Man Singh II

Man Singh II
Man Singh II in 1936
Maharaja of Jaipur
Reign7 September 1922–1948
Coronation18 September 1922
PredecessorSawai Madho Singh II
SuccessorSawai Bhawani Singh
Titular Reign1948–1970
BornMor Mukut Singh
21 August 1912
Thikana of Isarda, Rajputana Agency, British India
Died24 June 1970(1970-06-24) (aged 57)
Cirencester, England, United Kingdom
Consort(s)Princess Marudhar Kanwar of Marwar
Princess Kishore Kanwar of Marwar
Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar
IssuePrincess Prem Kumari
Bhawani Singh, Crown Prince of Jaipur
Prince Jai Singh
Prince Prithviraj Singh
Prince Jagat Singh
HouseKachwaha
FatherSawai Singh (biological)
Madho Singh II of Jaipur (adoptive)
MotherSugun Kunwar (biological)
ReligionHinduism
Rajpramukh of Rajasthan
In office
30 March 1949 – 31 October 1956
Preceded byBhupal Singh
Succeeded byposition abolished
Gurmukh Nihal Singh (as Governor of Rajasthan)
Ambassador of India to Spain
In office
1965 – 1970

Major General Maharaja Sawai Governor Sir Man Singh II GCSI GCIE (born Sawai Mor Mukut Singh; 21 August 1912 – 24 June 1970) was an Indian prince, government official, diplomat and sportsman.

Man Singh II was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jaipur in the British Raj from 1922 to 1947. In 1948, after the state was absorbed into independent India, he was granted a privy purse, certain privileges, and the continued use of the title Maharaja of Jaipur by the Government of India, which he retained until his death in 1970. He also held the office of Rajpramukh (Governor) of Rajasthan between 1949 and 1956. In later life, he served as Ambassador of India to Spain. He was a notable polo player.