| Raja Churaman Singh | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of Bharatpur | |
 Portrait of Raja Churaman Singh | |
| Reign | 1695 - 1721 AD |
| Predecessor | Raja Ram Sinsinwar |
| Successor | Badan Singh |
| Died | 20 September 1721 |
| House | Sinsinwar Jat Dynasty |
| Father | Bhajja/Bhagwant Singh |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Churaman (died 1721) was a Jat chieftain of Sinsini, Rajasthan. He became leader of the Jats after Rajaram's death. Bahadur Shah I made him a mansabdar after he supported him against Muhammad Azam Shah in becoming the emperor. He was also made the faujdar of Mathura, and the imperial highway from Delhi to Agra was placed under his protection by the Mughal emperor.[1]
After Churaman's anti-Mughal activities, the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar sent Jai Singh II with 50,000 soldiers to siege his stronghold at Thun in November 1716. When Jai Singh was unable to register a victory against him even after one and a half years of the siege, the Mughals negotiated with Churaman.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bhardwaj, Suraj Bhan (2016). "The Bhomias". Contestations and Accommodations: Mewat and Meos in Mughal India. Oxford University Press. p. 211. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199462797.003.0006. ISBN 978-0-19-946279-7.
- ↑ Chandra, Satish (2002). Parties and Politics at the Mughal Court, 1707–1740 (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 162–164. ISBN 978-0-19-565444-8.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Bhardwaj, Suraj Bhan (2020). "Churaman and the making of the Jat state in the late 17th and early eighteenth century". Studies in People's History. 7 (1). SAGE Publishing: 30–52. doi:10.1177/2348448920908238. S2CID 216320823.
- Rana, R. P. (2006). Rebels to Rulers: The Rise of Jat Power in Medieval India c. 1665–1735. Manohar. p. 153–160. ISBN 978-81-7304-605-6.
- Dwivedi, Girish Chandra (1989). The Jats: Their Role in the Mughal Empire. Arnold Publishers. pp. 27–28, 37–39, 45, 47–48, 51–53, 55, 57–68, 70–80, 84–88, 91–92, 94–97, 170. ISBN 978-81-7031-150-8.
- Pande, Ram (1970). Bharatpur up to 1826: A Social and Political History of the Jats (1st ed.). Rama Publishing House. pp. 11–27. OCLC 555482496.