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  2. List of battles in Rajasthan - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Udaipur (1680) – Aurangzeb attacked Mewar and plundered Udaipur, the citizens were safely escorted to Panarwa a hilly region by Rana Raj Singh but 63 temples in and around Udaipur were plundered and many villages were burned down by Aurangzeb's general Taj Khan. The Mughal army was eventually starved because of the scorched earth ...

  3. Kingdom of Mewar - Wikipedia

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    City Palace, Udaipur(front view) Udai Singh II initiated the decades long struggle with the Mughals. Early into his reign, Maldev Rathore unsuccessfully invaded Mewar. [61] In 1557, he was defeated by a joint invasion by Haji Khan and Maldeo Rathore in the Battle of Haramada. [62] He is most known for establishing the city of Udaipur. The city ...

  4. Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568) - Wikipedia

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    30,000 noncombatants massacred after the battle Several women and children were enslaved The siege of Chittorgarh (23 October 1567 – 23 February 1568) was the military expedition of the Mughal Empire under Akbar against the Mewar kingdom that commenced in 1567 during which the Mughals successfully captured the fort of Chittorgarh after a hard ...

  5. History of Udaipur - Wikipedia

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    Maharaja Fateh Singh of Udaipur on royal barge, c. 1884-1930. Udaipur, India was founded in 1553, [1] by Maharana Udai Singh II [2] in the fertile circular Girwa Valley to the southwest of Nagda, on the Banas River. The city was established as the new capital of the Mewar kingdom.

  6. Maharana Pratap - Wikipedia

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    [18] [19] [20] After a fierce battle lasting more than three hours, Pratap found himself wounded and the day lost. He managed to retreat to the hills and lived to fight another day. [ 21 ] The Mughals were victorious and inflicted significant casualties among the forces of Mewar but failed to capture Maharana Pratap.

  7. Udai Singh II - Wikipedia

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    Udai Singh II (4 August 1522 – 28 February 1572) [7] was the 12th Maharana of the Kingdom of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur in the present-day state of Rajasthan, India. [8] He was the fourth son of Rana Sanga [9] and Rani Karnavati, a princess of Bundi.

  8. List of Ranas of Mewar - Wikipedia

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    Amar's son. Defeated Ranabaaz Khan at the Battle of Bandanwara. Reestablished relations with a weak Mughal Emperor. Jagat Singh II: 1734–1751 Sangram's son. Started paying chauth to the Marathas. Heavily invested in placing Sawai Madho Singh on the throne of Jaipur, eventually bankrupting Mewar. Pratap Singh II: 1751–1754 Raj Singh II: 1754 ...

  9. Udaipur - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Maharana Pratap of Mewar, commemorating the Battle of Haldighati. Udaipur was founded in 1559, [6] by Maharana Udai Singh II in the fertile circular Girwa Valley to the southwest of Nagda, on the Banas River. The city was established as the new capital of the Mewar kingdom.