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Rulers of Bharatpur

• Raja Ram, 1670–1688
• Churaman, 1695–1721
  • The Jat power in Bharatpur strengthened in the 18th century under the leadership of Badan Singh and Churaman.
  • Around 1707, Churaman built the fort of Thoon and established his kingdom.
  • Farukhsiyar titled Churaman as Rao Bahadur.
  • However, the Mughals got Jat Churaman killed in 1721.
• Badan Singh, 1722–1756
  • Churaman’s brother Badan Singh beacme a very powerful Jat leader following the death of Churaman.
  • In 1725, he constructed Jal Mahal of Deeg, Kumher fort & Vair fort.
• Maharaja Suraj Mal, 1756–1767
  • Maharaja Suraj Mal captured the fort of Bharatpur by vanquishing Khemkaran, the rival chieftain and laid the foundation for Bharatpur.
  • He is alsoccalled as Plato of Jat, Jat Ulysses.
  • In 1748, Suraj Mal helped Ishwari Singh of Jaipur to defeat the combined armies of Mewar, Kota, Jodhpur, Bundi & Maratha in Battle of Bagru.
  • Bundi court poet Shurya Mall, has written about the bravery of Suraj Mal in Hindi poetry-
    “नहीं जाटनी ने सही व्यर्थ प्रसव की पीर
    जन्मा उसके गर्भ से सूरजमल सा वीर”
• Maharaja Jawahar Singh, 1767–1768
  • Constructed the Lohagarh fort.
  • He attacked Delhi and brought 8 metal doors from Red Fort of Delhi and placed at Bharatpur Fort.
• Maharaja Ratan Singh, 1768–1769
• Maharaja Kehri Singh, 1769–1771
• Maharaja Nawal Singh, 1771–1776
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1776–1805
  • Signed treaty with British in 1803 A.D.
  • But in 1805, during time of lord Welselly, Lord Lake attacked Bharatpur as  Ranjit Singh had given asylum to Jaswant Rao Holker of Indore.
  • Lord Lake could not capture the fort even after four month of siege and has been labelled as Lohgarh. Soon Ranjit Singh was compelled to make peace and a new treaty was made on 4 May 1805.
• Maharaja Randhir Singh, 1805–1823
  • Randhir Singh signed treaty with British in 1818 A.D.
• Maharaja Baldeo Singh, 1823–1825
• Maharaja Balwant Singh, 1825–1853
• Maharaja Jashwant Singh, 1853–1893
• Maharaja Ram Singh, 1893–1900 (exiled)
• Maharani Girraj Kaur, regent 1900–1918
• Maharaja Kishan Singh, 1900–1929
• Maharaja Brijendra Singh, 1929–1947
  • Matsya Union was the first State to be formed in Rajasthan with the integration of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli which joined the Indian Union.