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'''Kshetra Singh'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/u/udaipur_r.html |title=UDAIPUR |access-date=10 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227164732/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/u/udaipur_r.html |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (died 1382), was [[Maharana]] (r. 1364-1382) of [[Mewar Kingdom]]. He was the son of Maharana [[Hammir Singh]]. In his reign, he conquered [[Ajmer]] and [[Mandalgarh]]. After his death, he was succeeded by Rana [[Lakha of Mewar|Lakha Singh]] (1382-1421). Rana Kshetra Singh was defeated by Lal Singh of Bundi.
'''Kshetra Singh'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/u/udaipur_r.html |title=UDAIPUR |access-date=10 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227164732/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/u/udaipur_r.html |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (died 1382), was [[Maharana]] (r. 1364–1382) of [[Mewar Kingdom]]. He was the son of Maharana [[Hammir Singh]]. In his reign, he conquered [[Ajmer]] and [[Mandalgarh]]. After his death, he was succeeded by Rana [[Lakha of Mewar|Lakha Singh]] (1382-1421).


==Rule==
==Rule==
Rana Kshetra, who ruled Mewar from A.D. 1364 to A.D. 1382, was the son and successor of the celebrated Rana Hammir. He greatly enlarged the kingdom. He captured [[Ajmer]] and [[Jahazpur]], re-annexed [[Mandalgarh]], [[Mandsore]] and the whole of [[Chappan]] to [[Mewar]]. He obtained a victory over the Sultan of Delhi,<ref>Tods annals and antiquities vol I pg 274</ref> who was utterly defeated at Bakrole. Kshetra Singh also took the Sultan of Gujarat prisoner in a battle. The [[Kumbalgarh]] inscription says that he captured Zafar Khan, Sultan of [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]] (First Independent Sultan of Gujarat). Rana Kshetra Singh further increased his fame by defeating the Sultan of Malwa and killing his general Ami Shah.<ref>Har Bilas Sarda "Maharana Kumbha: sovereign, soldier, scholar" pg 4</ref> Maharana Kshetra Singh died in 1382 AD during a campaign against the Hada of Bundi.<ref>Lane Poole's Muhammadan Dynasties of India pg 376</ref>
Kshetra, who ruled Mewar from A.D. 1364 to A.D. 1382, was the son and successor of the celebrated Rana Hammir. He greatly enlarged the kingdom. He captured [[Ajmer]] and [[Jahazpur]], re-annexed [[Mandalgarh]], [[Mandsore]] and the whole of [[Chappan]] to [[Mewar]]. He obtained a victory over the Sultan of Delhi,<ref>Tods annals and antiquities vol I pg 274</ref> who was utterly defeated at Bakrole. Kshetra Singh also took the Sultan of Gujarat prisoner in a battle. The [[Kumbalgarh]] inscription says that he captured Zafar Khan, Sultan of [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]] (who later became the first independent Sultan of Gujarat). Kshetra Singh further increased his fame by defeating the Sultan of Malwa and killing his general Ami Shah.<ref>Har Bilas Sarda "Maharana Kumbha: sovereign, soldier, scholar" pg 4</ref> Kshetra Singh died in 1382 AD during a campaign against the Hada of Bundi.<ref>Lane Poole's Muhammadan Dynasties of India pg 376</ref>


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Kshetra Singh
Rana
Rana of Mewar
Reignc. 1364 – c. 1382
PredecessorHammir Singh
SuccessorLakha Singh
Died1382
IssueLakha Singh, Chacha and Mera
DynastySisodias of Mewar
FatherHammir Singh
MotherSongari

Kshetra Singh[1] (died 1382), was Maharana (r. 1364–1382) of Mewar Kingdom. He was the son of Maharana Hammir Singh. In his reign, he conquered Ajmer and Mandalgarh. After his death, he was succeeded by Rana Lakha Singh (1382-1421).

Rule[edit]

Kshetra, who ruled Mewar from A.D. 1364 to A.D. 1382, was the son and successor of the celebrated Rana Hammir. He greatly enlarged the kingdom. He captured Ajmer and Jahazpur, re-annexed Mandalgarh, Mandsore and the whole of Chappan to Mewar. He obtained a victory over the Sultan of Delhi,[2] who was utterly defeated at Bakrole. Kshetra Singh also took the Sultan of Gujarat prisoner in a battle. The Kumbalgarh inscription says that he captured Zafar Khan, Sultan of Patan (who later became the first independent Sultan of Gujarat). Kshetra Singh further increased his fame by defeating the Sultan of Malwa and killing his general Ami Shah.[3] Kshetra Singh died in 1382 AD during a campaign against the Hada of Bundi.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "UDAIPUR". Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Tods annals and antiquities vol I pg 274
  3. Har Bilas Sarda "Maharana Kumbha: sovereign, soldier, scholar" pg 4
  4. Lane Poole's Muhammadan Dynasties of India pg 376
Preceded by
Hamir
Ruler of the Mewar Kingdom
1364- 1382
Succeeded by
Lakha