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Rana Sanga (1509-1527)
Rose to be the greatest king of Mewar. During his rule Mewar reached the
pinnacle of her glory. He extended his kingdom, defeated the Lodhi kings of
Delhi several times and was acknowledged by all the Rajput clans as the
leading prince of Rajasthan.
Sanga had to face a new and powerful invader in the Moghul Babar, a descendant
of Timur the Mongol. In 1526 Babar invaded India and defeated Ibrahim Lodhi,
Sultan of Delhi. In the face of this threat the Rajput clans united under Rana
Sanga in a Rajput confederacy but the superior artillery of the Moghul
prevailed against the cavalry charges of the Rajputs. At Kanuha, near
Bharatpur in 1527, Babar defeated Sanga and the Rajput confederacy, and this
victory established a new era in the history of India. The Moghul period
dawned.
Rana Bikirarnjeet
The second sack of Chittor (1536) took place during his reign, Bahadur Shah,
Sultan of Gujarat, attacked the fort. The infant heir to the throne, Udai
Singh, was smuggled out of the fort before it fell.
[Harachauhans of Bundi-Kotah]
[Imperial Guptas]
[Rana Kumbha]
[Rana Pratap]
[Rajasthan history]
[Bikaner]
[Kuchchwahas of Amber-Jaipur]
[Rajasthan early history]
[Raja Jai Singh]
[Rajasthan]
[The Mauryans]
[The Rajputs]
[Colonel James Tod]
[Rana Udai Singh]
[Chauhans of Delhi-Ajmer]
[Muslim Invasions]
[Post-Mogul history]
[Rana Lakha]
[Rao Jodha]
[Sisodias of Mewar]
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