Maharana Ari Singh II – About Maharana Ari Singh II

Maharana Ari Singh II was the Maharana of Mewar, and he gets the throne of Mewar after the death of Maharana Raj Singh II. Well, he was not actually the real hire of Sisodiya clan as his nephew was the real successor and the Maharana of Mewar but after his death, no successor was left, and Maharana Ari Singh becomes the Ruler of Mewar. At the time he became the ruler of Mewar, the Rajput and Mewar are begin to fall because of the war with Mughals and because of the increasing power of Marathas.

Many people said that Maharana Ari Singh II killed his own nephew in order to get the throne of Mewar, but he later on denied this accusation and continued ruling the Mewar. During his reign, Mewar becomes very week, and they start losing all their grace and left over territories. It is said that Maharana Ari Singh was of very lose temper, and every time he uses to become outraged at very normal issue. Because of this, he was discriminated by the Nobel and royal family members, and they want him to leave the throne of Mewar. This is another reason o the fall of Rajputs because there is a Chios arises among the Rajputs and their noble people.

They started fighting with each other, and the other kings of India continued attacking them. The nobles and the staff of the royal court didn’t like Maharana Ari Singh II as there Maharana, and they planned his death in order to kill him and free Mewar from his short temper nature. They further planned to make Ratan Singh as the king of Mewar after his murder as he was the next hire and the true successor of Mewar after the death of Raj Singh II. After this plan, Ratan Singh made a plan regarding his death and to get the throne of Kumbhalgarh but his plan of killing Maharana Ari Singh was failed and he will not able to kill him.

At that time, Mewar was facing downfall and with the external enemies, they have to face invaders which made Rajputana week and there is a conspiracy everywhere regarding each other death. This whole chaos also effected the royal treasure of Mewar due to which they become financially week, and their people starts suffering from starvation and from famine. After that Maharana Ari Singh was defeated and he was forced to surrender his territories and at last, Bundi ruler killed him.  

Maharana Hamir Singh II – Son of Maharana Ari Singh II

After Maharana Ari Singh, his son Maharana Hamir Singh became the king of Mewar. When he became the king of Mewar, nothing left in it as all his territories, fame, glory, and wealth of Mewar was taken by the Marathas and their internal chaos make Rajputs week and from since they lost all their pride and glory.

About Maharana Hamir Singh II

Maharana Ari Singh II was the son of Maharana Ari Singh II, and he was just 11 years old when he was declared as the king of Mewar. But because he was just 11 years old he was not able to rule Mewar, and Maharaj Bagh Singh and Maharaj Arjun Singh becomes the mentor of the Maharana Hamir Singh II. But after that, the mother of Maharana Hamir Singh II named Sardar Kunwar Jhali was not happy with them and after that, she came into the power of Mewar on behalf of his son and started taking all the decision related on behalf of his son. But after that nothing goes right, and her son died when he was sixteen years old, and again the throne of Mewar was ideal.

After the death of his first son, Rajmata decided to crown his younger son who was the hire of Mewar after the death of his brother.  The name of the younger brother of Maharana Hamir Singh was Bhim Singh. But this Maharana has something special in them as he poses the quality of great skills and knowledge and it is said that he regained some of the lost territories of Mewar and some of the territories of Chittor. He tried to make Mewar prosperous and somehow get success in it, and he makes Rajputs proud.

The Maharana fought a war against the mighty Marathas and after that Sindh. He fought the war with courage, and it looked like that Mewar is gaining back all the things they have lost, and Marathas also fear from the Maharana. The minister of Maharana Hamir Singh named Amar Chand developed a conflict with the mother of Hamir Singh and because of this reason Amar Chand was killed by then by poisoning their food.

After all these chaos, Mewar began to fall and will not be able to get back all their lost things to the Mughals and to the Marathas and the downfall of Rajputs began. They lost their name and Marathas become the new and powerful rulers of India and began to rule the country for so many years by shedding the glory and courage of Mewar and Rajputs.

