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Pratap of

Role
  
Politician

Died
  
December 5, 1911


Pratap Singh of Kapurthala

Colonel the Honourable Kanwar Pratap Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala (1871-5 December 1911) was a Punjabi politician and scholar.

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Biography

The son of Kanwar Bikrama Singh of Kapurthala, Pratap Singh was an honorary magistrate and civil judge in Punjab. He served as a member of the Punjab Legislative Council from 1906 to 1911 and the Imperial Legislative Council 1910–1911. He was a founder of the Punjab Chiefs' Association.

Actively involved in the Sikh renaissance movement, Pratap Singh was a scholar of history and religion and was an eminent musicologist of his time.

Awards

  • 1909: Commander of the Order of the Star of India
  • 1911 (posthumous): Knight Commander of Order of the Star of India
  • References

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