NPG x98678; Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala Portrait

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, patron saint of Patiala peg who used Sikh

Collection H.H. Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala 20th century and earlier; Sold at Christie's, Geneva, 17 May 2000 (Lot 417); Acquired and restored by Cartier; Purchased from Cartier Paris in 2012 by Qipco Holding. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection," October 27, 2014.

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh studied at Aitchison College and became the Maharaja of Patiala state when he was just 9 after the death of his father on November 9, 1900. Maharaja Bhupinder Singh got an airstrip built in Patiala after buying the aircraft. Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was known for his luxurious lifestyle and was a cricketer too.

NPG x98676; Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala Portrait

History In 1925, the necklace was commissioned by Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, who was the Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala. Around 1948 it disappeared from the Royal Treasury of Patiala. It was last pictured in a 1946 photograph which depicted Yadavindra Singh wearing the necklace. [1]

Yadvi Maharaja Bhupinder Singh

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh can be seen flaunting this ostentatious necklace in his portrait and his handsome son Yadavindra Singh also wore the family heirloom with pride. The last sighting of this.

NPG x98678; Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala Portrait

About: Born in 1891, Bhupinder Singh was put on the throne of Patiala State in 1901, a year after his father died. Patiala State was a Sikh Princely State in the Punjab. Bhupinder Singh was educated at Aitchison Chief's College in Lahore and was a talented polo and cricket player. In 1911, the Maharaja of Patiala captained the India XI that.

Story behind Maharaja Bhupinder Singh's lost Patiala Necklace Times

MKB Singh. Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, who was Maharaja of Patiala from 1900 to his death in 1938, had a reputation for extravagance and also for being a leading cricketer and administrator in the.

NPG x130952; Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala with members of

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was a great sportsman. In his youth he was a crack shot, a first rate polo player, and a hard hitting batsman, captaining the Indian cricket team on its 1911 tour of England. Later he developed an interest in dog breeding, and in the 1930`s was president of the All India Gundog League and vice-president of the Indian.

Bonhams PATIALA A portrait of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, c.1930

Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala. Succeeded his father Sir Rajinder Singh upon his death, as Maharaja of Patiala. Educated at Aitchison College in Lahore, he took over the Government in 1910. An accomplished cricketer, he captained the India team that toured England in 1911. As a leader of the Sikhs in India he took an interest in.

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1940 PC PastIndia

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was the first man in India to own aircraft, which he bought from the United Kingdom in 1910. For his aircraft he had an airstrip at Patiala built.He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, best known for his extravagance and for being a cricketer. His cricket and polo teams - Patiala XI and Patiala Tigers.

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Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala died at the age of 47 and is till date regarded as the royal who is remembered for his opulent lifestyle and controversial personal stories. Written by FE.

Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Maharaja of Patiala Patiala (Patiala State

Bhupinder Singh was the Maharaja of Patiala, a princely state in British India. He ascended the throne in November 1900 and reigned till 1938.

Bhupinder Singh of Patiala Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh became the maharaja on 23 March 1938. He was the last independent maharaja, agreeing to the accession of Patiala State into the newly independent Union of India in 1947. On 5 May 1948, he became Rajpramukh of the new Indian state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union.

Bhupindar Singh, maharaja de Patiala, 1911. Maharani Gayatri Devi

Nearly a century after Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, the erstwhile ruler of the princely state of Patiala, commissioned jewellery giant Cartier to create one of the costliest pieces of jewellery ever made — the Patiala Necklace — the magnificent piece of jewel returned to the limelight.

Bhupinder Singh of Patiala Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

The British mistakenly promoted the then Maharaja of Patiala, Bhupinder Singh, to the rank of Major General whereas he was recommended to be promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel. As per documents in the National Archives, this happened due to a 'misunderstanding'. Advertisement

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Maharaja Bhupinder Singh ruled the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. Among his many accomplishments, from being an Indian representative at the Imperial War Council in World War I to.

Unknown, Portrait of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, porter

Bhupinder Singh died aged 48 on March 23, 1938, leaving his elder son Yuvraj Yadavindra Singh to become the last Maharaja of Patiala, a title he held until the creation of the Indian state on May 5, 1948. The Maharaja was very wealthy and an excellent cricket player.