Mohinder Singh GCSI (1852-1876) was the Maharaja of Patiala from 1862 to 1876.
Life
Mohinder Singh was the son of Narinder Singh, Maharaja of the State of Patiala. He was a member of the Phulkian Dynasty and succeeded to the throne in 1862 while still a child, so a council of regency ran the state government until he came of age in 1870. The project of the Sirhind Canal was sanctioned and completed during his reign , the State contributing one crore and twenty lakhs, as its share towards the cost of its construction. Mohindra College was founded and endowed with a palatial building, for the promotion of higher education, which was given free. The telegraph line between Patiala and Ambala was also constructed during this reign.[1] In the 1870 Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India.[2]
Dying in 1876, Mohinder Singh was succeeded as Maharaja by his young son Rajinder Singh (born 1872).
References
- ^ Singh, Sardar Arjan Shah (1931). "Census Report of the Patiala State" (PDF). Punjab State Gazetteer: xii.
- ^ "No. 23620". The London Gazette. 31 May 1870. p. 2787.