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{{Short description|Former Ruler Of Malwa 1656 - 1658}} | |||
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| name | | name = Raja Ratan Singh | ||
| alt | | title = Maharajadhiraj Shree Huzur Bahadur | ||
| caption | | alt = | ||
| succession | | caption = Depiction of Ratan Singh Rathore | ||
| image | | succession = Maharaja Of Ratlam | ||
| reign | | image = Ratan Singh of Ratlam.jpg | ||
| predecessor | | reign = 1648-1658 | ||
| successor | | predecessor = Rao Mahesh Das | ||
| birth_date | | successor = Raja Ram Singh | ||
| birth_place | | birth_date = 6 March 1619 | ||
| death_date | | birth_place = [[Jalore]],[[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]], [[Marwar]],[[Rajputana]] | ||
| death_place | | death_date = 15 April 1658 (aged 39) | ||
| | | death_place = [[Fatehabad, Madhya Pradesh|Fatehabad]], near [[Ujjain]],[[Malwa]],[[Mughal Empire]] | ||
| issue | | spouses = {{ubli|Chauhanji Harroop Deiji of [[Bedla]] in [[Mewar]] | ||
|Shekhawatji Sukhroop Deiji of [[Khandela]] in [[Kingdom of Amber|Amber]] | |||
|Sisodiniji Manohar Deiji of [[Pratapgarh, Rajasthan|Pratapgarh]] | |||
|Rajawatji Atiroop Deiji of Dhula in the [[Kingdom of Amber]] | |||
|Rajawatji Gunroop Deiji of [[Bhangarh]] in Amber | |||
|Devadiji Ratan Deiji of [[Sirohi]] }} | |||
| issue = {{ubli|Sons:{{Collapsible list | |||
|Ram Singh | |||
|Rai Singh | |||
|Nahar Singh | |||
|Karan Singh | |||
|Chatrasal | |||
|Akhairaj | |||
|Prithviraj | |||
|Jait Singh | |||
|Kishan Singh | |||
|Soor Singh | |||
|Dhirat Singh | |||
|Sagat Singh}} | |||
}} | |||
{{ubli|Daughters:{{Collapsible list | |||
|Pratap Kanwarji (married Maharawal Amar Singh of [[Jaisalmer]]) | |||
|Kushal Kanwarji (married Maharawal Ajab of [[Banswara]]) | |||
|Maha Kanwarji (married Raja Daulat Singh of [[Shahpura State|Shahpura]])}} | |||
| full name = | | full name = | ||
| house = [[Rathore]] | | house = [[Rathore dynasty|Rathore]] | ||
| father = Maheshdas | | father = Rao Maheshdas | ||
| mother = | | mother = {{ubli|Kachwahiji Kusum Deiji |daughter of Kunwar Jhujhar Singhji, granddaughter of Raja [[Man Singh I]] of [[Kingdom of Amber|Amber]]}} }} | ||
| father = Rao Mahesh Das | |||
| mother = Kachwahiji (Rajawatji) Kusum Deiji d.of [[Raja Bhagwant Das]] of [[Amber]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ratan Singh | '''Raja Ratan Singh''' (6 March 1619{{snd}}15 April 1658) was the founder of the city of [[Ratlam]] and its eponymous [[Ratlam State]], an imperial governor of 16 parganas in northern [[Malwa|Malwa Subah]],an important [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] [[Subah|Subahdar]] of high rank and a renowned warrior of his time. He gained fame under the patronage of the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]].<ref name=RS>{{cite book|title=The Indian Princes and their States|first=Barbara N.|last=Ramusack|date=8 January 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kz1-mtazYqEC&dq=ratan+singh+Norbert+Peabody&pg=PA16|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |page=16|isbn=9781139449083|access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref> | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Ratan Singh was born 6 March 1619 as the eldest son of Mahesh Das of | Raja Ratan Singh was born on 6 March 1619 as the eldest son of Rao Mahesh Das in [[Jalore Fort]] under the territory of his paternal home [[Marwar]] and his wife Kachwahiji (Rajawatji) Kusum Deiji, a granddaughter of [[Mirza (name)|Mirza]] [[Raja]] [[Man Singh I]] of [[Kingdom of Amber|Amber]] through his son Jhujhar Singh. His paternal grandfather, Kunwar Dalpat Singh was the son of Mota [[Udai Singh of Marwar|Raja Udai Singh of Marwar]].<ref name="mertiyo">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/oapen-20.500.12657-41862/mode/1up |title=The Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs of Meṛto, Rājasthān: Select translations bearing on the history of a Rajpūt family, 1462–1660 |date=2001 |publisher=The Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies, The University of Michigan |others=Translated and annotated by Richard О. Saran and Norman Р. Ziegler |isbn=0-89148-085-4 |editor1-last=Saran |editor1-first=Richard О. |volume=2: ''Biographical Notes with Introduction and Glossary'' |location=Ann Arbor, MI (US) |editor2-last=Ziegler |editor2-first=Norman Р.}} Free to [https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/41862 download from the] OPAEN Foundation.</ref>{{rp|[https://archive.org/details/oapen-20.500.12657-41862/page/288/mode/1up 288]}} | ||
Two of his paternal aunts were married to [[Rao Raja Chattar Sal|Rao Chattarsal of Bundi]] who became the mother of his successor Rao Bhao Singh and his uncle Hari Singh younger brother of Rao Chattarsal and Rao Madho Singh founder of [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], i.e sons of Rao Raja Ratan Singh of [[Bundi]]. | |||
