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{{Short description|Maharaja of Patiala (r. 1900–1938) and cricket player}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Bhupinder Singh
| full name    =
| title        = [[Maharaja]] of [[Patiala State|Patiala]]
| titletext    = ([[#Titles|more]])
| image        = Bhupinder Singh Patiala Maharaja.jpg
| caption      = Bhupinder Singh, c. 1911
| succession   = [[Maharaja of Patiala]]
| reign        = 8 November 1900 – 23 March 1938
| coronation   =
| cor-type     =
| predecessor  = [[Rajinder Singh of Patiala|Rajinder Singh]]
| successor    = [[Yadavindra Singh]]
| reg-type     = {{nowrap|[[Patiala State|Minister of State]]}}
| regent       = {{Collapsible list|title=''See list''|1=[[Liaqat Hayat Khan]]}}
| spouse       = 10
| issue-link   = #Personal life
| dynasty      = [[Phulkian]]
| father       = [[Rajinder Singh of Patiala|Rajinder Singh]]
| mother       = Jasmer Kaur Manshahia
| issue        = Estimated at 52, including Yadavindra Singh and [[Bhalindra Singh]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|df=yes|1891|10|12}}
| birth_place  = [[Moti Palace Museum|Moti Bagh Palace]], [[Patiala]], [[Patiala State]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date   = {{death date and age|df=yes|1938|3|23|1891|10|12}}
| death_place  = Patiala, Patiala State, Punjab Province, British India
| signature    =
| religion     = [[Sikhism]]
| module       = {{Infobox cricketer
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| club1               = [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]]
| year1               =
| club2               = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]]
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| columns             = 1
| column1             = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1            = 27
| runs1               = 643
| bat avg1            = 17.37
| 100s/50s1           = 0/1
| top score1          = 83
| deliveries1         = 72
| wickets1            = 2
| bowl avg1           =
| fivefor1            = 0
| tenfor1             = 0
| best bowling1       = 2-40
| catches/stumpings1  = 4/0
| source              = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32680.html ESPNcricinfo]
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{{ Infobox office holder
| office     = 2nd [[ Indian Olympic Association | President of Indian Olympic Association ]]
| term   = 1928 - 1938
| predecessor   = [[ Dorabji Tata  ]]
| successor     = [[ Maharaja Yadavindra Singh ]]
}}
'''Sir Bhupinder Singh''' (12 October 1891 – 23 March 1938) was the [[Maharaja of Patiala]] and a [[cricket]] player. Singh's reign as [[Maharaja]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Patiala State|Patiala]], in [[British India]], lasted from 1900 to 1938.<ref name=Patiala>{{Cite web |url=http://patiala.nic.in/html/history.htm |title=''History of Patiala'' from Patiala web site |access-date=25 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907045829/http://patiala.nic.in/html/history.htm |archive-date=7 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a member of the [[Phulkian dynasty]]. During his reign, Singh was most noted for his extravagance, contributions to [[sport]]s, and for being an ally to the [[British Raj]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=FE Lifestyle |date=2023-10-13 |title=Who was Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala: The royal who built Chail cricket ground & the genius behind Patiala peg; know about his lavish lifestyle & downfall |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/who-was-maharaja-bhupinder-singh-of-patiala-the-royal-who-built-chail-cricket-ground-the-genius-behind-patiala-peg-know-about-his-lavish-lifestyle-downfall/3183173/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=The Financial Express |language=en |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527123138/https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/who-was-maharaja-bhupinder-singh-of-patiala-the-royal-who-built-chail-cricket-ground-the-genius-behind-patiala-peg-know-about-his-lavish-lifestyle-downfall/3183173/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Early life and background ==
[[File:Seated painting of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala State as a young prince, circa early 20th century.jpg|left|thumb|186x186px|Seated painting of Singh as a young prince]]
Bhupinder Singh was born on 12 October 1891 in [[Moti Palace Museum|Moti Bagh Palace]], [[Patiala]].<ref name="allaboutsikhs_Phulkian">{{cite web|url = http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=824|title = Historical Sikh Events: Phulkian Misl|date = 26 January 2021|access-date = 21 February 2010|archive-date = 7 October 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081007130201/http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=824|url-status = live}}</ref> Singh was born into the [[Jat]] [[Sikhs|Sikh]] [[Phulkian dynasty]] and [[Sidhu]] clan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramusack |first=Barbara N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eIiSaDAGU34C |title=The Princes of India in the Twilight of Empire: Dissolution of a Patron-client System, 1914-1939 |date=1978 |publisher=University of Cincinnati |isbn=978-0-8142-0272-2 |language=en |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307205313/https://books.google.com/books?id=eIiSaDAGU34C |archive-date=7 March 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was educated at [[Aitchison College]] in [[Lahore]]. Singh was sent to the [[princely state]] of [[Dholpur State|Dholpur]], supposedly because of threats to his life due to intrigues in the Patiala court.<ref name=":42">{{Cite book |last=Kidambi |first=Prashant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=50KjDwAAQBAJ |title=Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire |date=2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-884313-9 |location=Oxford |pages=170–172 |language=en |access-date=7 June 2024 |archive-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607082153/https://books.google.com/books?id=50KjDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> He returned to Patiala in the beginning of 1900, only months before his father's death.<ref name=":42"/>
