Person · r. 1638 – 1678
Jaswant Singh
Jaswant Singh, Gaj Singh's second son, succeeded in 1638 ahead of his elder brother Amra Singh, another instance of primogeniture set aside in Marwar, and reigned until 1678.
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- vol. II (Crooke ed., 1920), p. 975 · read as page image
He left a distinguished name in the annals of his country, and two valiant sons, Amra and Jaswant, to maintain it: another son, Achal, died in infancy. Rāja Jaswant Singh, a.d. 1638-78.—The second son, Jaswant, succeeded, and furnishes another of many instances in the annals of Rajputana, of the rights of primogeniture being set aside.