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Friday, 28 November 2014

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.