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Mewar (Sisodia)
Kingdom
Level 2
★ Major power
1326 – 1949
Rajput kingdom of Rana Kumbha, Rana Sanga and Maharana Pratap.
- Capital
- Chittorgarh, later Udaipur
- Region
- West
- Duration
- 623 years
- Main period
- Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
Approximate extent.
Rulers
- Rana Hammir Ranac. 1326 – c. 1364Recovered Chittor.
- Rana Kumbha Rana1433 – 1468Vijay Stambha; Kumbhalgarh.
- Rana Sanga Rana1508 – 1528Lost to Babur at Khanwa.
- Maharana Pratap Maharana1572 – 1597Battle of Haldighati.
- Amar Singh I Maharana1597 – 1620Treaty with Jahangir, 1615.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1576 | Battle of Haldighati Maharana Pratap against Akbar's army under Man Singh. The Mughals held the field but Maharana Pratap escaped to continue resisting. |
Haldighati |
Personalities
📚 Recommended reading on the Mewar (Sisodia)
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Mewar (Sisodia) for a significant part of its history.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Bahmani Sultanate ★
Deccan · 1347 – 1527
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Maratha Empire ★
Deccan · 1674 – 1818
Nawabs of Bengal ★
East · 1717 – 1765
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Sikh Empire ★
North · 1799 – 1849
Kingdom of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1816 – 2008
British Raj (Crown Rule) ★
Pan-Indian · 1858 – 1947
Kingdom of Bhutan ★
Himalaya · 1907 – present
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Madurai Sultanate
South · 1335 – 1378
Kashmir Sultanate
North · 1339 – 1586
Samma Dynasty
Northwest · 1351 – 1524
Bengal Sultanate
East · 1352 – 1576
Timurid Empire (Herat)
Northwest · 1370 – 1507
Malwa Sultanate
Central · 1392 – 1562
Jaunpur (Sharqi) Sultanate
Gangetic Plain · 1394 – 1479
Gujarat Sultanate
West · 1407 – 1573
Kingdom of Kotte
Sri Lanka · 1412 – 1597
Gajapati Kingdom
East · 1434 – 1541
Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1636
Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1686
Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1574
Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi)
Deccan · 1492 – 1619
Portuguese Cochin
Coastal · 1503 – 1663