At the age of 9, Singh succeeded as [[Maharaja of Patiala|Maharaja]] of [[Patiala State]] upon the death of his father, [[Maharaja]] [[Rajinder Singh of Patiala|Rajinder Singh]], on 9 November 1900. Rajinder Singh had died due to alcoholism; Singh's mother, Jasmer Kaur, had died some years before 1900 due to [[tuberculosis]].<ref name=":42"/><ref name=":0" /> A Council of [[Regent|Regency]] ruled in his name until he took partial powers shortly before his 18th birthday on 1 October 1909, and was invested with full powers by the [[Viceroy of India]], the [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto|4th Earl of Minto]], on 3 November 1910.
== Reign ==
[[File:NLS Haig - Maharaja of Patiala visits the Western Front.jpg|thumb|left|<div class="center">Inspecting a [[BL 12 inch railway howitzer|BL 12-inch Railway Howitzer]] in France, August 1918</div>]]
=== Administration and foreign policies ===
Singh was well known for the construction of buildings with bold [[architecture|architectural]] designs in Patiala, including the [[Shri Kali Devi Temple, Patiala|Shri Kali Devi Temple]]. Other buildings he constructed include Chail View Palace in the summer retreat of [[Kandaghat]], Chail Palace and Oak Over and Cedar Lodge in [[Shimla]], which are now the residence of the [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]] and the Punjab State Guest House, respectively.<ref name="Solan">[http://hpsolan.gov.in/kandaghat.html ''Himachal Pradesh – Solan'' website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929014518/http://hpsolan.gov.in/kandaghat.html|date=29 September 2007}}</ref> He had a unique monorail system built in Patiala, known as [[Patiala State Monorail Trainways]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Haidar |first=Faizan |date=2018-01-14 |title=Delhi: India's oldest monorail comes back to life, to chug every Thursday |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-india-s-oldest-monorail-comes-back-to-life-to-chug-every-thursday/story-pRQRDdKcFDCaLXP8uhY8DO.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528133853/https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-india-s-oldest-monorail-comes-back-to-life-to-chug-every-thursday/story-pRQRDdKcFDCaLXP8uhY8DO.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Singh founded the [[State Bank of Patiala]] in 1917. Although Patiala was a 17-gun [[salute state]], Singh himself received a personal 19-gun salute.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Epstein |first=M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k4zJDQAAQBAJ |title=The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1932 |date=2016-12-23 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-27061-9 |location=New York City |pages=172 |language=en |access-date=3 June 2024 |archive-date=6 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606212035/https://books.google.com/books?id=k4zJDQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> Singh was a member of [[Freemasonry]] and in 1916, he consecrated a [[Masonic lodge]] in Patiala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune News Service |date=15 April 2016 |title=Polyclinic inaugurated at Lodge Phulkian |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/polyclinic-inaugurated-at-lodge-phulkian-223115# |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=The Tribune}}</ref>
He represented India at the [[League of Nations]], was Chancellor of the [[Chamber of Princes]] for 10 years between 1926 and 1938, and was a representative at the [[Round Table Conference]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Copland |first=Ian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h0QKqCA-QHIC |title=The Princes of India in the Endgame of Empire, 1917-1947 |date=2002-05-16 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-89436-4 |page=xi |language=en |access-date=28 May 2024 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528222628/https://books.google.com/books?id=h0QKqCA-QHIC&newbks=0&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Randhir |last2=Singh |first2=Shubhranshu |date=2019-08-15 |title=The forgotten third chamber of Parliament |url=https://openthemagazine.com/columns/column/forgotten-third-chamber-parliament/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Open The Magazine |language=en-GB |archive-date=17 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817072328/https://openthemagazine.com/columns/column/forgotten-third-chamber-parliament/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During his tenure as Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, Singh fought for the rights of princely states in various jurisdictional and administrative matters.<ref name=":4" /> However, his proposals were rejected by the [[British Raj]] and even the larger 21-gun-salute states did not join him in his efforts.<ref name=":4" />
=== Military support ===
[[File:Imperial War Cabinet, 1918.jpg|thumb|249x249px|The [[British Empire]]'s [[Imperial War Cabinet]] in 1918. Singh is seated second from left]]
