Maharaja Surat Singh(d. 1828)
Surat Singhji
Seventeenth ruler of Bikaner (r. 1787–1828) who signed the subsidiary alliance with the East India Company on 9 March 1818, bringing Bikaner into the British protectorate system.
Facts at a glance
- Died
- Gender
- MALE
- Religion
- HINDUISM
- Type
- RULER
Details
- Reign
- 1787–1828 CE
- Key act
- Signed British subsidiary alliance, 9 March 1818
- Political context
- Mughal collapse, Maratha rise, British expansion
- Architecture
- Decorated Junagarh audience hall with glass and paintings
Significance · NATIONAL
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