Daulat Singh

King Daulat Singh I
King Daulat Singh I
King of Idar
Reign	May 1911 - 14 April 1931
Predecessor	King Pratap Singh I
Successor	King Himmat Singh I
Born	Prince Daulat Singh of Marwar; 12 May 1875; Jodhpur, Kingdom of Marwar
Died	14 April 1931 (aged 55); Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai
Father	Prince Bhupal Singh of Marwar
Military career
Battles / wars	Tirah campaign; Boxer Rebellion; First World War

Daulat Singh I, KCSI (12 May 1875 – 14 April 1931), was a Maharaja of the Kingdom of Idar from 1911 to 1931.

He served as a squadron commander with the Jodhpur Risala in the Tirah Campaign 1897–1898, and Boxer Rebellion in China 1900. Later, he served also in First World War as a Major in British Army from 1914 in the Great War in Egypt and the Middle East 1914-1918 and was promoted to Hon. Lieut-Col in 1918.

Daulat Singh was the son of Prince Bhupal Singh of Marwar, himself a son of King Takht Singh I and was adopted by his paternal half-uncle, King Pratap Singh I of Idar, who abdicated in his favour in 1911. He was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the 1920 New Year Honours.^[1]

Daulat Singh I was succeeded by his eldest son, Himmat Singh.

Titles

1875-1899: Rajkumar Sri Daulat Singh
1899-1902: Maharaj Sri Daulat Singh
1902-1911: Yuvaraja Sri Maharajkumar Daulat Singh Sahib
1911-1914: His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar
1914-1918: Major His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar
1918-1920: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar
1920-1926: Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sir Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar, KCSI
1926-1931: Colonel His Highness Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sir Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar, KCSI