Singh served on the [[General Staff]] in France, Belgium, Italy and Palestine in the [[First World War]] as an honorary [[lieutenant-colonel]], and was promoted honorary [[major general]] in 1918 and honorary [[lieutenant-general]] in 1931. During the First World War, Singh also served on the [[Imperial War Cabinet]] in 1918 and on the [[Imperial War Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Imperial War Cabinet |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw283236/The-Imperial-War-Cabinet |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=National Portrait Gallery |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101090649/https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw283236/The-Imperial-War-Cabinet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Vijay |date=26 September 2017 |title=Maharajas 'helped British in WW-I' |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/maharajas-helped-british-in-ww-i-473528 |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=The Tribune |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528221802/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/maharajas-helped-british-in-ww-i-473528 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was awarded 43 medals during the First World War.<ref name=":1" /> Most of the buildings of the [[Chail Military School]], in Himachal Pradesh, were donated by Singh to the [[Government of India]].
== Sports ==
Singh was noted both as a sportsman and a patron of sports. He was captain of the [[Indian national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] that visited England in 1911,<ref>{{cite news |date=29 June 2019 |title=How the British forged the first Indian cricket team |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48659324 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629233244/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48659324 |archive-date=29 June 2019 |access-date=30 June 2019 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> and played in 27 [[first-class cricket]] matches between 1915 and 1937.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royalty on the cricket field |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/691775 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404042858/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/691775 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=18 May 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> For the season of 1926/27, he played as member of the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharaja of Patiala Profile: Overview |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/maharaja-of-patiala-32680 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520072759/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/maharaja-of-patiala-32680 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was selected as the captain of India on its first Test tour of England in 1932, but dropped out for reasons of health two weeks before departure and [[Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji]], the Maharaja of [[Porbandar State|Porbandar]], took over.
Singh was a co-founder of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI), the national [[Sports governing body|sports administration]] body for [[cricket in India]], and the donated the [[Ranji Trophy]] in honour of [[Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji]], [[Jam Sahib]] of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About BCCI: History |url=https://www.bcci.tv/about/history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017174201/https://www.bcci.tv/about/history |archive-date=17 October 2019 |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=Board of Control for Cricket in India }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Biswas |first=Sudipta |date=2020-04-09 |title=Maharaja Bhupinder Singh and his patronage towards sports in India |url=https://delhipostnews.com/maharaja-bhupinder-singh-and-his-patronage-towards-sports-in-india/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512114429/https://delhipostnews.com/maharaja-bhupinder-singh-and-his-patronage-towards-sports-in-india/ |archive-date=12 May 2024 |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=Delhi Post |language=en-US }}</ref> Singh's [[cricket]] and [[polo]] teams, Patiala XI and Patiala Tigers, were among the best in India.<ref name=":0" />
== Extravagance ==
Singh is largely noted and remembered for his extravagance. During his life, Singh developed a reputation for being a generous host, throwing lavish parties, and entertaining doctors, artists and people of repute from around the world.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Arora |first=Amrtansh |date=2023-03-23 |title=Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, patron saint of Patiala peg who used Sikh identity to his advantage |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/maharaja-bhupinder-singh-patron-saint-of-patiala-peg-who-used-sikh-identity-to-his-advantage/1464098/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604082528/https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/maharaja-bhupinder-singh-patron-saint-of-patiala-peg-who-used-sikh-identity-to-his-advantage/1464098/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was noted for collecting various items, including cars, jewels, medals, paintings, watches, wines, and spending sprees in Europe.