The nobles told him to take refuge along with the princes in the hills, leaving a garrison at Chittor. According to Kaviraj Shyamaldas, Udai Singh called a council of war. In September 1567, his son Shakti Singh came to him from Dhaulpur and told him of Akbar’s plan to capture Chittor. In 1562, Udai gave shelter to Baz Bahadur, the last ruler of the Malwa Sultanate, whose kingdom had been annexed into the Mughal Empire. In 1557, he was defeated by Maldeo Rathore at the Battle of Harmada and lost Merta to him. In 1544, Udai Singh surrendered Chittor to Sher Shah Suri on the terms that Sher Shah does not harm the people of Mewar. Dheerbai Bhattiyani was his favorite wife and was the mother of his son Jagmal Singh. His second wife, Sajjabai Solankini gave birth to his son Shakti Singh, Sagar Singh, and Vikram Dev. His eldest son Maharana Pratap was born in 1540 to his first wife, Maharani Jaywantabai Songra (daughter of Akhe Raj Songra of Jalore). Therefore, Udaipur which had been safer from the Mughal influence because of its mountainous terrain remained the capital of Mewar till it became a part of the Union of India in 1948. When the Mughals attacked Chittor, the then capital of Mewar, Maharana Udai Singh II, and the royal family had already left for Gogunda, making it a temporary capital until Udai Singh II shifted to Udaipur and made it the new capital of Mewar.Īfter the decline of the Mughals, the Rajput kings recaptured most of Mewar but failed to win over Chittor.
The city of lakes – ‘Udaipur’ – was named after its founder, made it his capital even before Chittor was sacked by Akbar. Udaipur – Capital City of Maharan Udai Singh In 1540, Udai Singh was crowned in Kumbhalgarh by the nobles of Mewar. He lived secretly in Kumbhalgarh for two years, disguised as a nephew of the governor Asha Shah Depura (Maheshwari). She started living in Bundi and did not allow Udai Singh to come and meet her. She did not ask for anything in return either. He tried to kill Udai Singh, but Udai’s nurse Panna Dai sacrificed her son Chandan to save him from his uncle Banbir and took him to Kumbhalgarh. In 1537, Banbir killed Vikramaditya and seized the throne. During the reign of Vikramaditya, when the Muzaffarid Sultan of Gujarat Bahadur Shah sacked Chittor in 1535, Udai Singh was sent to Bundi for safety. He was succeeded by his brother Maharana Vikramaditya Singh. After the death of his father Rana Sanga, Ratan Singh II was crowned King. He was the fourth son of Rani Karnawati and Maharana Sangram Singh who was popularly known as Rana Sanga. Udai Singh II was born in Chittor on 2 August 1522. He was the fourth son of Rana Sanga and Rani Karnavati, a princess of Bundi. He was the 12th ruler of the Mewar Dynasty. Udai Singh II was the Maharana of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur.
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