Raj Singh I

Raj Singh I
Raj Singh I
Maharana of Mewar
	Raj Singh I
Maharana of Mewar
Reign	1652–1680
Predecessor	Jagat Singh I
Successor	Jai Singh
Born	24 September 1629
Died	22 October 1680 (aged 51)
Issue	Jai Singh
Dynasty	Sisodias of Mewar
Father	Jagat Singh I

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Raj Singh I (24 September 1629 – 22 October 1680), was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom (r. 1652–1680).

Reign[edit]

During the Mughal war of Succession, all the Mughal Princes including Aurangzeb requested him to send contingents in their support but Maharana remained aloof. Raj Singh ignored repeated demands for assistance from Aurangzeb.^[1] Instead he embarked on his own expeditions using pretence of a ceremonial "Tikadar", traditionally taken in enemy land. The Maharana swooped down on various Mughal posts in May 1658. Levies were imposed on outposts and tracts like Mandal, Banera, Shahpura, Sawar, Jahazpur, Phulia etc. which were then under Mughal control, and some areas were annexed. He next attacked pargana of Malpura, Tonk, Chatsu, Lalsot and Sambhar. He plundered these areas and triumphantly returned with spoils to Udaipur.^[2]^[1]^[3]

Raj Singh in 1659 attacked Dungarpur, Banswara and Devaliya who were originally under Mewar rule but later became independent states under Mughal suzerainty. These rulers accepted the suzerainty of Mewar.^[3]^[2]

Raj Singh protested against the Jizya tax levied by Aurangzeb.^[4]

The Rana gave aid to Durgadas Rathore during the Rathore rebellion and fought many battles against Aurangzeb as he was the maternal uncle of Ajit Singh of Marwar.^[5] Rana was eventually poisoned by his own men who were bribed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.^[6] He was succeeded by his son Jai Singh.

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Hooja, Rima (1 November 2006). A history of Rajasthan. Rupa & Co. p. 617. ISBN 9788129108906.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Sharma, Gopinath. Rajasthan Ka Itihas. Agra. p. 278. ISBN 978-81-930093-9-0.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar. pp. 281–82.
↑ Somānī,, R. (1976). History of Mewar, from Earliest Times to 1751 A.D. University of Michigan: India:Mateshwari Publications. pp. 283–284.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
↑ John F. Richards. The New Cambridge History of India: The Mughal Empire (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993) p. 181-184
↑ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 190. ISBN 978-93-80607-34-4.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Hooja, Rima (1 November 2006). A history of Rajasthan. Rupa & Co. p. 617. ISBN 9788129108906.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sharma, Gopinath. Rajasthan Ka Itihas. Agra. p. 278. ISBN 978-81-930093-9-0.

[:2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar. pp. 281–82.

[4] Somānī,, R. (1976). History of Mewar, from Earliest Times to 1751 A.D. University of Michigan: India:Mateshwari Publications. pp. 283–284.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[5] John F. Richards. The New Cambridge History of India: The Mughal Empire (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993) p. 181-184

[sen2-6] Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 190. ISBN 978-93-80607-34-4.

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