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1747. His son was Kishan chand, who remained in the services of Sawai Madho singh.
Diwan Balchandra Chhabada :
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Balchandra Chhabada was appointed 100 as a Diwan of Jaipur in the year V.E. 1820 Kati Sudi 5. It is said that the Jain temples molested during the period of Madho singh, under the influeA big of Shyamram Tiwari were renovated by him. Pratishta was arranged in V.E. 1826 at Madhopur. His son Ray chand Chhabada displayed much bravery during the battles between Jaipur and Jodhpur. He had several icons installed and a big Pratistha was arranged by him at Jaipur in the year V.E. 1861. He also had a temple constructed in Bakshi ji ka Chauk Jaipur.
Other Diwans of Jaipur :
Several Digambar Jain families served as Diwans in Jaipur state. The names of Bijeram Totuka, Jagram Pandya, Kriparam Pandya, Ratan chand Shah, Arataram Khinduka, Amar chand Khinduka Kesari singh Kasaliwal, Bakhtaram and many others were quite noteworthy. An inscription of V.E. 1813 (1756 A.D.) of the temple of Sir-Moriyan Jaipur informs us that Baktaram had built the temple. He served as a Diwan in the time of Maharaja Madho singh I. Diwan Bakhtaram constructed the Shantinath temple at Khoh. His ancestor Sanghi Vijayraj performed a Pratistha-mahotsava at Bansakho in V.E. 1783. Bakhtaram constructed a Bawadi in V.E. 1864 as its inscription records. Diwan Kriparam constructed a Jain temple at Jaipur in the Chaksu ka Chauk.
Jodhpur was also an important centre of Jainism. Bhandhari Bhanji constructed the temple of Bilada. His son erected a Jain temple in Mandor. The meritorious deeds of other families of Marwar have been known from other records.
100. Vir-Vani I p. 293/II p. 132-134/
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