Rao Surjan Singh was the 14th Raja of
Bundi
Bundi is a city in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India and capital of the former princely state of Rajputana agency. District of Bundi is named after the former princely state.
Demographics
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. He was crowned in 1554.
Life
He was the
governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
of
Ranthambore under the vassalage of the
Sisodias of
Mewar, until 1568. His son Duda allied with
Maharana Pratap
Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under A ...
, and was defeated by the
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...
after which he fled and Bundi was conferred upon Surjan's son Bhoj. After not getting any success in conquering the fort of Ranthambore, Emperor Akbar gave this task to Mansingh. Raja Man Singh made a courtesy call to Rao Surjan Singh with a fixed time. On this occasion, Raja Mansingh was accompanied by Akbar himself in the guise of Chobdar, who was recognized by the uncle of Rao Surjan Singh who was present there and was respectfully seated. After the intense consultation of Rao Surjan with Mansingh, the main 10 conditions were laid according to the treaty proposal made.
Rao Surjan's conditions in front of Akbar
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Maharajas of Bundi
16th-century Indian royalty
History of Rajasthan
1585 deaths