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	Shivaji was taken to his place among the nobles who stood in two parallel columns in front of the throne. Shivaji didn't receive any gift or honor from the emperor nor had there been any serious negotiations for his position.		Shivaji was taken to his place among the nobles who stood in two parallel columns in front of the throne. Shivaji didn't receive any gift or honor from the emperor nor had there been any serious negotiations for his position.

	It happened to be the emperor's birthday and robes of honor were given to the high ranked nobles like the prime minister Jafer Khan and [[Jaswant Singh of Marwar\|Jaswant Singh]] of [[Jodhpur]] (commander of 6000. But the ''highest'' ranking Mughal noble was Raja Jai Singh I, a commander of 7000). All this while Shivaji had been forgotten. Shivaji was deliberately made a commander of 5000 by Aurangzeb and was made to stand behind mansabdārs (military commanders) of his court. Moreover, the noble in front of him was Rai Singh, also a commander of 5000 but of a higher grade. The nobles in front of Shivaji were the ones whom Shivaji had comprehensively defeated in the past. Shivaji took offense at this seeming insult. His loud voice and angry gestures caused a minor commotion, Ram Singh came to him and tried to calm him down but the Maratha king couldn't be pacified. Shivaji stormed out of the court and was promptly placed under house arrest by Aurangzeb, under the watch of Fulād Khān, Kotwal of Agra.<ref name="Babasaheb Purandare">{{cite book\|title=Raja Shivachhatrapati\|first=Babasaheb \|last=Purandare}}</ref> Ram Singh helped Shivaji escape for which his troops were taken and he was forced to fight 100,000 Ahoms with 8,000 men. Ram Singh was eventually defeated and with his troops further reduced he could only helplessly retreat until the governor of Bengal sent some troops to aid him. Ram Singh grew sick of war and finally in 1676 he was allowed to leave and return to his province.<ref name=AH>{{Cite book\|first=Jadunath\|last=Sarkar\|title=A History of Jaipur:1503-1938\|publisher=Orient Longman\|year=1994\|pages=~~146-147~~\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=O0oPIo9TXKcC&q=ahoms#v=onepage&q=ahoms&f=false\|quote= Ram Singh was sent to Assam as a punishment for secretly helping Shivaji....He (Ram Singh) had only 8,000 troopers under his standard....The Ahoms, being a nation in arms, mustered 100,000}}</ref>		It happened to be the emperor's birthday and robes of honor were given to the high ranked nobles like the prime minister Jafer Khan and [[Jaswant Singh of Marwar\|Jaswant Singh]] of [[Jodhpur]] (commander of 6000. But the ''highest'' ranking Mughal noble was Raja Jai Singh I, a commander of 7000). All this while Shivaji had been forgotten. Shivaji was deliberately made a commander of 5000 by Aurangzeb and was made to stand behind mansabdārs (military commanders) of his court. Moreover, the noble in front of him was Rai Singh, also a commander of 5000 but of a higher grade. The nobles in front of Shivaji were the ones whom Shivaji had comprehensively defeated in the past. Shivaji took offense at this seeming insult. His loud voice and angry gestures caused a minor commotion, Ram Singh came to him and tried to calm him down but the Maratha king couldn't be pacified. Shivaji stormed out of the court and was promptly placed under house arrest by Aurangzeb, under the watch of Fulād Khān, Kotwal of Agra.<ref name="Babasaheb Purandare">{{cite book\|title=Raja Shivachhatrapati\|first=Babasaheb \|last=Purandare}}</ref> Ram Singh helped Shivaji escape for which his troops were taken and he was forced to fight 100,000 Ahoms with 8,000 men. Ram Singh was eventually defeated and with his troops further reduced he could only helplessly retreat until the governor of Bengal sent some troops to aid him. Ram Singh grew sick of war and finally in 1676 he was allowed to leave and return to his province.<ref name=AH>{{Cite book\|first=Jadunath\|last=Sarkar\|title=A History of Jaipur:1503-1938\|publisher=Orient Longman\|year=1994\|pages=146–147\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=O0oPIo9TXKcC&q=ahoms#v=onepage&q=ahoms&f=false\|quote= Ram Singh was sent to Assam as a punishment for secretly helping Shivaji....He (Ram Singh) had only 8,000 troopers under his standard....The Ahoms, being a nation in arms, mustered 100,000}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Infobox monarch
|name = Ram Singh I
|title = [[Raja]] of [[Jaipur State|Amber]]
|image = Ram Singh of Amber.jpg
|reign = 1667–1688
|coronation = 10 September 1667
|predecessor = [[Jai Singh I]]
|successor = [[Bishan Singh]]
|birth_date = 1640
|birth_place = [[Amber, India|Amber]], [[Rajputana]]
|death_date = 30 April {{death year and age|1688|1640}}
|death_place = [[Kohat]], [[Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Mughal Empire]]
|issue = {{plainlist|
* 8 sons and 3 daughters, including:
* Kunwar Kishan Singh (died 1682)
* Kunvri Shivanshi (1667–1672)
}}
|full name = Mirza Raja Ram Singh Bahadur
|dynasty = [[Kacchwaha]]
|religion = [[Hinduism]]
|father = [[Jai Singh I]]
}}

'''Mirza Raja Ram Singh I''' was the elder son of [[Jai Singh I|Mirza Raja Jai Singh I]] and was the ruler of [[Amber (city)|Amber]] (now part of the [[Jaipur Municipal Corporation]]), and head of the [[Kachwaha]] [[Rajput clan]], from 1667 to 1688.
He was subehdar of Kashmir from 1675-1680.

