Reign 1818-1828 (10 years) Name Bhim of Predecessor Hamir Singh II Father Ari Singh II Successor Jawan Singh | Issue Jawan Singh Parents Ari Singh II Reign 1778-1818 (40 years) Died March 30, 1828 Children Jawan Singh | |
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Born 10 March 1768 ( 1768-03-10 ) | ||
Bhim Singh (10 March 1768 – 30 March 1828), was the 25th Maharana (r. 1778–1828) of Mewar Kingdom and the 1st Maharana of the Princely state of Udaipur. He was a son of Maharana Ari Singh II and younger brother of Maharana Hamir Singh II.
At ten years of age, Bhim Singh succeeded his brother, Hamir Singh II, who had died at 16 years of age from a wound when a rifle burst in his hand. Hamir Singh II had ruled an unstable state with an empty treasury under a regency by Maharaj Baghsingh and Arjunsingh. Bhim Singh inherited this unstable state, after its unpaid Maratha soldiers had looted Chittor. The soldiers' depradations continued and more territory was lost during Bhim Singh's rule.
Bhim Singh was a weak ruler in a succession of ineffectual leaders. Mewar had once been considered the strongest Rajput state because of its lengthy resistance to the Mughal emperors, but by 13 January 1818, Bhim Singh had to sign a treaty with the British, accepting their protection.