Rao Udaisingh

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Rao Udai Singh (r.1583-95), also known by the sobriquet Mota Raja was the Rathore ruler of Marwar, which was later known as Jodhpur (in the present day Rajasthan state of India). After the death of his father Rao Maldeo on November 7, 1562 a fatricidal war for succession started and his younger brother Rao Chandrasen crowned himself in the capital Jodhpur. But his reign was short lived as Akbar's army occupied Merta in the same year and the capital in 1563[1]. Udai Singh later joined the Mughal service. After the death of Rao Chandrasen in January, 1581 Marwar was brought under direct Mughal administration and in August 1583, Akbar restored the throne of Marwar to Udai Singh[1]. He married his daughter Jodha Bai (Jagat Gosayini or Bhanmati) to Jahangir in 1587. Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan) was the son of Jodha Bai. Udai Singh died in Lahore on July 10, 1595[2]. He was succeeded by his son Sur Singh.

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  1. ^ a b Sarkar, J.N. (1984, reprint 1994). A History of Jaipur, New Delhi: Orient Longman, ISBN 81 250 0333 9, p.41
  2. ^ Beveridge, H. (tr.) (1939, reprint 2000). The Akbarnama of Abu'l Fazl, Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, ISBN 81 7236 094 0, pp.1027-28

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