<ref name=":0" />[[File:A group photograph of Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala (reg. 1900-1938) with the cricketer Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja, known as Ranji, and other guests and servants. Patiala, circa 1910.jpg|thumb|A group photograph of Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala (reg. 1900–1938) with the cricketer Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja, known as Ranji, and other guests and servants. Patiala, circa 1910]]In 1925, he made the largest ever single order to [[Cartier (jeweler)#Royalty|Cartier]] to date for jewelry worth {{INRConvert|1000|m|year=1925|to=USD EUR}}.<ref name="pat1">{{Cite web |last=Manmohan |first=Nutan |date=2022-11-05 |title=From Bahadur Shah Zafar to the Nizam of Hyderabad, a jewellery brand for the royals |url=https://theprint.in/feature/from-bahadur-shah-zafar-to-the-nizam-of-hyderabad-a-jewellery-brand-for-the-royals/1197972/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930003440/https://theprint.in/feature/from-bahadur-shah-zafar-to-the-nizam-of-hyderabad-a-jewellery-brand-for-the-royals/1197972/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One of his wives, Maharani Bakhtawar Kaur, presented [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] of the [[List of British royal consorts|United Kingdom]] with a necklace on behalf of the Ladies of India during the [[Delhi Durbar#Durbar of 1911|Delhi Durbar of 1911]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Emerald and diamond choker |url=http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/dressfortheoccasion/object.asp?exhibs=BPSO2006jewellery&item=5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721160611/http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/dressfortheoccasion/object.asp?exhibs=BPSO2006jewellery&item=5 |archive-date=21 July 2013 |access-date=15 February 2013 |publisher=Royal Collection}} Although, he was married five times, his favorite wife was his third Wife, Maharani Vimal Kaur Sahiba of Ubbewal</ref> He was also known for an exceptional collection of [[medal]]s, believed to be the world's largest at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Jangveer |date=29 February 2004 |title=A medal for collecting medals |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040229/spectrum/main7.htm |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=The Tribune |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029090129/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040229/spectrum/main7.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Singh also owned a fleet of 44 [[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|Rolls-Royce]] cars.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Dhar |first=Shobita |date=2015-04-05 |title=Royal Royce tales |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/royal-royce-tales/articleshow/46810553.cms |access-date=2024-05-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527233113/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/royal-royce-tales/articleshow/46810553.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Singh was the first Indian to own a private plane and built an [[Patiala Airport|airstrip in Patiala]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2023 |title=This player was first Indian cricketer to buy private jet; not Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-this-player-was-first-indian-cricketer-buy-private-jet-virat-kohli-dhoni-kapil-dev-tendulkar-bhupinder-singh-3057523 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=DNA India |language=en |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904030642/https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-this-player-was-first-indian-cricketer-buy-private-jet-virat-kohli-dhoni-kapil-dev-tendulkar-bhupinder-singh-3057523 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Singh married ten times and had numerous consorts.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=Bhupinder Singh of Patiala: The Maharaja Who Married 10 Times, Had 350 Concubines, And Sired 52 Children |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/people/bhupinder-singh-of-patiala-the-maharaja-who-married-10-times-had-350-concubines-and-sired-52-children-article-110311649 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Times Now |language=en |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527211126/https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/people/bhupinder-singh-of-patiala-the-maharaja-who-married-10-times-had-350-concubines-and-sired-52-children-article-110311649 |url-status=live }}</ref> From those unions, he sired 88 children, of which 52 survived to adulthood.<ref name=":2" /> Singh's health began deteriorating, and he died on 23 March 1938 due to ill health.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Allen |first1=Charles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSNtEAAAQBAJ |title=Lives of the Indian Princes |last2=Dwivedi |first2=Sharada |date=1984 |publisher=BPI Publishing |isbn=978-81-86982-05-1 |location=New Delhi |pages=248–249 |language=en |access-date=3 June 2024 |archive-date=6 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606212059/https://books.google.com/books?id=BSNtEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Wives and concubines ===
Singh's wives and concubines included:
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* [[Maharani]] [[Sri]] Bakhtawar Kaur Sahiba (1892–1960). Daughter of Sardar Gurnam Singh, Sardar Bahadur of [[Sangrur]], [[Order of British India|OBI]]. Married Bhupinder Singh in 1908.
* Maharani Vimala Kaur Sahiba (original name Dhan Kaur) of Ubbewal (1906–1992). Married Maharaja Bhupinder Singh 1920, [[Order of British India|OBI]].
