Udai Singh of Marwar

Udai Singh
Raja
Ruler of Marwar
Reign c. 1583 – c. 1595
Coronation August 4, 1583
Predecessor Rao Chandrasen
Successor Sur Singh
Born (1538-01-13)13 January 1538
Jodhpur
Died 10 July 1595(1595-07-10) (aged 57)
Lahore
Full name
Raja Udai Singhji Sahib Bahadur
Dynasty Rathore
Religion Hindu, Rajput

Raja Udai Singh (January 13, 1538 - July 10, 1595), also known by the sobriquet Mota Raja (the fat king), was the Rathore ruler (reigned 1583–95) of Marwar, which was later known as Jodhpur (in the present day Rajasthan state of India).

Life

After the death of his father Rao Maldeo on November 7, 1562 a fatricidal war for succession started and his younger brother Rao Chandra Sen crowned himself in the capital Jodhpur. But his reign was short lived as Akbar's army occupied Merta in the same year and the capital in 1563.[1] Udai Singh later joined the Mughal service.

After the death of Rao Chandrasen in January, 1581 Marwar was brought under direct Mughal administration and in August 1583, Akbar restored the throne of Marwar to Udai Singh.[1] Udai Singh died in Lahore on July 10, 1595.[2] He was succeeded by his son Sur Singh.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sarkar, J.N. (1984, reprint 1994). A History of Jaipur, New Delhi: Orient Longman, ISBN 81-250-0333-9, p.41
  2. ↑ Beveridge, H. (tr.) (1939, reprint 2000). The Akbarnama of Abu'l Fazl, Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, ISBN 81-7236-094-0, pp.1027-28

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Preceded by
Rao Chandra Sen		 Ruler of Marwar
1583–1595 		Succeeded by
Sur Singh


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