Raja Bhagwant Das (1527 – 4 December 1589) was the 23rd Kacchwaha ruler of

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. His sister, Mariam-uz-Zamani, was the chief consort of

Emperor Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hu ...

and mother of his successor, Emperor Jahangir. His son,

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, one of the

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of Akbar became the highest-ranking official of his court and his daughter, Man Bai, was the first and chief wife of

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(later Jahangir).

Life

Raja Bhagwant Das was the eldest son of Raja Bharmal born in 1527 to his wife Phulvati of Mandore. At the event of his sister's marriage to

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

in 1562, he was taken into the royal service by Akbar. He led several military expeditions of the Mughal Empire and was a respected noble in the Mughal court. He was notable for his sincere devotion and loyalty to Akbar having saved his life in the battle of Paronkh taking the bow meant to strike Akbar, on his chest. Bhagwant Das was one of the generals of Akbar, who awarded him a mansab (rank) of 5000 in 1585. and conferred him the title of ''Amir-ul-Umra'' (). He fought many battles for Akbar, including battles in

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, and

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, and was also the governor of

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. Bhagwant Das soundly defeated the army of the

i king,

Yousuf Shah Chak Yousuf (Persian: یُوسُفْ, romanized: Yoūsuf, lit. 'God Increases'; Persian pronunciation: ːouːsf, born Yoūsuf (Yūsuf) Shāh Chak (Persian: یُوسُفْ شاہ چک/ژھک) was the fourth and sixth Chak Sultan, who reigned from ...

. He married his daughter, Man Bai, to Prince Salim, who later assumed the throne as emperor

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. Their child was Jahangir's eldest son, Khusrau Mirza.

Death

Shortly after attending the cremation of

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, Bhagwant Das, having suffered from a bout of vomiting and

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, died on 4 December 1589. At his time of time, Akbar issued a firman of condolence to his eldest son and successor,

from Bhagawati Devi, in which were written king and gracious messages beyond all grounds and sent him with his own dresses of honor and a body-guardsman's horse. He further designated him the title of Raja at the account of his father's death. His second son, Madho Singh, became the ruler of

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Issue

Raja Bhagwant Das had at least thirteen sons: * Raja Man Singh *Raikumvar Bai * Man Bai *Raja Madho Singh *Pratap Singh *Kunwar Hardas Singh *Kunwar Kanah *Kunwar Vanmali Das *Kunwar Bhiv *Chandarsera Singh *Bajresh Singh *Anupurva bai *Jijayi Ji bai *Sur Singh

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Bhagwant Hindu monarchs Maharajas of Jaipur 1589 deaths 16th-century Indian monarchs Year of birth unknown 1537 births People from Lahore