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Ramshah Tomar (born Ramsingh Tomar) was the last Tomara Rajput king of
Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...
. He was ousted by
Akbar Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expa ...
and sought refuge at his maternal home in
Mewar Mewar, also spelled as Mewad is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasth ...
which at the time was the only state offering resistance to Akbar. Owing to his valour, Udai Singh gave him the title of "''Shaho Ka Shah''" and also married one of his daughter to Ramshah's son
Shalivahan Singh Tomar Shalivahan Singh Tanwar was heir apparent and son of Ramshah Tanwar the Tomar Rajput ruler of Gwalior. They were ousted by Akbar and sought refuge in Mewar which at the time was the only state who refused Akbar as head of state. He, along with ...
. Abd al-Qadir Badayuni, a Mughal historian who fought against Ramshah in the
Battle of Haldighati The battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between the Mewar forces led by Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal forces led by Man Singh I of Amber. The Mughals emerged victorious after inflicting significant casualties on Mewari forces, ...
praised him in his book as follows - "I saw that the warrior left the battle of the elephants on the right and reached the main part of the Mughal army and carried out dangerous manslaughter there. Ramshah, the grandson of the famous Raja Man Singh of Gwalior, who always remained in Rana's Haraval (front row), showed such valor which is beyond the power of writing. Due to his powerful attack of Mansingh kachwaha on the left side of Haraval had to flee and take shelter of the Sayyids of the right side, which also caused Asaf Khan to flee. If the Sayyid people had not survived at that time, then the runaway army of the Haraval (front row) had created such a situation that we would have faced a shameful defeat." Abul fazl, the grand Vizier of Akbar who wrote Akbarnama wrote - "These two (Ramshah & Shalivahan) were friends of war and enemies of life, who had made life cheap and honour expensive. Battling with valour, Ramshah, his three sons - Shalivahan Singh, Bhavani Singh, Pratap Singh, a grandson - Balbhadr and 300 of his Tomar followers were all martyred. Not a single brave man of the Tanwar clan survived the war." Owing to their Valour and devotion, Two Chhatris (Memorials) were made by Maharana Karan Singh (grandson of Maharana Pratap) in Rakt Talai for Ramshah Tomar and Shalivahan Singh Tomar.


Lineage & Descendants

Tanwar Descendants of Sohan Singh s/o Anangpal Tanwar, the ruler of Delhi in the 12th century. # Virsingh nearly A.D.1375 # Uddhharandev A.D.1400 # Vikramdev # Ganapatidev A.D.1419 # Dugarendrasingh # Kalyanmalla # Man Singh Tanwar A.D.1486 # Vikramaditya Tanwar # Ramshah Tanwar ##
Shalivahan Singh Tomar Shalivahan Singh Tanwar was heir apparent and son of Ramshah Tanwar the Tomar Rajput ruler of Gwalior. They were ousted by Akbar and sought refuge in Mewar which at the time was the only state who refused Akbar as head of state. He, along with ...
, married a daughter of
Udai Singh II Udai Singh II (4 August 1522 – 28 February 1572) was the List of Ranas of Mewar, 12th Maharana of the Kingdom of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur in the present-day state of Rajasthan, India. He was the fourth son of Rana SangaTo ...
of Mewar ### Shyamshah Tomar,.. ### Mitrasen Tomar ### Rao Dharmagat ## Bhawani Singh Tomar ## Pratap Singh Tomar Later on, his descendants ruled from the
Thikana Thakur is a historical feudal title of the Indian subcontinent. It is also used as a surname in the present day. The female variant of the title is Thakurani or Thakurain, and is also used to describe the wife of a Thakur. There are varying o ...
s in Lakhansar (
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), Khetasar and Kelawa (
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) and Dalniya (
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).M. N. Mathur, Battle of Haldighati, Page 2


References

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