Consort Maharani Jaiwanta Bai Name Udai Singh II | Predecessor Vanvir | |
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Reign c. 1540 – c. 1572 (32 years) Spouse Maharani Jaivanta Bai Sonigara (Chauhan)Rani Sajjabai SolankiniRani Dheer Kanwar BhattiyaniRani Veerbai JhalaRani Lakkha baisaRani Raj bai SolankiniRani Laccha Kanwar BallachhiRani Saivata Bai KinchanRani Kanwar Bai RathoreRani Karmat BaijiRani Suhagde Bai ChauhanRani Ghansukhde Bai ChauhanRani Jeevat Kanwar MaderechiRani Lal Kanwar PanwarRani Kishan Kanwar GaurRani Lakhamde RathoreRani Gopalde BaiRani Kanwar Bai KinchanRani Lad Kanwar DewariRani Baiji Lal Kanwar RathoreRani Pyar kanwar RathoreRani Veer Kanwar Badagujar Issue Pratap SinghShakti SinghKunwar VikramdevJagmalSagar SinghRam SinghHari SinghChand KanwarMaan Kanwar(Over 56 sons and 22 daughters) Children Maharana Pratap, Sagar Singh, Jagmal Singh, Maan Kanwar, Hari Singh, Ram Singh Parents Rani Karnavati, Rana Sanga Similar People | ||
Udai singh ii
Udai Singh II (4 August 1522 – 28 February 1572) was the Maharana of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur in the present day Rajasthan state of India. He was the 53rd ruler of the Mewar dynasty. He was the fourth son of Maharana Sangram Singh (Rana Sanga) and Rani Karnavati, a princess of Bundi.
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Early life, marriage and parenthood
Udai Singh was born in Chittor. In August 1522, after the death of his father, Rana Sanga, Ratan Singh II was corronated as the new king. Ratan Singh II was assassinated in 1531. He was succeeded by his brother Maharana Vikramaditya Singh. During the reign of Vikramaditya, when the Turkic Sultan of Gujarat Bahadur Shah sacked Chittor in 1534, Udai Singh was sent to Bundi for safety. In 1537, Banbir killed Vikramaditya and usurped the throne. He tried to kill Udai Singh also, but Udai's nurse Panna Dai sacrificed her own son Chandan to save him from his uncle Banbir and took him to Kumbhalgarh. She did not ask for anything in return either. She started living in Bundi and did not allow Udai Singh to come and meet her. He lived in secret in Kumbhalgarh for two years, disguised as a nephew of the governor Asha Shah Depura (Maheshwari).
In 1540, he was crowned in Kumbhalgarh by the nobles of Mewar. His eldest son Maharana Pratap from his first wife, Maharani Jaivantabai Songara (daughter of Akhey Raj Songara of Jalore), was born in the same year. He had 18 or and 24 sons. His second wife, Sajjabai Solankini gave birth to his son Shakti, Sagar Singh and Vikram Dev. Dheerbai Bhattiyani was his favourite wife and was the mother of his son Jagmal Singh . His fourth wife was Rani Veerbai Jhaala.
The reign
In 1544, he accepted the suzerainty of the Sur Empire and allowed Sher Shah to appoint a representative, Shamsha. However after Sher Shah's death in 1545, Shamsha was driven out of Chittor.
In 1554, he defeated Rao Surtrad of Boondi and appointed Hada Surjan ruler there.
In 1557 he was unsuccessful in capturing Dungarpur. Later that year Haji Khan came to him after fleeing from Akbar. However when Udai Singh insisted on marrying Haji Khan's concubine, Rangrai Patar, he allied himself with Maldev of Marwar and defeated Udai Singh at Harmada.
In 1562, he gave refuge to Baz Bahadur of Malwa. In September 1567, his son Shakti Singh came to him from Dhaulpur and told him of Akbar's plan to capture Chittor.
According to Kaviraj Shyamaldas, Udai Singh called a council of war. The nobles advised him to take refuge along with the princes in the hills, leaving a garrison at Chittor. On 23 October 1567 Akbar formed his camp near Chittor. Udai Singh retired to Gogunda (which later became his temporary capital) leaving Chittor in the hands of his loyal chieftains Rao Jaimal and Patta. Akbar captured Chittor after a four-month-long siege on 25 February 1568. He later shifted his capital to Udaipur. He died in 1572 in Gogunda. Before his death, Jagmal tried to seize the throne but the nobles of Mewar prevented Jagmal from succeeding and placed Maharana Pratap Singh on the throne on 1 March 1572.
In popular culture
In the 2015 television serial, Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, Udai Singh II was portrayed by Shakti Anand.