* Maharani Yashoda Devi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-08 |title=Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Of Patiala: The Man Who Epitomised Living Life King Size |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/people/maharaja-bhupinder-singh-of-patiala-the-man-who-epitomised-living-life-king-size-article-109142553 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Times Now |language=en |archive-date=14 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414234204/https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/people/maharaja-bhupinder-singh-of-patiala-the-man-who-epitomised-living-life-king-size-article-109142553 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Maharani Manjula Devi of [[Darkoti]].
* 3 other wives who were members of the royal family of Darkoti.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhole |first=Pradip |date=2017-10-17 |title=Bhupendra Singh (Maharaja of Patiala) and India's 1911 tour of England |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/bhupendra-singh-maharaja-of-patiala-and-indias-1911-tour-of-england-652322/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Cricket Country |language=en-US |archive-date=25 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525005919/https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/bhupendra-singh-maharaja-of-patiala-and-indias-1911-tour-of-england-652322 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Children ===
[[File:YadavindraSinghofPatiala1930s.png|thumb|266x266px|[[Yadavindra Singh]], Singh's eldest son and successor as the Maharaja of Patiala, circa 1930s]]
Singh's children included:
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* [[Yadavindra Singh]] (1914 – 1974). Yadvindra became the Maharaja on 23 March 1938. He was the last Maharaja of Patiala, agreeing to the incorporation of Patiala state into the newly [[History of India (1947–present)|independent India]] on 5 May 1948. Yadvindra later became a [[Sports governing body|sports administrator]] and [[diplomat]].
* [[Bhalindra Singh]] (1919 – 1992). He was a sports administrator, serving in roles including member of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) and President of the [[Asian Games Federation]] and the [[Indian Olympic Association]].
* Yadhuvansh Kumari (1922 – 2006). She married Govind Singh, the [[Raja]] of [[Maihar State|Maihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Tejinder |date=2018-05-27 |title=Jyoti Singh Opens Her Heart as Yadvi Opens on US Screens |url=https://www.america-times.com/jyoti-singh-opens-heart-yadvi-opens-us-screens/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The America Times |language=en-US |archive-date=3 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303121624/https://www.america-times.com/jyoti-singh-opens-heart-yadvi-opens-us-screens/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=25 August 2017 |title='Yadvi: The Dignified Princess': A one-dimensional real-life tale (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2) |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/yadvi-the-dignified-princess-a-one-dimensional-real-life-tale-ians-review-rating-1-2-117082500391_1.html |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=Business Standard |archive-date=22 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622224806/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/yadvi-the-dignified-princess-a-one-dimensional-real-life-tale-ians-review-rating-1-2-117082500391_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Raghavendra Singh (1923 – unknown). He was married to Sumitra Raje [[House of Holkar|Holkar]], the daughter of Maharaja [[Tukojirao Holkar III]] of [[Indore State|Indore]] and a member of the House of Holkar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1954 |title=Representation from Raja Raghavendra Singh, brother of H.H. the Maharaja of Patiala against the Maharaja of Patiala |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/archives/representation-raja-raghavendra-singh-brother-hh-maharaja-patiala-against-maharaja-patiala |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=Indian Culture |page=5 |via=National Archives of India |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717215359/https://indianculture.gov.in/archives/representation-raja-raghavendra-singh-brother-hh-maharaja-patiala-against-maharaja-patiala |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Mrigendra Singh (1929 – 2014). He was [[scholar]] and [[musician]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kapuria |first=Radha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hna6EAAAQBAJ |title=Music in Colonial Punjab: Courtesans, Bards, and Connoisseurs, 1800-1947 |date=2023-04-15 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-269292-4 |publication-place=Oxford |pages=317 |language=en |access-date=3 June 2024 |archive-date=6 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606212044/https://books.google.com/books?id=Hna6EAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Kailash Kumari Devi (1934 – 2004). She married [[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]], former [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarangi |first=Suresh Prasad |date=2017 |title=The Role of R.N. Singh Deo in the State Politics of Odisha in the Pre and Post-Independent Political Scenario: A Critical Study |url=https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2017/April/engpdf/The_Role_of_R.N._Singh_Deo.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220124904/http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2017/April/engpdf/The_Role_of_R.N._Singh_Deo.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2021 |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=Odisha Review |page=29 |issn=0970-8669}}</ref>
* Kunwar Devinder Singh (1936 – 2019).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sirhindi |first=Manish |date=2019-03-24 |title=Younger son of Maharaja of Patiala, Kunwar Devinder Singh passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/younger-son-of-maharaja-of-patiala-passes-away/articleshow/68552783.cms |access-date=2024-05-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528103852/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/younger-son-of-maharaja-of-patiala-passes-away/articleshow/68552783.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Manjula Devi of Darkoti, one of the wives of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, and their daughter, Naginder Kumari Khanna, one of the daughters of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. Circa 1950s.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Manjula Devi of [[Darkoti]], one of Singh's wives, and their daughter, Naginder Kumari Khanna, circa 1950s. Naginder married [[Vipin Khanna]].]]
