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| title     = [[Rana (title)|Rana]]
| name = Rana Kshetra Singh
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| title = [[Maharana]]
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| succession = [[Rana (title)|Rana]] of [[Mewar]]
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| reign     = {{circa|1364|1382}}
| succession = [[Maharana]] of [[Mewar]]
| reign = {{circa|1356|1376}}
| predecessor = [[Hammir Singh]]
| predecessor = [[Hammir Singh]]
| successor = [[Lakha Singh]]
| successor = [[Lakha Singh]]
| dynasty   = [[Sisodias of Mewar]]
| dynasty = [[Sisodias of Mewar]]
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| death_date = 1382
| death_date = 1382
| spouse     =
| spouse = Devadiji Pyar Deiji of [[Sirohi]]
| issue     = [[Lakha Singh]], Chacha and Mera
 
| father     = [[Hammir Singh]]
Hadiji Krishna Deiji of [[Bundi]]
| mother     = Songari
 
Solankiniji Ram Deiji
| issue = {{ubl|
*[[Lakha Singh]]
*Viramdev
*Salkhaji
*Shikharji
*Kunwarsi
*Nandoji
*Visalji
*Parvatji
*Bhakarji
*Saluji}}
| father = [[Hammir Singh]]
| mother = Songariji (Chauhanji) Bal Deiji d.of Rao Maldev of [[Jalore]]
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'''Rana 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> (r. 1356–1376), was a [[Sisodia dynasty|Sisodia]] [[Rajput]] ruler of [[Mewar Kingdom]]. He was the eldest son of his father and predecessor Rana [[Hammir Singh]], the progenitor of Sisodias. In his reign, he conquered the territories of [[Ajmer]] and [[Mandalgarh]].


'''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).
==Reign==
{{See also|List of Mewar (Sisodiya)–Delhi conflicts}}
Kshetra Singh, reigned from 1364 to 1382, was the son and successor of the celebrated Rana Hammir Singh. Rana Kshetra Singh greatly expanded the Kingdom of Mewar. He captured [[Ajmer]] and [[Jahazpur]], re-annexed [[Mandalgarh]], [[Mandsaur]] and the whole of Chappan into Mewar. He achieved a victory over the Sultan of Delhi,<ref>Tods annals and antiquities vol I pg 274</ref> who was utterly defeated at Bakrole. The [[Kumbalgarh]] inscription says that in a battle he captured [[Muzaffar Shah I|Zafar Khan]], governor of [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]] (who later became the first independent [[Gujarat Sultanate|Sultan of Gujarat]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajasthan (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8jFuAAAAMAAJ&q=rana+Kshetra+singh |title=Rajasthan [district Gazetteers].: Kota |date=1962 |publisher=Printed at Government Central Press |language=en}}</ref> Kshetra Singh further increased his popularity by defeating the Sultan of [[Malwa Sultanate|Malwa]] and killing his general, Amir Shah.<ref>Har Bilas Sarda "Maharana Kumbha: sovereign, soldier, scholar" pg 4</ref>


==Rule==
Kshetra Singh died in 1382 during a campaign against the Hada of Bundi.<ref>Lane Poole's Muhammadan Dynasties of India pg 376</ref> After his death, [[Lakha of Mewar|Lakha Singh]] (1382-1421) ascended the throne of Mewar.
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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Rana Kshetra Singh
Maharana
Maharana of Mewar
Reignc. 1356 – c. 1376
PredecessorHammir Singh
SuccessorLakha Singh
Died1382
SpouseDevadiji Pyar Deiji of Sirohi

Hadiji Krishna Deiji of Bundi

Solankiniji Ram Deiji
Issue
    • Lakha Singh
    • Viramdev
    • Salkhaji
    • Shikharji
    • Kunwarsi
    • Nandoji
    • Visalji
    • Parvatji
    • Bhakarji
    • Saluji
DynastySisodias of Mewar
FatherHammir Singh
MotherSongariji (Chauhanji) Bal Deiji d.of Rao Maldev of Jalore
Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar II
(1326–1884)
Hammir Singh (1326–1364)
Kshetra Singh (1364–1382)
Lakha Singh (1382–1421)
Mokal Singh (1421–1433)
Rana Kumbha (1433–1468)
Udai Singh I (1468–1473)
Rana Raimal (1473–1508)
Rana Sanga (1508–1527)
Ratan Singh II (1528–1531)
Vikramaditya Singh (1531–1536)
Vanvir Singh (1536–1540)
Udai Singh II (1540–1572)
Pratap Singh I (1572–1597)
Amar Singh I (1597–1620)
Karan Singh II (1620–1628)
Jagat Singh I (1628–1652)
Raj Singh I (1652–1680)
Jai Singh (1680–1698)
Amar Singh II (1698–1710)
Sangram Singh II (1710–1734)
Jagat Singh II (1734–1751)
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 (1828–1842)
Swarup Singh (1842–1861)
Shambhu Singh (1861–1874)
Sajjan Singh (1874–1884)
Fateh Singh (1884–1930)
Bhupal Singh (1930–1955)
Bhagwant Singh (1955–1971)
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Rana Kshetra Singh[1] (r. 1356–1376), was a Sisodia Rajput ruler of Mewar Kingdom. He was the eldest son of his father and predecessor Rana Hammir Singh, the progenitor of Sisodias. In his reign, he conquered the territories of Ajmer and Mandalgarh.

Reign[edit | edit source]

See also: List of Mewar (Sisodiya)–Delhi conflicts

Kshetra Singh, reigned from 1364 to 1382, was the son and successor of the celebrated Rana Hammir Singh. Rana Kshetra Singh greatly expanded the Kingdom of Mewar. He captured Ajmer and Jahazpur, re-annexed Mandalgarh, Mandsaur and the whole of Chappan into Mewar. He achieved a victory over the Sultan of Delhi,[2] who was utterly defeated at Bakrole. The Kumbalgarh inscription says that in a battle he captured Zafar Khan, governor of Patan (who later became the first independent Sultan of Gujarat).[3] Kshetra Singh further increased his popularity by defeating the Sultan of Malwa and killing his general, Amir Shah.[4]

Kshetra Singh died in 1382 during a campaign against the Hada of Bundi.[5] After his death, Lakha Singh (1382-1421) ascended the throne of Mewar.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "UDAIPUR". Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Tods annals and antiquities vol I pg 274
  3. ↑ Rajasthan (India) (1962). Rajasthan [district Gazetteers].: Kota. Printed at Government Central Press.
  4. ↑ Har Bilas Sarda "Maharana Kumbha: sovereign, soldier, scholar" pg 4
  5. ↑ Lane Poole's Muhammadan Dynasties of India pg 376
Preceded by
Hamir 		Ruler of the Mewar Kingdom
1364- 1382 		Succeeded by
Lakha
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