Pratap Singh of Idar
British Indian army general (1845-1922)
Lieutenant General His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sir Pratap Singh I, (22 October 1845 – 4 September 1922), was a Maharaja of the Kingdom of Idar, administrator and Regent of the Kingdom of Marwar and heir to Ahmednagar later renamed as Himmatnagar from 1902 to 1911.
Early life
Pratap was born on 22 October 1845 in Jodhpur, as the third son of Takht Singh I of Marwar and his first wife Queen Gulab Kunwar.
He was educated privately, and little is known of his early life. He received administrative training under Ram Singh II of Jaipur.
Administrator and Regent
After their father's death in 1873, his eldest brother Maharaja Jaswant Singh succeeded to the throne of Marwar. Maharaja Jaswant Singh invited by Pratap Singh to lead Jodhpur state administration. From 1878 to 1895, Singh served as Chief Minister for Jodhpur. After his brother's death in 1895, he served as regent for his fifteen-year-old nephew and heir to the Jodhpur throne Sardar Singh of Jodhpur until 1898, then again for his grandnephew Sumer Singh of Jodhpur from 1911 to 1918 and finally for his second grandnephew Umaid Singh from 1918 until his own death in 1922. In total, Pratap Singh had served four rulers of Jodhpur for over four decades. Following the death of the ruler of Idar in 1901, Pratap Singh was Maharajah of that state from 1902 until he resigned in favor of his adopted son in 1911 to return to Jodhpur to be regent.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Pratap Singh of Idar” as british Indian army general (1845-1922). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as british Indian army general (1845-1922). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3376143. VIAF identifies the subject as 40685452. The Library of Congress control number is n80159631. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1845, 1922, 1902 and 1911.
Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Pratap Singh of Idar”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Pratap Singh of Idar primary sources, Pratap Singh of Idar archive and Pratap research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Pratap Singh of Idar”?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Pratap Singh of Idar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.