Bhupindar Singh, maharaja de Patiala, 1911. Maharani Gayatri Devi
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.
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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.
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Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (1891-1938) had a larger-than-life persona and a reputation to match. His appetite for everything - wine, women, jewels, sports cars - was legendary. He owned more than 27 Rolls Royces and seemingly countless jewels including the famous 'Patiala necklace' created by Parisian jewellery house, Cartier.
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Bhupinder Singh was the Maharaja of Patiala, a princely state in British India. He ascended the throne in November 1900 and reigned till 1938.
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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.
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Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, GCSI GCIE GCVO GBE (12 October 1891 - 23 March 1938) was an Indian royal and cricket player. He was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala in British India from 1900 to 1938. [1] He was born in a Sidhu royal Jat Sikh family. [2] Biography
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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.
Halftone portrait of Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh or Bhuppa GCSI GCIE
ThePrint Profile Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, patron saint of Patiala peg who used Sikh identity to his advantage The Savoy Hotel in London and shops in Milan still remember Bhupinder Singh as one of their most high-flying benefactors. Amrtansh Arora 23 March, 2023 09:36 am IST Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala | Commons
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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.
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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 โ the Patiala Necklace โ the magnificent piece of jewel returned to the limelight.
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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.
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Maharaja of Patiala Patiala (Patiala State
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.
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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 had commissioned the necklace from Cartier around 1935 Its centrepiece was the De Beers diamond, then the seventh largest diamond How did the Patiala Necklace go missing? How did it land up at the Met gala with a YouTube sensation?
Bonhams PATIALA A portrait of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, c.1930
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.
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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]