Last Ruler of Dholpur
He was the last ruler of Dholpur, and served as a delegate to the Round Table Conference in 1931. After India's independence in 1947, Maharaj Rana Udaybhan Singh acceded unto the Union of India on 7 April 1949. Dholpur was merged with three neighbouring states to form the Matsya union within the union of India, of which he was made Rajpramukh, but the union was later merged with several other such unions to form the present-day state of Rajasthan.
Sir Udaibhanu Singh died on 22 October 1954 after a 43 year reign, aged 61. He was succeeded by his grandson, Rana Hemant Singh, who ruled from 1954–1970 and from 1971 is the present titular Maharaja of Dholpur.
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