Man Singh I of Amber
| Man Singh I | |
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| Raja of Amer | |
Raja Man Singh I of Amer
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21 December 1550 Amer, Rajasthan, India |
| Died | 6 July 1614 (aged 63) Ellichpur, Maharashtra, India |
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| Father | Bhagwant Das |
| Mother | Rani Bhagwati Bai |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Man Singh (Man Singh I) (21 December 1550 – 6 July 1614) was the Rajput Raja of Amber, a state later known as Jaipur in Rajputana. He was a trusted general of the Mughal emperor Akbar, who included him among the Navaratnas, or the nine (nava) gems (ratna) of the royal court. His daughter Manorama Bai was married to Crown Prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan and brother of Aurangzeb.
He was the son of king Bhagwant Das and his queen Bhagawati of Amber. He was born on Sunday, 21 December 1550. He was about eight years younger than Mughal Emperor Akbar who was born on 14 October 1542 and about ten years younger than Rana Pratap who was born on 9 May 1540, These three personalities, of the same generation, had an impact on sixteenth century India's polity, society, and history. Rana Pratap fought unrelenting wars with both of them.
Initially known as Kunwar (prince), Man Singh received the title of Mirza [Raja] and the mansab (rank) of 5000 after the death of his father on 10 December 1589 from Akbar. On 26 August 1605, Man Singh became a mansabdar of 7,000, i.e., a commander of 7,000 cavalry in the Mughal forces, which was the maximum command for anyone other than a son of the Mughal emperor and the guardian of Khusrau, the eldest son of Jahangir.Akbar called him Farzand (son). He fought many important campaigns for Akbar. Kunwar Man Singh led the Mughal Army in the well-known battle of Haldighati fought in 1576 between the Mughal Empire and Maha Rana Pratap.
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