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According to writer Purushottama Śamaśera Ja Ba Rāṇā, the Kunwar family belonged to the House of "Gehlauta Chhettriya" which was one of the 36 Raj Bamshis (royal caste). [13] The cadet branch of the Kunwars, the Rana dynasty, claimed to be Rajputs of western Indian origin, rather than the native Khas Kshatriyas despite they spoke Khas ...
Rancho San Joaquín was granted in 1842 to José Andrés Sepúlveda, a famed Californio vaquero.. Rancho San Joaquin, the combined Rancho Cienega de las Ranas and Rancho Bolsa de San Joaquin, was a 48,803-acre (197.50 km 2) Mexican land grant in the San Joaquin Hills, within present-day Orange County, California.
The Punjab Canal Colonies is the name given to parts of western Punjab which were brought under cultivation through the construction of canals and agricultural colonisation during the British Raj. The Punjab underwent an agricultural revolution, with arid subsistence production getting replaced by commerce-oriented production of huge amounts of ...
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 ...
Popular dissatisfaction against the family rule of the Ranas had started emerging from among the few educated people, who had studied in various Indian schools and colleges, and also from within the Ranas, many of whom were marginalised within the ruling Rana hierarchy.
After the war of succession, Raj Singh was able to win the favor of Aurangzeb and was awarded territories of Mandal and Bansawara and he was granted ranks. [101] In 1658, Raj Singh embarked on his own expeditions using pretence of a ceremonial "Tikadaur", traditionally taken in enemy land. The Maharana swooped down on various Mughal posts in 1658.
Sangram Singh I (12 April 1482 – 30 January 1528), commonly known as Rana Sanga, was the Rana of Mewar from 1508 to 1528 CE. A member of the Sisodia dynasty , he controlled parts of present-day Rajasthan , Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh with his capital at Chittor . [ 4 ]
"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.