Nahar Singh of Shahpura
Raja Sir Nahar Singh KCIE (7 November 1855 – 24 June 1932) was the ruler of princely state of Shahpura from 1870 to 1932.[citation needed]
He attended the Coronation of the King-Emperor Edward VII and Queen-Empress Alexandra at Westminster Abbey 1903. He was granted a permanent salute of 9-guns in 1925.[citation needed]
He mortgaged the family jewels and private property to construct the irrigation tanks named Nahar Sagar and Umed Sagar to assist his drought-ridden subjects. He established a system of local government, with a large measure of representation, modeled on the London County Council. An energetic and modern ruler, he built schools, hospitals and roads, which transformed his little state out of all recognition.[citation needed]
He was Chairman of Paropkarini Sabha 1893-1932, Member of Mahand Raj Sabha, All India Kshatriya Mahasabha - 1922.[1]
He received Prince of Wales's Medal (1876), Kaiser-i-Hind Medal (1877), Coronation Medal (1902), and Delhi Durbar Medals of 1903 1911. He was created KCIE in 1903 birthday honors.[2]
He was one of the longest ruling monarchs.
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- ^ "No. 27511". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1903. pp. 1–4.