Jagmal Singh was a sixteenth century Indian prince and court figure. He was the son of

Maharana Udai Singh II Udai Singh II (4 August 1522 – 28 February 1572) was the Maharana of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur in the present-day Rajasthan state of India. He was the 12th ruler of the Udaipur State, Kingdom of Mewar. He was the fourth so ...

and Rani Dheerbai Bhatiyani.

Biography

After the death of Udai Singh II his favorite wife, Dheerbai Bhatiyani, wanted Jagmal to succeed

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after his death even though he was not the eldest son. On his deathbed, Udai Singh II named Jagmal Singh as the next

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. Jagmal was to be crowned as Maharana of

Udaipur Udaipur () (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic capit ...

in 1572; however, the nobles of the court instead crowned

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.Tod, James (1829, reprint 2002). ''Annals & Antiquities of Rajas'than'', Vol.I, Rupa, New Delhi, , p.252-64 Jagmal left

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and went into the service of the Mughal

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, who gave him shelter. Later he met

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and was given the

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as a gift. Sometime before 1581, he married the daughter of Maharao Man Singh II of Sirohi and became the co-ruler of

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in 1581. His brother-in-law

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became his enemy after this. He was killed by Rao Hammirji of Chandana on 17 October 1583 at the

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.Rana 2004, p. 39
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