* Naginder Kumari Khanna (1937 – 2012). She married [[Vipin Khanna]], a businessman.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rana |first=Mahendra Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yInZdHn-pKoC&dq=arvind+khanna+sangrur&pg=PA367 |title=India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005 |date=2006 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-647-6 |language=en |access-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413193202/https://books.google.com/books?id=yInZdHn-pKoC&dq=arvind+khanna+sangrur&pg=PA367 |archive-date=13 April 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Amrit Kumari Khanna. She married Ravi Khanna, a former [[Indian Army]] [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] and Vipin Khanna's brother.<ref name=":12">{{cite web |last1=Committee on Public Undertakings |date=13 December 1967 |title=Fifth Report on Contract Entered into by State Trading Corporation of India Limited (with M/s Oval Industries Inc., New York for Import of sulphur) pertaining to Ministry of Commerce |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/57463/1/copu_04_05_1967.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212212650/https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/57463/1/copu_04_05_1967.pdf |archive-date=12 February 2022 |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=Parliament Digital Library |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |page=21}}</ref>
* Shailendra Kumari. She married Himmat Singh, a member of the [[Rathore dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uUJuAAAAMAAJ |title=Mānavatā ke mukuṭamaṇi Mahārājā Ummedasiṃhajī |publisher=Jñāna |year=2005 |page=34 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Brentnall |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ayYbAvECXQwC |title=The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh |date=2004 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-163-4 |location=New Delhi |page=252 |language=en |access-date=12 June 2024 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190152/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Princely_and_Noble_Families_of_the_F/ayYbAvECXQwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Bhavenesh Kumari (d. 2023). She was a lawyer and [[Supreme Court of India]] [[advocate]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavenesh Kumari Patiala '50 |url=https://www.woodstockschool.in/alumni/distinguished-alumni/patiala/#:~:text=She%20was%20the%20first%20woman,landmark%20case%20in%20her%20career. |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=Woodstock School |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528000408/https://www.woodstockschool.in/alumni/distinguished-alumni/patiala/#:~:text=She%20was%20the%20first%20woman,landmark%20case%20in%20her%20career. |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3" />
* Kumudesh Bhandari. She married [[Romesh Bhandari]], a diplomat and administrator.<ref name="about">{{Cite web |title=Shri Romesh Bhandari |url=https://upgovernor.gov.in/en/post/shri-romesh-bhandari?brd=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127112841/http://upgovernor.gov.in/en/post/shri-romesh-bhandari?brd=1 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Raj Bhavan, Uttar Pradesh}}</ref>
* Kanwar Kumar Indira Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rambani |first=Vishal |date=24 June 2015 |title=Land mafia cheats Patiala royal family scion |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/land-mafia-cheats-patiala-royal-family-scion/story-SWsy25j7ryPD3ufZNvaFpJ.html |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=Hindustan Times |archive-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727144309/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/land-mafia-cheats-patiala-royal-family-scion/story-SWsy25j7ryPD3ufZNvaFpJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Danesh Kumari. She married Kumar Aman Singh, a member of the [[Bijawar State|Bijawar royal family]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jhala |first=Angma Dey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=feQvCgAAQBAJ |title=Courtly Indian Women in Late Imperial India |date=2015-10-06 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-31443-1 |location=Oxfordshire |language=en |access-date=23 June 2024 |archive-date=25 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625111148/https://books.google.com/books?id=feQvCgAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dass |first=Diwan Jarmani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2yD5DwAAQBAJ |title=Maharaja |date=2020-08-26 |publisher=Penguin Random House India |isbn=978-93-5349-783-5 |location=New Delhi |language=en |access-date=23 June 2024 |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727100225/https://books.google.com/books?id=2yD5DwAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Brijindra Singh. He was a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1954 |title=Representation from Lt.Col Kunwar Brijindra Singh, the younger brother of H.H. Maharaja of Patiala regarding -1).Cut in his monthly allowance. 2). Restoration of Jewellery of his wife and his mother and a House in Chail. 3).Share from Trust fund of Rs.16 Lakhs for marriage of Members of H.H. family. |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/archives/representation-ltcol-kunwar-brijindra-singhthe-younger-brother-hh-maharaja-patiala-0 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Indian Culture |via=National Archives of India |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630004924/https://indianculture.gov.in/archives/representation-ltcol-kunwar-brijindra-singhthe-younger-brother-hh-maharaja-patiala-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Notable descendants ==
