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The Sisodia clan of Mewar, also called the "House of Mewar", is a Rajput clan founded in 1325-1326 that ruled the Kingdom of Mewar, later called the Udaipur State under the British Raj. [1] The dynasty traces its ancestry back to Rahapa, a son of the Guhila king Ranasimha.
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]
The most notable Sisodia rulers were Rana Hamir (r. 1326–64), Rana Kumbha (r. 1433–68), Rana Sanga (r.1508–1528) and Rana Pratap (r. 1572–97). The Bhonsle clan, to which the Maratha empire's founder Shivaji belonged, also claimed descent from a branch of the royal Sisodia family. [9]
Maharana Raj Singh I (24 September 1629 – 22 October 1680), was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom (r. 1652–1680) and eldest son of Maharana Jagat Singh I. [1] He fought against Mughal Empire and annexed many Mughal territories [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He participated in Rajput-Mughal War (1679–1707) and defeated the Mughals .
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.
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 Parshad, the Sodha Rajput ruler of Amarkot, gave him refuge. [6] Rana Prasad Rao of Amarkot duly welcomed Humayun into his home and sheltered the refugees for several months. Here, in the household of a Hindu Rajput nobleman, Humayun's wife Hamida Bano, daughter of a Sindhi family, gave birth to the future Emperor Akbar on 15 October 1542.
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