to this treaty, signed on 9 March 1818 at Delhi, the friends and enemies of one party were the friends and enemies of both. G. St. P. Lawrence, in his official dispatch to the Government of India, described his services as follows:

Queen Victoria, upon learning of his services, sent a kharita through Charles Wood, the Secretary of State for India, which was presented to him in a durbar. He improved their stamping and quality. The new coinage bore the inscription: Aurang árái Hind wa Inglistán Queen Victoria . In 1808, the armies of Jodhpur laid waste to Gajner, which was the family hunting seat. Gajner remained a ruin until his reign.

Death He died on 16 May 1872 at Gajner. He left behind no legitimate issue, nor any declaration regarding the adoption of a successor to him, but a morganatic son who, per traditions, could not succeed him. In such cases of intestacy, per Rajput traditions, an heir is adopted from the collateral branches nearest to the deceased, and this is what was followed.