Dheer Bai Bhattiyani (), also known as Rani Dheer Bai, was the third and favourite wife 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 ...

, the 12th Rana of

Kingdom of Mewar The Kingdom of Mewar was an independent Hindu kingdom that existed in the Rajputana region of the Indian subcontinent and later became a dominant state in medieval India. The kingdom was initially founded and ruled by the Guhila dynasty, foll ...

. Dheer Bai was the mother of

Jagmal Singh Jagmal Singh was a sixteenth century Indian prince and court figure. He was the son of Maharana Udai Singh II and Rani Dheerbai Bhatiyani. Biography After the death of Udai Singh II his favorite wife, Dheerbai Bhatiyani, wanted Jagmal to suc ...

, Maan Bai and Chand Bai.

Early life

Dheer Bai was born in

Jaisalmer Jaisalmer , nicknamed ''The Golden city'', is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur, in the heart of the Thar Desert. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer district ...

into the royal family of the

Bhati Bhati (also romanised as Bhattī) is a Rajput clan. The Bhati clan historically ruled over several cities in present-day India and Pakistan with their final capital and kingdom being Jaisalmer, India. History The Bhatis of Jaisalmer bel ...

Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

clan. Her father, Rawal Lunkaran Bhati, was the ruler of Jaisalmer (r. 1530 - 1551). Her sister Umade Bhattiyani, was one of the wives of

Maldeo Rathore Rao Maldeo Rathore (5 December 1511 – 7 November 1562) was a king of the Rathore dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Marwar in present day state of Rajasthan. Maldeo ascended the throne in 1531 CE, inheriting a small ancestral principality of Ra ...

Marwar Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. 'Maru' is a Sanskrit word for desert. The word 'wad' literally means fence in Rajasthani languages. Engl ...

Marriage to Udai Singh

Dheer Bai was married to

, the 12th Rana of Mewar. She was his third and favourite wife. Dheer Bai was the mother of a son

and two daughters, Maan Bai and Chand Bai. Dheer Bai built built a stepwell, a temple and an Inn outside village of Debari, in Mewar.

Maharana Pratap's succession

After the death of Udai Singh in 1572, Dheer Bai wanted her son Jagmal to succeed him but senior courtiers preferred Pratap, as the eldest son, to be their king. The desire of the nobles prevailed and Pratap ascended the throne as the 54th ruler of

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 ...

in the line of the Sisodia Rajputs.

In popular culture

* In the 2015 series, ''

Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap ''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' () is an Indian historical fiction series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century ruler of Mewar kingdom. It starred Sharad Malhotra, R ...

'', Dheer Bai was portrayed by

Aashka Goradia Aashka Goradia Goble (born 27 November) is a former Indian actress and entrepreneur who worked in Hindi television. Goradia is known for portraying Kkumud Kapoor Oberoi in '' Kkusum'', Arpita Prasad Raizada in ''Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka'', Dheer ...

References

External links

Official Website for the Royal Family of Udaipur
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