Maharana Pratap Singh II – A brief introduction of this Rajputana king

Maharana Pratap Singh II was the grandson of the hero of Mewar Maharana Pratap, and his father was Jagat Singh II. He was not very superior like his predecessor and considered a Maharana, which not have qualities like his grandfather. He was the eldest of all his siblings and as considered the successor of Sisodiya Clan. He got the throne of Mewar at an age of 27 and became the Maharana of Mewar.  It is said that his relationship with his father was not so good, and there is always remains conflict between father and son.

He gets the throne of his father after the death of him, and he starts ruling Mewar. The story is like that; Maharana Pratap Singh II gave his throne to the son of Umaid Singh, which was the ruler of Bundi at that time. He was given the throne without the permission of his father which made him angry and later his father order his soldiers to arrest his son and locked him in the prison.

This act of Maharana Pratap Singh II was made his life hell, and he had to face various problems in his life. After he was sent to jail, many people tried to kill him by using different methods like by mixing poison in his food, but the Maharana was saved by his well wisher. After this various person tried to kill him but unfortunately, they all got failed in their plannings. The main reason behind this attack was to get him out of the throne of Mewar so that he will not become the Maharana of Mewar.

All the efforts of killing him were failed and after the death of his father, he was crowned as the Maharana of Mewar. At the time he became the king, the Marathas was in rule and that time and just like his grandfather he was not that brave and considered a very week ruler of Sisodiya Dynasty. He was weak and even not able to protect himself, so he paid Marathas in order to get security and for being safe. Mewar fight with Mughals made them week due to which they lost their royal treasure and their soldiers and after Mughals Marathas came into power and started ruling the country which makes them out of the power and they will become depended on Marathas.

In all these chaos, he married to the princess of Amber and had a son name Maharana Raj Singh II, and he became the Maharana of Mewar after the death of Maharana Pratap Singh II. After that, Mewar got weaken, and the Sisodiya clan began to fall.

Maharana Sangram Singh II – a true Rajputana warrior of Mewar

Rajputs plays a significant role in the freedom of our country from Mughals and other emperors of the country.  They are so brave and have a personality which will make us inspire. There are numerous Maharana’s from Rajputana and Maharana Sangram Singh II was one of those Maharana’s who have a history filled with courage and has a great tales regarding their achievement.

About Maharana Sangram Singh II

The father of Maharana Sangram Singh II was Maharana Amar Singh II as his father was really a brave man who won his lost territories of Mewar from the Mughals. Just like his father, Maharana Sangram Singh II was also a very brave and kind king who was the best ruler of Mewar. The tales of his glory and courageous works are just amazing, and his war against Mughals is one of the memorable wars from that time. He won his lost throne from Mughal when the Mughal dynasty was at it end and they start disintegrating. He won the war and announced the freedom of India from Mughals. Well, that time was very hard as the Mewar itself facing problems related to Mewar, which was considered as an obstruct which didn’t make them to spend their territory. 

That time was very hard for the Mewar Maharana as the Mughals became week at that time and because of this reason they planned to attack Mewar but unfortunately, Maharana Sangram Singh II fought bravely against the  Mughals and won the war after the Mughal emperor lost the war he was abolished from our Country India. But at the same time, they had to face problems with Marathas so after that they struggled for marinating their territory.

But after some time, everything become normal, and the Maharana Sangram Singh II established a prosperous and peaceful Mewar. The Maharana try to maintain and balance the financial position of Mewar which is affected by the war against Mughal as it will affect the royal treasure and loss of life which will influence the status of Mewar and its financial position.

When he was the king of Mewar, the people lived a prosperous life under his rule, and the city start to flourish because of his kindness and his intelligent mind and enthusiasm. He was the Maharana of Mewar, which won all the lost territories from different kings.

After the death of Maharana Sangram Singh II, Rajputs begin to fall, and the Marathas had came in power and became superior among all the kings of India.

