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Raj Singh I: 1652–1680 Jagat's son. Fought against Mughals many times. Regained territory and increased the wealth of the kingdom. Fought against Aurangzeb, but eventually poisoned by Aurangzeb's loyalists. [22] [23] [24] Jai Singh: 1680–1698 Raj's son, Struggled to regain captured parts of Mewar from Mughals. [25] Amar Singh II: 1698 ...
"Rana" was formerly used as a title of martial sovereignty by Rajput kings in India. [1] The term derives from the Sanskrit title "Rāṇaka". [2] Rani is the title for the wife of a rana or a female monarch. It also applies to the wife of a raja. Compound titles include rana sahib, ranaji, raj rana, rana bahadur, and maharana.
The Rana dynasty (Nepali: राणा वंश, romanized: Rāṇā vaṃśa, Sanskrit: [raːɳaː ʋɐ̃ɕɐ], Nepali: [raɳa bʌŋsʌ]) was a Chhetri [note 1] dynasty that [6] imposed authoritarianism in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making the Prime Minister and other government positions held by the Ranas hereditary.
In 1679, Raj granted 12 villages to Ajit Singh Rathore. Aurangzeb begged Raj to remain loyal to him and not support Ajit, but this was not heeded by Raj Singh. [108] Aurangzeb sent multiple of his generals to fight with the Rana but Raj Singh defeated all of them and then Aurangzeb himself came down to the battleground. [109]
Rana Kumbha was born at Madariya, [6] in a Hindu Rajput family of Sisodia clan. [4] Kumbha was a son of Rana Mokal Singh of Mewar by his wife, Sobhagya Devi, a daughter of Jaitmal Sankhla, the Paramara fief-holder of Runkot in the state of Marwar. He was the 48th Rana of Mewar and succeeded Rana Mokal Singh in the year 1433 CE as the ruler of ...
"Rana Pratap's defiance of the mighty Mughal empire, almost alone and unaided by the other Rajput states, constitute a glorious saga of Rajput valour and the spirit of self sacrifice for cherished principles. Rana Pratap's methods of guerrilla warfare was later elaborated further by Malik Ambar, the Deccani general, and by Shivaji". [33] [34]
Raj Singh II: 1754–1762 Pratap's son, paid heavy tribute to Maratha's, financially devastating Mewar. Ari Singh II: 1762–1772 Raj's son, under him, Maratha's raided Mewar multiple times for not paying tribute. Hamir Singh II: 1772–1778 Ari's son, underaged when became Rana and died. Bhim Singh: 1778–1828
Rani Raj Kanwar of Khairan; Rani Paip Kanwar Hada; ... 30 January 1528), commonly known as Rana Sanga, was the Rana of Mewar from 1508 to 1528 CE.