 His Highness Maharaja Bahadur Sri Sir Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh, GCSI (1822-13 June 1889) succeeded his uncle upon the latter's death in 1835, becoming the first of his line to be granted the title of "Maharaja".Ascending the throne at the age of 13, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 he remained neutral to revolt.As a reward, he was promoted to the rank of "Maharaja Bahadur" in 1859.