List of ranas of Mewar Sisodia House of Mewar | |
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Parent house | Guhila dynasty |
Country | Kingdom of Mewar |
Founded | 1326 |
Founder | Hammir Singh |
Current head | Mahendra Singh Mewar/Arvind Singh Mewar(head is disputed) |
Final ruler | Bhagwant Singh of Mewar(titular) |
Style(s) | Maharana, Rana |
Cadet branches |
The Sisodia clan of Mewar, also called the "House of Mewar", is a Rajput clan that ruled the Kingdom of Mewar, later called the Udaipur State under the British Raj.[1] The dynasty traces its ancestry back to Rahapa, a son of the Guhila king Ranasimha. Hammir Singh, a scion of this branch family of the Guhilas, re-established the Kingdom of Mewar after defeating the Tughluq sultans of Delhi.[2][3]
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Map of the Mewar Region
List of Ranas
Name of Maharana | Reign | Notes |
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Hammir Singh | 1326–1364 | He Attacked Chittor in 1326 and re-took it from the Khiljis after the family lost it in 1303. Defeated Muhammad bin tughluq in Singoli taking the sultan himself a prisoner of war.
Captured Ajmer, Ranthambor, Nagaur and Sopor.[4] |
Kshetra Singh | 1364–1382 | Hammir's son, He captured Madalgarh and Bundi , completely annexed Ajmer. He also defeated Amin Shah of malwa at the battle of Bakrole and inflicted heavy casualties. His death can actually by as late as 1405.[5] |
Lakha Singh | 1382–1421 | Khsetra's son, He was defeated in multiple battles by Zafar Khan of Gujrat , but the territories were recovered. He rebuilt temples and shrines destroyed by Allaudin khilji.[6] |
Mokal Singh | 1421-1433 | Lakha's son, He defeated the sultan of Nagaur , Gujrat. Later the sultan of Gujrat invaded Mewar and during this invasion, He was assassinated by his uncles Chacha and Mera.[7] |
Rana Kumbha | 1433–1468 | Mokal's son, He first attacked and killed his fathers assasins. Defeated the Sultans of Nagaur, Gujarat and Malwa. Mewar became the strongest kingdom in North India. Built multiple strong forts in Mewar.[8] |
Udai Singh I | 1468–1473 | Kumbha' son, He Assassinated his father and was then defeated by his brother.[9] |
Rana Raimal | 1473–1508 | Son of Kumbha, He killed his brother for assassinating his father. Fought against Malwa sultanate.[10][11] |
Rana Sanga | 1508–1527 | Raimal's son, Defeated the Sultan of Gujrat, Malwa and Delhi. Under his rule Mewar reached its pinnacle in power and prosperity. Eventually defeated by Babur[12][13] |
Ratan Singh II | 1528–1531 | Sanga's son, Defeated and killed by Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.[14] |
Vikramaditya Singh | 1531–1536 | Sanga's son, Assassinated by his cousin Vanvir Singh.[15] |
Vanvir Singh | 1536–1540 | Usurper of the throne. Defeated and executed by his cousin Udai Singh II.[16] |
Udai Singh II | 1540–1572 | Sanga's son, Defeated Vanvir. Fought against Mughals and was defeated in Siege of Chittorgarh.[17][18] |
Maharana Pratap | 1572–1597 | Notable for his military resistance against the Mughals.[19] |
Amar Singh I | 1597–1620 | Notable for his struggle against Mughals and eventual treaty with the Mughals in 1615.[20] |
Karan Singh II | 1620–1628 | Built Temples, forts and strengthened existing ones.[21] |
Jagat Singh I | 1628–1652 | Attempted to restore fort of Chittor but Shah Jahan blocked his attempt. |
Raj Singh I | 1652–1680 | Fought against Mughals many times. Regained territory and increased the wealth of the kingdom. Fought against Aurangzeb. Eventually poisoned by Aurangzeb's loyalists.[22][23][24] |
Jai Singh | 1680–1698 | Fought against Mughals and also helped neighboring kingdoms against Mughals.[25] |
Amar Singh II | 1698–1710 | Formed an alliance against the Mughals with Jaipur and Marwar. Capitalized over a weak Mughal empire.[26] |
Sangram Singh II | 1710–1734 | Defeated Ranbaz khan at the Battle of Bandanwara. |
Jagat Singh II | 1734–1751 | Lost the Battle of Rajmahal, leading to the eventual demise of the kingdom. |
Pratap Singh II | 1751–1754 | |
Raj Singh II | 1754–1762 | |
Ari Singh II | 1762–1772 | |
Hamir Singh II | 1772–1778 | |
Bhim Singh | 1778–1828 | |
Jawan Singh | 1828–1838 | |
Sardar Singh | 1838–1842 | |
Swarup Singh | 1842-1861 | Ruler during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. |
Shambhu Singh | 1861–1874 | Focused on reform of education and social reform |
Sajjan Singh | 1874–1884 | |
Fateh Singh | 1884–1930 | |
Bhupal Singh | 1930–1948 | Signed the Instrument of Accession to India, dissolving his kingdom into the India. |
Titular Maharanas | ||
Bhupal Singh | 1948–1955 | |
Bhagwat Singh | 1955–1984 | Lost the Privy Purse. |
Mahendra Singh | 1984–present |
See also
References
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Bibliography
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