Bhagwant Das
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Bhagwant Das | |
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Amber Kingdom, Rajputana | |
Died | 4 December 1589 (aged 61–62) Lahore, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire |
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Kachwaha | |
Father | Bharmal |
Mother | Rathorji Badan Deiji great grandaughter of Rao Ranmal of Marwar |
Religion | Hinduism |
Raja Bhagwant Das (1527 – 4 December 1589) was the 23rd
Life
Raja Bhagwant Das was the eldest son of
At the event of his sister's marriage to Akbar in 1562, he was taken into the royal service by Akbar. He led several military expeditions of the Mughal Empire and was a respected noble in the Mughal court. He was notable for his sincere devotion and loyalty to Akbar having saved his life in the battle of Paronkh taking the bow meant to strike Akbar, on his chest.
Bhagwant Das was one of the generals of Akbar, who awarded him a mansab (rank) of 5000 in 1585.[5] and conferred him the title of Amir-ul-Umra (lit. 'chief noble').[6] He fought many battles for Akbar, including battles in Punjab, Kashmir, and Afghanistan, and was also the governor of Kabul. Bhagwant Das soundly defeated the army of the Kashmiri king, Yousuf Shah Chak.[7]
He married his daughter, Man Bai, to Prince Salim, who later assumed the throne as emperor Jahangir.[8][9] Their child was Jahangir's eldest son, Khusrau Mirza.[10]
Death
Shortly after attending the cremation of Todar Mal at Lahore, Bhagwant Das, having suffered from a bout of vomiting and strangury, died on 4 December 1589.[11] At his time of time, Akbar issued a firman of condolence to his eldest son and successor, Man Singh I from Bhagawati Devi, in which were written king and gracious messages beyond all grounds and sent him with his own dresses of honor and a body-guardsman's horse.[12] He further designated him the title of Raja at the account of his father's death.[13][14] His second son, Madho Singh, became the ruler of Bhangarh.[15]
Issue
Raja Bhagwant Das had at least thirteen sons:[16]
- Raja Man Singh
- Raikumvar Bai [citation needed]
- Man Bai
- Raja Madho Singh
- Pratap Singh
- Kunwar Hardas Singh
- Kunwar Kanah
- Kunwar Vanmali Das
- Kunwar Bhiv
- Chandarsera Singh
- Bajresh Singh[citation needed]
- Anupurva bai[citation needed]
- Jijayi Ji bai[citation needed]
- Sur Singh
Ancestry
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References
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- ^ Prasad, Rajiva Nain (1966). Raja Man Singh of Amber. p. 77.
- ^ Sarkar (1994, p. 64)
- ^ Khan, Refaqat Ali (1976). The Kachhwahas under Akbar and Jahangir. Kitab Publishers. p. 45.
- ISBN 978-1-350-12753-1.
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- ^ Prasad (1966, pp. 77–78)
- ^ Badayuni, Abdul Qadir (1590). Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh. Vol. II. p. 384.
- ^ Dundlod, Harnath Singh (1970). Jaipur and Its Environs. Raj. Educational Printers. p. 7.
- ^ Bhatnagar (1974, pp. 9–10)
- ^ Hooja (2006, p. 506)
- ^ Jinvijya Muni, Puratanvacharya. "Rajasthan Purathan Granthmala: Raja Bhagwat Raja Bharmalputra thirteen sons". I: 271.
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- ^ a b c Bhatnagar, V. S. (1974). Life and Times of Sawai Jai Singh, 1688-1743. Delhi. p. 10.
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- ^ Sarkar (1994, p. 32, [2])
- ^ Singh, Rajvi Amar (1992). Mediaeval History of Rajasthan: Western Rajasthan. p. 1518.
- ISBN 9780891480853.
- ^ Singh (1992, p. 145)