Maharana Karan Singh(7 January 1584 – March 1628) was a Sisodia Rajput ruler of Mewar Kingdom (r. 1620 – 1628). He was the eldest son of Maharana Amar Singh I and the grandson of

Maharana Pratap Pratap Singh I (9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap (), was king of the Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan, from 1572 until his death in 1597. He is notable for leadi ...

. He was succeeded by his son Jagat Singh I. He succeeded his father on 26 January 1620 at the age of 36.

Life and reign

Karan Singh made several reforms after coming to the throne. Also, palaces were enlarged and defenses strengthened. He presided in relatively peaceful times and Mewar prospered under his rule. He also renovated the Ranakpur Jain temple in 1621. A lot of construction activities are known to have taken place during Karan Singh's reign. He constructed water ditches that ran all along the walls of the Lake Pichola .These ditches received stormwater and overflow from lake Pichola and conveyed it to lake Udai Sagar from where the stored water was used for irrigation. In Udaipur city, he built the Gol Mahal and dome at Jagmandir Island Palace, along with a tank in Krishna Niwas.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Karan, II Monarchs of Mewar 1584 births 1628 deaths