Maharaja Hari Singh

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Maharaja Hari Singh was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, whose decision to accede to India in 1947 played a pivotal role in the region’s modern political history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maharaja
human
last ruling Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
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adoptiveFather Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED
birthDate 1895-09-23
birthPlace British India
Jammu NERFINISHED
Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED
child Karan Singh NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship British India
India
dateOfAccession 1947-10-26
deathDate 1961-04-26
deathPlace Bombay NERFINISHED
Bombay State NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
decoratedWith Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire NERFINISHED
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India NERFINISHED
dynasty Dogra dynasty NERFINISHED
education trained at Mayo College, Ajmer
ethnicGroup Dogra NERFINISHED
event accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India
familyName Singh NERFINISHED
father Amar Singh NERFINISHED
fullName Hari Singh NERFINISHED
givenName Hari NERFINISHED
historicalEra British Raj NERFINISHED
Partition of India NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix His Highness
honorificSuffix GCIE NERFINISHED
GCSI NERFINISHED
house Dogra dynasty NERFINISHED
knownFor being the last ruling Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
role in the political integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India
signing the Instrument of Accession to India in 1947
legacy central figure in the modern political history of Jammu and Kashmir
controversial figure in India–Pakistan relations over Kashmir
nobleTitle Maharaja NERFINISHED
Rajput ruler
playedRoleIn Indo-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir in 1947–1948
Partition-era politics in Jammu and Kashmir
politicalStatusOfState princely state under British suzerainty
positionHeld Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED
Ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
predecessor Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1947-10-31
reignStart 1925-10-23
religion Hinduism
residence Amar Mahal Palace, Jammu NERFINISHED
Mubarak Mandi Palace, Jammu NERFINISHED
ruledTerritory Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) NERFINISHED
Jammu region NERFINISHED
Kashmir Valley NERFINISHED
Ladakh NERFINISHED
signed Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India NERFINISHED
spouse Maharani Tara Devi NERFINISHED
successor Karan Singh NERFINISHED
title His Highness Maharaja Sir Hari Singh NERFINISHED
Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 involves Maharaja Hari Singh
Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir lastRuler Maharaja Hari Singh
this entity surface form: Hari Singh
Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir rulingTitle Maharaja Hari Singh
this entity surface form: Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir notableRuler Maharaja Hari Singh
this entity surface form: Hari Singh