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Amar Singh I was the eldest son of Maharana Pratap I.He was born in the old capital fortress of Chittor on 16 March 1559 to his father's chief queen Ajabde Punwar, who belonged to the Parmarji of Bijolia, a fiefdom under Mewar in the same year when foundation of the new capital city of Udaipur was laid by his grandfather, Udai Singh II. [1]
In 1615, Amar Singh submitted to the Mughals. The terms of submission were designed to satisfy both sides. Due to his advanced age, Amar Singh was not required to personally attend the Mughal court, and he was granted Mewar, including the city of Chittor, as a watan jagir (territory granted as a hereditary estate). Amar Singh's successor, Karan ...
Pratap Singh II: 1751–1754 Raj Singh II: 1754–1762 Pratap's son. Paid heavy tribute to Marathas, financially devastating Mewar. Ari Singh II: 1762–1772 Raj's son. Under him, Marathas raided Mewar several times for not paying tribute. Hamir Singh II: 1772–1778 Ari's son. Became Rana when underaged, and died. Bhim Singh: 1778–1828 Hamir ...
Rana Amar Singh led a hard-fought battle to defend his territory, leading to an indecisive battle where both sides claimed victory. [3] In 1608, an army under Mahabat Khan was sent to Mewar through Mandal and Chittor. This army was defeated was forced to retreat due to continuous raids conducted by Rajput forces. [4]
The Mughal army while marching towards Mewar destroyed many Hindu temples but Jahangir had warned strictly to prince Khurram to treat Rana Amar Singh I as a friend if he prepares to submit. Thus, when Rana submitted and sued for the peace he was given an honourable treatment as Jahangir notes:
Amar Singh I was the Rana who signed the treaty with the Mughals Pratap's 38-year-old son Amar succeeded him. In 1600, his kingdom was invaded by Akbar's son Salim in which Mughals were defeated and their top generals like Sultan Khan Ghori were killed.
Amar Singh was born on 11 December 1613 as the eldest son, thus heir apparent to his father Yuvraj Gaj Singh I of who in turn was heir apparent to his father as the eldest son of Raja Sur Singh of Marwar. [3] [4] His mother Songariji was the granddaughter of Rao Man Singh Songara of Pali maternal uncle of Maharana Pratap Singh I of Mewar. [5]
The Kunwar family (Nepali: कुँवर परिवार) was a noble Khas-Chhetri family in the Gorkha Kingdom and the Kingdom of Nepal. [1] The Kunwars were linked to the Thapa dynasty and family of Amar Singh Thapa by marital lineages and, thus, to Pande dynasty through the Thapa dynasty.