He was known for his polo skills and spent much of the years 1929 to 1930 training polo teams for the Maharaja of Kashmir in India.
Pressure from Nehru and Sardar Patel eventually compelled Hari Singh to appoint his son and heir, Yuvraj (Crown Prince) Karan Singh, as Regent of Jammu and Kashmir in 1949, although he remained titular Maharaja of the state until 1952, when the monarchy was abolished.
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With his fourth wife, Maharani Tara Devi (1910–1967), he had one son, Yuvraj (Crown Prince) Karan Singh.
Incapable of withstanding the armed assault in his province, the Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, asked India for help.
He led an army of Kashmiri guerrillas against the Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, after passing the resolution for Kashmir's accession to Pakistan in 1947, at his residence.
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Major General Janak Singh (surname Katoch) CIE, OBI, ( 7 Aug 1872- 15 Mar 1972) hailed from Village Khaira,District Kangra in the present day State of Himachal Pradesh in India.He was Army Minister and later Revenue minister in the government of Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir State.
Engaged to Karan Singh of Kashmir until the engagement was broken off in 1949 by Hari Singh.