Yagya Narayan Singh

Yagya Narayan Singh was the Maharaja of Kishangarh from 1926 until his death in 1939. Early life, family, and education He was born on 26 January 1896 to Dixit Jawan Singh and his wife Shekhawatji, the daughter of Anand Singh, Thakur of Mandawa. His father had performed a somayajna, and he was born nine months after the final oblation of that yajna. Upon the death of his father in September 1903, he succeeded him as Maharaj of Karkeri. During his time there, he also served as the troop leader of the Mounted Squadron. He accompanied his first cousin, Madan Singh, to attend the Delhi Durbar of 1911.

In 1915, he married Bhanwar Kumari, a daughter of the Raja of Madhusudangarh. In 1933, he married Pratap Kumari, a daughter of the Raja of Madhusudangarh and the niece of his first wife. However, when Madan Singh died on 25 September 1926, Yagya Narayan Singh's succession was postponed due to the possibility of a posthumous heir being born to Madan Singh. On medical advice, the Governor-General of India approved his succession on 16 November 1926. Nonetheless, it was not until 24 November 1926 that the Resident at Jaipur, in a special durbar held at Kishangarh, formally announced his succession. According to his wishes, he was cremated at the site where his father had performed the somayajna.