Puranmal (died 19 January 1534) was a sixteenth-century

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ruler of

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Life

Puranmal ascended to the throne after his father's death,

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, in 1527. His succession was likely based on the fact that his mother, a daughter of Rao

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, was Prithviraj's favourite wife. However, his ascension was controversial and led to conflicts within the

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s. This internal strife allowed neighbouring rulers to take advantage of the situation. It was during these circumstances that

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is said to have provided support to Puranmal. Later, some sources state that Puranmal took a submission policy regarding the Mughals and fought alongside them, thus initiating the long relationship between Amber and the Mughal empire. According to the ''

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'', Puranmal died in the Battle of Mandrail in 1534, while fighting under Humayun's brother

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against Tatar Khan. However, other sources disagree with this, instead stating that it was Hindal he was battling against when he was killed. This is said to have resulted from the Mughal prince making incursions into the territory of Puranmal's kinsman, Raimal, for whom the Raja died fighting in the Battle of Anaseri. Yet another version states that Puranmal was overthrown by his brother,

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, who subsequently seized the throne. Regardless, it was Bhim Singh who succeeded Puranmal, rather than the latter's sons. His descendants later formed the Puranmalot sub-clan, one of the "twelve chambers" of the House of Kachwaha.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Puranmal Maharajas of Jaipur 1534 deaths Year of birth unknown People from Jaipur district