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History of KapurthalaLife Sketch of Maharaja Jagatjit SinghAnyone who had the privilege of knowing His Highness intimately will recognize in him the most charming of hosts possessing a sense of quiet humour which rendered him inimitable as a raconteur. As a great traveler he had widened the circle of his friends and acquaintances in both the hemispheres, but it was as a great gentleman that he had, with his extraordinary savior-faire, won universal esteem. Exactly at the age of eighteen on 24th November, 1890 His Highness assumed the government of his State, the formal ceremony of investiture being performed by Sir James Lyall, the then Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab. Scenes of befitting splendour, the whole state being enfete, marked the occasion. The keynote of His Highness' policy had always been wholehearted and thorough co-operation with the British Government, practical sympathy and toleration with all classes of his subjects and a passion for progress in every branch of the administration. He had all along taken the keenest personal interest in the education of his subjects, and in matters relating to the health and sanitation of the towns in the State. It is entirely due to his initiative that Kapurthala has always been considered as one of the best-administered and progressive States in India. Modern Kapurthala is in fact the creation of His Highness' foresight, broad-mindedness and sagacity. The successive Viceroys had suitably recognized his Highness’s achievements as a progressive Ruler, and he has been the recipient of the highest titles and honours from His Majesty the King Emperor. King George V at te Delhi Coronation Durbar conferred the hereditary title of Maharaja and the G.C.S.I., upon him in 1911. To these were added the G.C.I.E., at the termination of the Great War and G.B.E., on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee in 1927. In 1918 in recognition of War services his Salute was raised from eleven to thirteen guns permanently and to fifteen as a personal distinction. As a remitted altogether the annual tribute of Rs. 1,31,000, which formerly the State paid in lieu of Military, services. At the recommendation of Field Marshal Lord Birdwood, His Highness was made an Honorary Colonel of the 45th(Rattreys' Sikhs) in the Indian Army, and was promoted to be a Brigadier early in 1943.
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