| Zalim Singh | |||||
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| Raj Rana | |||||
 Portrait of Zalim Singh | |||||
| Musahib-i-Ala of Kota | |||||
| Reign | 1771 – 1824 | ||||
| Successor | Madho Singh | ||||
| Born | 1739 | ||||
| Died | 1824 | ||||
| Issue | Madho Singh Govardhan Das | ||||
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| Dynasty | Jhala | ||||
| Father | Prithvi Singh Himmat Singh (adoptive) | ||||
Zalim Singh (1739-1824), sometimes refer as Zalim Singh Jhala or Zalim Singh of Kotah, a Jhala rajput, was an administrator, reformer and army commander of Kota state. He was the de facto ruler of Kota State from 1771 to until his death in 1824. He was referred to by his contemporary James Tod as the Machiavelli of Rajasthan.[1]
- ^ The Historical Record of the Imperial Visit to India, 1911. government of India. 1914. p. 135.