Kshetra Singh

Kshetra Singh[2] (died 1382), was Maharana (r. 1364–1382) of Mewar Kingdom. He was the son of Maharana Hammir Singh. In his reign, he conquered Ajmer and Mandalgarh.

Kshetra Singh
Maharana
Maharana of Mewar
Reignc. 1364 – c. 1382
PredecessorHammir Singh
SuccessorLakha Singh
Died1382
SpouseHadi Rani of Bundi
IssueLakha Singh
Bhakhar
Mahap
Bhuvan Singh
Salkha
Sakhar[1]
DynastySisodias of Mewar
FatherHammir Singh
MotherSongari
Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar II
(1326–1971)

Rule

Kshetra, who ruled Mewar from A.D. 1364 to A.D. 1382, was the son and successor of the celebrated Rana Hammir. He greatly enlarged the kingdom. He captured Ajmer and Jahazpur, re-annexed Mandalgarh, Mandsaur and the whole of Chappan to Mewar. He obtained a victory over the Sultan of Delhi,[3] who was utterly defeated at Bakrole. Kshetra Singh also took the Sultan of Gujarat prisoner in a battle. The Kumbalgarh inscription says that he captured Zafar Khan, Sultan of Patan (who later became the first independent Sultan of Gujarat).

Kshetra Singh further increased his fame by defeating the Sultan of Malwa and killing his general Amir Shah identified as Dilawar Khan.[4]

Kshetra Singh died in 1382 AD during a campaign against the Hada of Bundi.[5]

After his death, he was succeeded by Rana Lakha Singh (1382-1421).

References
  1. Shayamldas, Vir Vinod, Part 1, pp303
  2. "UDAIPUR". Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. Tods annals and antiquities vol I pg 274
  4. Har Bilas Sarda "Maharana Kumbha: sovereign, soldier, scholar" pg 4
  5. Lane Poole's Muhammadan Dynasties of India pg 376
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