He was commissioned by the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] in 1667<ref>"Learning of the loss of Kamrup on 19th December 1667, Aurangzeb decided to at once retrieve imperial prestige and regain lost dominion" {{harvcol|Sarkar|1992|p=211}}</ref> to invade the [[Ahom kingdom]] of present-day [[Assam]],<ref>"(Aurangzeb) commissioned Ram Singh of Amber, son of the distinguished general Mirza Rajah Jai Singh, and a commander of 4000, to lead an invasion of Assam." {{harvcol|Sarkar|1992|p=211}}</ref> but the loss at the ultimate [[Battle of Saraighat]] and the subsequent retreat<ref>"Weakened by repeated defeats and consequent losses and losing all hopes of recovering imperial grace by defeating the Ahom monarch, Ram Singh left Kamrup in early April 1671 and returned to Rangamati." {{harvcol|Sarkar|1992|p=227}}</ref> led to his recall and disgrace.<ref>"Aurangzeb at once demoted the Rajput general by 2000 and ordered his recall. Accordingly, he made over charge to Abu Nisar Khan and had audience with the Emperor on 25 June 1676." {{harvcol|Sarkar|1992|p=228}}</ref>

== Shivaji and Ram Singh ==
The [[Maratha Empire|Maratha ruler]] [[Shivaji]], accompanied by his son [[Sambhaji]] and other officials and servants, was received by Kanvar Ram Singh at his military camp in the suburbs of [[Agra]] city (12 May 1666). Ram Singh escorted them to meet [[Aurangzeb]] at the ''Diwan-e-khas'' (hall of special audience) in Agra fort. Here they gave a customary present (''nazara'') of 1,500 gold pieces (''mohurs'') at which, Aurangzeb cried out, "Come up Shivaji Raja!"

Shivaji was taken to his place among the nobles who stood in two parallel columns in front of the throne. Shivaji didn't receive any gift or honor from the emperor nor had there been any serious negotiations for his position.

It happened to be the emperor's birthday and robes of honor were given to the high ranked nobles like the prime minister Jafer Khan and [[Jaswant Singh of Marwar|Jaswant Singh]] of [[Jodhpur]] (commander of 6000. But the ''highest'' ranking Mughal noble was Raja Jai Singh I, a commander of 7000). All this while Shivaji had been forgotten. Shivaji was deliberately made a commander of 5000 by Aurangzeb and was made to stand behind mansabdārs (military commanders) of his court. Moreover, the noble in front of him was Rai Singh, also a commander of 5000 but of a higher grade. The nobles in front of Shivaji were the ones whom Shivaji had comprehensively defeated in the past. Shivaji took offense at this seeming insult. His loud voice and angry gestures caused a minor commotion, Ram Singh came to him and tried to calm him down but the Maratha king couldn't be pacified. Shivaji stormed out of the court and was promptly placed under house arrest by Aurangzeb, under the watch of Fulād Khān, Kotwal of Agra.<ref name="Babasaheb Purandare">{{cite book|title=Raja Shivachhatrapati|first=Babasaheb |last=Purandare}}</ref> Ram Singh helped Shivaji escape for which his troops were taken and he was forced to fight 100,000 Ahoms with 8,000 men. Ram Singh was eventually defeated and with his troops further reduced he could only helplessly retreat until the governor of Bengal sent some troops to aid him. Ram Singh grew sick of war and finally in 1676 he was allowed to leave and return to his province.<ref name=AH>{{Cite book|first=Jadunath|last=Sarkar|title=A History of Jaipur:1503-1938|publisher=Orient Longman|year=1994|pages=146-147|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=O0oPIo9TXKcC&q=ahoms#v=onepage&q=ahoms&f=false|quote= Ram Singh was sent to Assam as a punishment for secretly helping Shivaji....He (Ram Singh) had only 8,000 troopers under his standard....The Ahoms, being a nation in arms, mustered 100,000}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[House of Kachwaha]]
* [[Mughal Empire]]
* [[Ahom-Mughal conflicts]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|2}}

==References==
{{refbegin}}
* Sarkar Jadunath (1984, reprint 1994). ''A History of Jaipur'', New Delhi: Orient Longman, {{ISBN|81-250-0333-9}}.
* {{Citation |last=Sarkar |first=J. N. |contribution=Chapter VIII Assam-Mughal Relations |editor-last=Barpujari |editor-first=H. K. |title=The Comprehensive History of Assam |volume=2 |pages=148–256 |publisher=Assam Publication Board |place=Guwahati |year=1992}}
{{refend}}

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