Last Updated: 26 Jul, 2024 | Views: 22660
Age: 45
Profession: Historical Men
Famous For: Rajput warrior King
About (Profile/Biography)
Sangram Singh I, popular as Maharana Sanga or Rana Sanga, was a Sisodia empire ruler in India. He ruled Mewar, the traditional Guhila (Sisodia) region in present-day northwestern India. However, under his capable leadership, his kingdom rose to become one of Northern India's greatest powers in the early sixteenth century. He ruled over parts of modern-day Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh from his capital in Chittor. Several contemporaries admired his reign, including Babur, who called him the "greatest Indian king" of the time, alongside Krishnadevaraya of South India.
Early Life & Reign
In 1508: Sanga succeeded to the throne of Mewar after a fight with his brothers Prithviraj and Jagmal.
In 1305 CE: Sanga re-established Rajput rule for the first time in Malwa after the fall of Paramara.
In 1520: Sanga invaded Gujarat with his army of 40,000 Rajputs and three vassals on the question of the succession to the state of Idar.
In 1526: After the Panipat's First Battle, Sanga merged several Rajput clans for the first time since Prithviraj Chauhan, assembled an army of 100,000 Rajput soldiers, and trooped to Agra.
In 1527: After the Mughals captured the Bayana fort, an important battle occurred between Mughal forces led by Chin Timur khan and Rajput forces led by Prithviraj kachwaha and later by Rana Sanga.
Rana Sanga Legacy
Rana Sanga is among the greatest Indian kings to have lived. He belongs to the royal residence of Mewar, which has produced such kings as Bappa Rawal, Rana Kumbha, and Maharana Pratap.
The great Rana Sanga did not only defeat his enemies but also accomplished something unthinkable at the time-Unifying the Rajput Clans and defeating the Delhi Sultanate.
Rana Sanga Unknown Facts
Rana Sanga was one of the bravest and wisest kings. Despite the losses of a hand, an eye, and a leg, he used the agility of a fit warrior to fight the battle despite such losses.
He defeats Every Invader from the Mughals and the Sultanate of Gujrat & Malwa.
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