ar ▁Singh ▁( 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 6 9 7 ) ▁was ▁first ▁son ▁of ▁Mah ar aja ▁Sur aj ▁Singh , ▁Mah ar aja ▁pr inc ely ▁state ▁She kh aw ati . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Ve ena ▁De vi . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁successor ▁chosen ▁by ▁his ▁father . ▁He ▁proc laimed ▁at ▁J h un j h un u ▁by ▁General ▁Bal la ▁Singh ▁on ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁news ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death , ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 6 7 2 . ▁But ▁he ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁Mah ar ani ▁Ve ena ▁and ▁the ▁chief ▁nobles ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁of ▁She kh aw ati . ▁ ▁Later , ▁in ▁S ik ar ▁he ▁died ▁by ▁natural ▁causes , ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 6 9 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁Dr ▁Nat than ▁Singh : ▁J at ▁– ▁It ih as ▁( H indi ), ▁J at ▁Sam aj ▁Kal yan ▁Par ish ad ▁G wal ior , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁Category : R ul ers ▁of ▁B har at pur ▁state ▁Category : 1 7 6 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 1 6 7 2 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Te lem undo ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁Spanish - language ▁broadcast ▁television ▁television ▁network ▁owned ▁by ▁N BC Univers al ▁which ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁under