Reign 1652-1680 (28 years) Parents Jagat Singh I Great-grandparents Amar Singh I Died October 22, 1680 Grandparents Karan Singh II | Grandchildren Amar Singh II Predecessor Jagat Singh I Name Raj I Children Jai Singh of Mewar | |
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Born 24 September 1629 ( 1629-09-24 ) | ||
Raj Singh I (24 September 1629 – 22 October 1680), was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom (r. 1652–1680). Rana Raj singh was the maternal uncle of Ajit Singh of Marwar. Raj Singh opposed Aurangzeb multiple times, once to save a princess from the Mughals and once by denouncing the Jizya tax levied by Aurangzeb. Rana Raj Singh is also known for giving protection to the Shrinathji idol of Mathura, he placed it in Nathdwara. No other Hindu ruler was ready to take the image in his kingdom as it would mean to oppose the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who was destroying temples all around India.
The Rana gave aid to Durgadas Rathore during the Rathore rebellion and fought many battles with Aurangzeb, he was eventually poisoned by his own chiefs who were bribed by the Mughal Emperor. He was a son of Maharana Jagat Singh I.