Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t25.1

v2.c10.s2.t25.1

Amar Singh (1878-1942) belonged to an illustrious Thakur family of Kanota, which was linked to the Rajput Champawat Rathore clan. His grandfather was Thakur Zorawar Singh who had laid the foundation of Kanota State. His father, Thakur Narain Singh, was the Chief of Police in the erstwhile Jaipur State as well as a minister in the neighbouring Alwar State. Singh grew up under the guardianship of Sir Pratap Singh, the influential Prime Minister of the Jodhpur State who was a much acclaimed loyalist of the British colonial rulers and recognised as one of ‘Indo-Victorians’. He rose to become the Commander in Chief of the Jaipur State Police Force during the tenure of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh.