He was born in 1794 to Pratap Singh. He succeeded his father as the
Maharaja of
Kishangarh in 1798. During his reign, the Kishangarh School of painting continued to flourish. He informed his nobles that he was prepared to relinquish his royal rights and privileges over them, and to absolve them from the obligation of personal service imposed under the old feudal laws, provided they agreed to compensate him financially in return. He appealed to
Akbar II for assistance and proceeded to
Delhi to assume command of the detachment ordered to march in his support. ==References==