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Sir Madho Singh KCIE was the Rao Raja of Sikar from 1886 until his death in 1922.
Succession
He became the Rao Raja of Sikar at the age of six in 1866.
Minority
As he was a minor at the time of his succession, Mukand Singh was appointed regent to administer the affairs of the estate. In 1870, when Richard Bourke, the then Viceroy of India, visited Jaipur and a durbar was held to commemorate his visit, Madho attended the durbar as well. In the durbar, he was presented with a khillat. In 1873, he paid a religious visit to Gaya. Later, when Madho grew weary of Mukand Singh's activities, Mukand resigned, and Madho accepted his resignation. He appointed Elahi Bux as his Chief Minister. He attended the Durbar held in 1875 in Jaipur to commemorate the visit of the Earl of Northbrook, the then Viceroy of India. When Edward VII visited Jaipur as Prince of Wales in February 1876, a durbar was held in Jaipur to commemorate the royal visit, and Madho attended it.
Reign
He was granted the title of Bahadur by the Jaipur Darbar as a personal distinction, and in 1877, Ram Singh II conferred on him the Panchranga, a striped standard of five colors. He received a sword of honor from the Government of India on 7 June 1921. He opened a dispensary at Fatehpur and built Trevor Hospital at Sikar which was opened in 1894.
References
- ^ Dundlod, Harnath Singh (1970). The Sheikhawats & Their Lands. Raj Educational Printers. p. 76.
- Bayley, C. S. (2004). Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. p. 76. ISBN 978-81-206-1066-8.
- Rajputana and Ajmer (1931). Government Of India. 1931. p. 80.
- Agarwal, B. D. (1960). Rajasthan Distict Gazetteers Sikar. p. 353.