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Daulat Singh

Daulat Singh I, (12 May 1875 – 14 April 1931), was a Maharaja of the Kingdom of Idar from 1911 to 1931.

He served as a squadron commander with the Jodhpur Risala in the Tirah Campaign 1897–1898, and Boxer Rebellion in China 1900. Later, he served also in First World War as a Major in British Army from 1914 in the Great War in Egypt and the Middle East 1914-1918 and was promoted to Hon. Lieut-Col in 1918.

Daulat Singh was the son of Prince Bhupal Singh of Marwar, himself a son of King Takht Singh I and was adopted by his paternal half-uncle, King Pratap Singh I of Idar, who abdicated in his favour in 1911. He was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the 1920 New Year Honours.

Daulat Singh I was succeeded by his eldest son, Himmat Singh. Provided by Wikipedia