Three rulers held the Bikaner gadi between March and October 1787. The last was a six-year-old who died in his regent's care; historians generally hold the regent murdered him.
Predecessor whose death began the sequence
64 yrs at this event
Predecessor whose death began the sequence
64 yrs at event
Fourteenth ruler of Bikaner, 1746–1787. Came from a collateral line, faced down a Jodhpur invasion backing his rival brother, refused to partition the state, and won the right to mint his own coin.
Child ruler April to October 1787
6 yrs at this event
Child ruler April to October 1787
6 yrs at event
Sixteenth ruler of Bikaner, April to October 1787. Crowned at six under the regency of his uncle Surat Singh and dead within five months; historians generally hold he was murdered.
Ruler March to April 1787
43 yrs at this event
Ruler March to April 1787
43 yrs at event
Fifteenth ruler of Bikaner, March to April 1787. Eldest surviving son of Gaj Singh; died about a month after acceding, opening the succession crisis of 1787.
Regent and eventual successor
21 yrs at this event
Regent and eventual successor
21 yrs at event
Seventeenth ruler of Bikaner, 1787–1828. Took the throne through the disputed deaths of 1787, recaptured Bhatner as Hanumangarh, provoked a general thakur revolt, and concluded the 1818 treaty bringing Bikaner under British protection.
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