== | == Accession and career == | ||
At a young age of twenty-three, Ratan Singh, armed with nothing but a dagger fought and controlled a mad elephant in | At a young age of twenty-three, Ratan Singh, armed with nothing but a dagger fought and controlled a mad elephant in Delhi and impressed its Emperor.<ref name="RS" /> Ratan Singh was recruited as an imperial general by Shah Jahan and was posted in [[Afghanistan]] as a [[mansabdar]]. He continued to gain fame by defeating wild bands of central Asian invaders and by later campaigning against the Persians under the Mughal prince [[Dara Shukoh]]. In 1648 he was given a Mughal rank of 3000 horsemen, the standard of [[Mahi Maratib]] and a [[Jagir]] of [[Malwa]], where he made Ratlam his capital.<ref name="RS" /> Ratan Singh was soon informed about [[Aurangzeb]] and [[Murad Bakhsh|Murad]]'s betrayal and he immediately came to the aid of Shah Jahan to stop the Mughal princes. Ratan Singh fought the rebel army at Dharmatpur on 15 April 1658, most sources say that the Mughal generals deputed by Shah Jahan either fled or remained inactive throughout the battle. Ratan Singh thus took command of the remaining army and fought till his death.<ref>{{multiref2 | ||
| 1 = Madhya Pradesh: Ratlam, p.{{nbsp}}41. Government Central Press 1994. "Kasim Khan remained inactive throughout the battle and Jaswant Singh, before leaving for Marwar, handed over the command of the army to Ratan Singh Rathor." | |||
| 2 = ''History of Modern India from 1526 A.D. to the Present Day''. 3d ed. V. N. Hari Rao, Rochouse, 1969. India, p{{nbsp}}61: "While Kasim Khan remained inactive throughout the battle." | |||
| 3 = {{Cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature |volume=5: Sasay to Zorgot |publisher= Sahitya Akademi |location=New Dehli |editor-first=Mohan |editor-last=Lal |date=1992 |isbn=9788126012213|page=4456|access-date=2020-09-15|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&dq=ratan+singh+dharmat&pg=PA4456}} | |||
| 4 = {{Cite book|first=V.S.|last=Krishnan|title=Pradesh District Gazetteers: Ratlam|publisher=Government Central Press|year=1994|page=37|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3x8LAQAAIAAJ&q=ratan+singh+dharmat|access-date=2020-09-15}} | |||
}}</ref><ref name="ML">{{cite book|title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey|first1= R. V. |last1=Solomon |first2= J. W. |last2=Bond|year= 2006|chapter=The State of Ratlam|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC&dq=ratan+singh+ratlam&pg=PA492|pages=492–498|publisher= Asian Educational Services|isbn= 9788120619654|access-date=2020-09-13}}</ref> | |||
==Recognition== | ==Recognition== | ||
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James Tod has written - "Of all the deeds of heroism performed on this day, those of Ratan of Ratlam by universal consent are pre-eminent and are wreathed into immortal rhyme by the bard in the Rasa Rao Ratna."<ref name=ML/> | James Tod has written - "Of all the deeds of heroism performed on this day, those of Ratan of Ratlam by universal consent are pre-eminent and are wreathed into immortal rhyme by the bard in the Rasa Rao Ratna."<ref name=ML/> | ||
''Banhe Raso'', ''Ratan Raso'' and ''Vachanika Rathore Ratan Maheshdasot Ri'' are some works of Rajasthani literature that have written about Ratan Singhs life.<ref name=ZD>{{Cite book|title=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Volume 59|publisher=Indian History Congress|year=1999|pages=427–428|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XQ5DAAAAYAAJ&q=ratan+singh+dharmat|access-date=2020-09-15}}</ref> | |||
==Successors== | ==Successors== | ||
His successors founded the states of [[Ratlam State|Ratlam]], [[Sailana State|Sailana]], [[Sitamau State|Sitamau]] | His successors founded the states of [[Ratlam State|Ratlam]], [[Sailana State|Sailana]], [[Sitamau State|Sitamau]].<ref name=RS/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{#related:Sailana State}} | {{#related:Sailana State}} | ||
[[Category:Indian military leaders]] | [[Category:Indian military leaders]] | ||
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]] | [[Category:Hindu monarchs]] | ||
[[Category:Rathore (clan)]] | |||
[[Category:1658 deaths]] | [[Category:1658 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Ratlam district]] | [[Category:Ratlam district]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:11, 28 March 2026
| Raja Ratan Singh | |
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| Maharajadhiraj Shree Huzur Bahadur | |
 Depiction of Ratan Singh Rathore | |
| Maharaja Of Ratlam | |
| Reign | 1648-1658 |
| Predecessor | Rao Mahesh Das |
| Successor | Raja Ram Singh |