Maharana Raj Singh I - One of most respect Maharana of Sisodiya Clan

Rajputs are great warriors, and they considered very furious and full of courage.  They have a very special place in our history, and they are our country important part. They have fought many battles in order to save our motherland from Mughals and from other country rulers. The Rajputs have a list of legends and story of their glory which make them superior to them all. Among various Maharana of Mewar, Maharana Raj Singh was one of the most respectable Maharanas of all time.

He was the son of Maharana Jagat Singh I and there are many stories regarding their courage and fearless nature and behavior. He became the ruler of Marwar after the death of his father. After that, Raj Singh takes charge of Marwar and start ruling and after some time the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan heard about the new ruler of Marwar and for concurring Chittor he send a very large number of soldiers to Marwar but in return Maharana Raj Singh sent a letter for maintaining peace and prosperity with the Mughals.

But after the death of Mughal emperor Shahjahan, his son became Aurangzeb became the next emperor of Mughals and fall in love with the princess Rani Charumati of Kishangarh and wanted her as his wife. He sends a marriage proposal to Charumati, but she didn’t accept his proposal. When this happens, Aurangzeb became angry and felt like he was insulted and then he decided to take revenge of this insult from Rani Charumati. When the Rani came to know that she asked Maharana Raj Singh to marry her so that he will protect her from Aurangjeb. As the Maharana was very kind hearted and being a true Rajput, he had respect for women, and when the Rani asked for his help, he married her.

When Aurangzeb came to know that the Rani had married Maharana of Marwar he became angry and sent an army to kill Maharana and after that, he will make Charumati his wife, but unfortunately his dream of killing Maharana and want Charumati as his wife was not fulfilled.

After that, Maharana became the administrator of his military. Besides this, the Maharana was an art and music lover. He was also very passionate about unique and extreme architecture and design. Raj Samand lake was built by Maharana Raj Singh, which is situated in Kankroli. He had a collection of music and heard music everyday and also praises unique art and culture.

Rana Karan Singh- the prominent Mewar ruler

Among Mewar rulers, the great one is Rana Karan Singh, who took the responsibility as a king to rule the empire left by his predecessor.

He was courageous and fought battles along with his father and later took all responsibilities on himself. Due to some treaty between two kings, he was made the part of Mughal council. He was the grandson of Maharana Pratap Singh and son of Amar Singh I.  He ruled the Mewar till 1628 and later on his son Jagat Singh I took that place.

Achievements of Rana Karan Singh

After this, he was able to acclaim distinction in Rajput and began to rebuild his own capital. He also worked in several areas and matters that needed change and also repaired former adversities. He made several things in his empire like courtyards, halls and many rooms in city palace. For the ladies, he built the Zenana Mahal and was only meant for use by the women. He did many great things for the city Udaipur under his reign. The dam that was built on Lake Pichola and it is an unyielding construction of that time and the entire lake was enlarged so that the water requirements of the territory could be fulfilled.

His rule and kingdom

Rana Karan Singh was a great ruler because of his skills and the way he treated every problem that came in his court. A brave man, this ruler was able to sustain the rules and morals laid down by his ancestors during their own reign. During his rivalry with a Mughal ruler, he kept him with respect in the jag mandir mahal. Once this king was forgiven, he thanked Rana Karan Singh for keeping him with regard and was grateful to him. Before leaving, he exchanged the turban with Maharana and gave him the entire responsibility of Mewar. Along with it, the Mughal ruler also gave him five other districts and allowed Karan Singh for reconstructing old capital. He also gifted him the ruby that was of great value. He had a vision for the kind of empire he wanted for himself and made several policies and plans along with the best ministers in court. Shah Jahan later admitted that he was very inspired by the Jag mandir’s structure and dome and later made taj mahal that is remarkably magnificent. 

Rana Karan Singh was among the most significant rulers of the Mewar and Rajput clan and died in 1682.