FAMOUS RAJPUT RULERS
Famous Rajput Rulers
18th Century and before
- Amar Singh Rathore of Nagaur.
- Bappa Rawal, the founder of the Mewar Dynasty.
- Chatrapati Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire and considered by many to be the greatest warrior in the modern history of the Indian subcontinent.
- Durgadas Rathore of Mewar, who preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar.
- Jai Singh I, King of Amber.
- Jai Singh II, Founder and King of Jaipur.
- Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, Ruler of princly state of .Alwar
- Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikaner, a modern reformist visionary, and he was also the only non-White member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I.
- Maharaja Gulab Singh, who became the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruler of Jammu & Kashmir (princely state).
- Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Marwar.
- Maharana Pratap of Mewar, regarded for his bravery and chivalry in opposition to the Mughal emperor Akbar.
- Maharao Shardul Singh, ruler of Jhunjhunu.
- Maldeo Rathore of Marwar, historian Ferishta calls him as the "most Potent Prince of Hindustan".
- Prithviraj Chauhan, the last independent Hindu king to sit upon the throne of Delhi.
- Raja Man Singh I of Amber, King of Amber, Rajasthan and General of Akbar.
- Raja Bhagwant Das, King of Amber Rajasthan
- Rana Hamir, the 14th-century ruler of Mewar.
- Rana Kumbha of Mewar.
- Rana Sanga of Mewar, who fought against Ibrahim Lodi and Babur.
- Rana Udai Singh II, Founder of Udaipur State.
- Rao Bika, Founder of Bikaner State.
- Rao Jodha, Founder of Jodhpur State.
- Lieutenant-General Sir Sadul Singh, the last reigning Maharaja of Bikaner State.
- Rao Shekha, King of Amarsar.
- Rawal Jaisal Singh, Founder of the city of Jaisalmer.
- Rawal Ratan Singh, Husband of Rani Padimini, Sisodiya ruler of Chittor (13 a.d.).
- Santaji Ghorpade, the commander-in-chief of the Maratha empire between 1692–1697, and a Sisodia Rajput.
Armed Forces of India
- Brigadier Hari Singh Deora, awarded A.V.S.M.
- Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh (also Maharaja of Jaipur), awarded Mahavir Chakra.
- Major Shaitan Singh, awarded Param Vir Chakra for service in the 1962 India-China war.
- Naik Jadu Nath Singh Rathore, awarded Param Vir Chakra for service in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
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