| Born | 6 March 1619 Jalore,Pali, Marwar,Rajputana |
| Died | 15 April 1658 (aged 39) Fatehabad, near Ujjain,Malwa,Mughal Empire |
| Spouses |
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| Issue |
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| Father | Rao Mahesh Das |
| Mother | Kachwahiji (Rajawatji) Kusum Deiji d.of Raja Bhagwant Das of Amber |
Raja Ratan Singh (6 March 1619 – 15 April 1658) was the founder of the city of Ratlam and its eponymous Ratlam State, an imperial governor of 16 parganas in northern Malwa Subah,an important Mughal Subahdar of high rank and a renowned warrior of his time. He gained fame under the patronage of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.[1]
Family[edit | edit source]
Raja Ratan Singh was born on 6 March 1619 as the eldest son of Rao Mahesh Das in Jalore Fort under the territory of his paternal home Marwar and his wife Kachwahiji (Rajawatji) Kusum Deiji, a granddaughter of Mirza Raja Man Singh I of Amber through his son Jhujhar Singh. His paternal grandfather, Kunwar Dalpat Singh was the son of Mota Raja Udai Singh of Marwar.[2]:288
Two of his paternal aunts were married to Rao Chattarsal of Bundi who became the mother of his successor Rao Bhao Singh and his uncle Hari Singh younger brother of Rao Chattarsal and Rao Madho Singh founder of Kota, i.e sons of Rao Raja Ratan Singh of Bundi.
Accession and career[edit | edit source]
At a young age of twenty-three, Ratan Singh, armed with nothing but a dagger fought and controlled a mad elephant in Delhi and impressed its Emperor.[1] Ratan Singh was recruited as an imperial general by Shah Jahan and was posted in Afghanistan as a mansabdar. He continued to gain fame by defeating wild bands of central Asian invaders and by later campaigning against the Persians under the Mughal prince Dara Shukoh. In 1648 he was given a Mughal rank of 3000 horsemen, the standard of Mahi Maratib and a Jagir of Malwa, where he made Ratlam his capital.[1] Ratan Singh was soon informed about Aurangzeb and Murad's betrayal and he immediately came to the aid of Shah Jahan to stop the Mughal princes. Ratan Singh fought the rebel army at Dharmatpur on 15 April 1658, most sources say that the Mughal generals deputed by Shah Jahan either fled or remained inactive throughout the battle. Ratan Singh thus took command of the remaining army and fought till his death.[3][4]
Recognition[edit | edit source]
According to Karuna Joshi - "The Battle of Dharmat did not end after Jaswant Singh's flight from the war, but it was finished after the death of Ratan Singh." "Though Jaswant Singh fought bravely and got wounded, his escape from the battlefield was considered to be derogatory according to the custom of Rajasthan. So he obtained no place in the heroic poetry of Rajasthan. But Ratan singh's bravery, courage and sacrifice brought him name and fame which was amply described in the poems of contemporary poets like Khadia Jaga and Kumbhakaran Sada."[5]
James Tod has written - "Of all the deeds of heroism performed on this day, those of Ratan of Ratlam by universal consent are pre-eminent and are wreathed into immortal rhyme by the bard in the Rasa Rao Ratna."[4]
Banhe Raso, Ratan Raso and Vachanika Rathore Ratan Maheshdasot Ri are some works of Rajasthani literature that have written about Ratan Singhs life.[6]
Successors[edit | edit source]
His successors founded the states of Ratlam, Sailana, Sitamau.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ramusack, Barbara N. (8 January 2004). The Indian Princes and their States. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9781139449083. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ Saran, Richard О.; Ziegler, Norman Р., eds. (2001). The Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs of Meṛto, Rājasthān: Select translations bearing on the history of a Rajpūt family, 1462–1660. Vol. 2: Biographical Notes with Introduction and Glossary. Translated and annotated by Richard О. Saran and Norman Р. Ziegler. Ann Arbor, MI (US): The Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies, The University of Michigan. ISBN 0-89148-085-4. Free to download from the OPAEN Foundation.
- ↑ Template:Multiref2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Solomon, R. V.; Bond, J. W. (2006). "The State of Ratlam". Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. pp. 492–498. ISBN 9788120619654. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Joshi, Karuna (1998). "New Light on the Battle of Dharmat". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 59. Indian History Congress: 427–433. JSTOR 44147010.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Volume 59. Indian History Congress. 1999. pp. 427–428. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
{{#related:Battle of Dharmat}} {{#related:Ratlam State}} {{#related:Sailana State}}