Maharaja Ummed Singh, the father of aviation in Jodhpur
Rajasthan History There is a special connection between Maharaja Ummed Singh and the aircraft. The year in which the first aircraft flew first in the air in the air, the same year Maharaja Ummed Singh was born. In the year when the aircraft made the first tour of the world, in the same year, Maharaja Ummed Singh established the first Aviation Department in any of the country's princely states. Maharaja Ummed Singh Maharaja Ummed Singh was the ruler of Marwar princely state in 1918 AD. At that time, he was a minor. Therefore, the work of governance was run by Pratap, the Prime Minister of Jodhpur. Regency council was established to assist them. At that time administrative work was under way in the state of Marwar. Unfortunately in 1922 Sir Pratap passed away. The following year, in 1923, Maharaja Ummed Singh got the right to make governance decisions. After this, the work of administrative reforms in Marwar principality further increased. This was the time when British rule ...