Through his children, Singh has many notable descendants, including:
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* [[Amarinder Singh]]
* [[Arvind Khanna]]
* [[Randhir Singh (sports administrator)|Randhir Singh]]
* [[Rajeshwari Kumari]]
* [[Raninder Singh]]
==Titles==
*1891–1900: [[Sri]] [[Yuvaraja]] [[Sahib]] Bhupinder Singhji
*1900–1911: [[His Highness]] Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, [[Maharajadhiraja]] Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, [[Maharaja]] Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan, Maharaja of [[Patiala]]
*1911–1914: His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, [[GCIE]]
*1914–1918: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, GCIE
*1918–1921: [[Major-General]] His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, GCIE, [[Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire|GBE]]
*1921–1922: Major-General His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, [[GCSI]], GCIE, GBE
*1922–1931: Major-General His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, GCSI, GCIE, [[GCVO]], GBE
*1931–1935: [[Lieutenant-General]] His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE
*1935–1938: Lieutenant-General His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|GCSG]]
==Honours==
[[File:Bhupinder Singh Patiala.jpg|right|thumb|Maharaja Bhupinder Singh]]
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[[File:India General Service Medal 1909 BAR.svg|100px]]
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[[File:King George V Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|100px]]
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[[File:GRE Order Redeemer 1Class.svg|100px]]
[[File:ESP Charles III Order GC.svg|100px]]
[[File:TCH Rad Bileho Lva 1 tridy (pre1990) BAR.svg|100px]]
[[File:Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg|100px]]
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[[File:Order of St. Gregory the Great.png|100px]]
[[File:Order of the Dannebrog S.K.svg|100px]]
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===British===
* [[Delhi Durbar Medal (1903)|Delhi Durbar Gold Medal]] – 1903
* [[Delhi Durbar Medal (1911)|Delhi Durbar Gold Medal]] – 1911
* [[King George V Coronation Medal]] – 1911
* Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (GCIE) – 1911
* [[1914 Star]]
* [[British War Medal]] – 1918
* [[Victory Medal (United Kingdom)|Victory Medal]] – 1918
* [[Mentioned in dispatches]] – 1919
* Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (GBE) – 1918
* Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] (GCSI) – for war services, New Year Honours 1921<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32178 |date=1 January 1921 |page=5 |supp=y}}</ref>
* Knight Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (GCVO) – 1922
* [[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]] – 1935
* [[King George VI Coronation Medal]] – 1937
===Foreign===
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown of Italy]] – 1918
* Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Nile]] of Egypt – 1918
* Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] of Belgium – 1918
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Romania)|Order of the Crown]] of Romania – 1922
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Redeemer]] of Greece – 1926
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]] of Spain – 1928
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Lion]] of Czechoslovakia – 1930
* Grand Cross of the [[Legion d'Honneur]] of France – 1930 (Grand Officer – 1918)
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus]] of Italy – 1935
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of St Gregory the Great]] of the Vatican – 1935
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of Dannebrog]] of Denmark
===Other===
*A [[Unani]] College, namely 'Bhupinder Tibbi College' was after his name at Patiala
* The [[Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University]] was named after him in recognition of his contribution to the promotion of sports.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sports University to Be Named After Maharaja Bhupinder Singh |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/sports-university-to-be-named-after-maharaja-bhupinder-singh.html |access-date=13 February 2020 |work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |date=31 July 2019 |language=en |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213155756/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/sports-university-to-be-named-after-maharaja-bhupinder-singh.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Bhupinder Singh of Patiala}}
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34190/34190.html CricketArchive profile of Bhupinder Singh]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005757/http://famoushotels.org/article/1133 The Maharja's Travel to Vienna, Austria]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060704172814/http://www.maharaja.freeserve.co.uk/patiala.html Maharaja of Patiala]
*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/p/patiala.html Genealogy of the rulers of Patiala]
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070509/himplus1.htm Article in Tribune on the Myth of Bhupinder's role in building Chail]
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