Madhosingh I


Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I was ruler of the state of Jaipur in the presentday Indian state of Rajasthan from 1750 to 1768. He was the younger son of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II and came on the throne after the sudden death of his elder brother. He freed the Kachhawaha Kingdom from the Maratha, won several important battles and chastised the menacing Jat king Jawahir Singh, rewarding Holkar for his help in gaining the Jaipur throne by giving him the parganas of Rampura and Bhanpura.1753 In lieu of his outstanding services the much misunderstood Madho Singh I was rewarded the fort of Ranthambhore by the Mughal Emperor.

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