Rao Mitrasen Santoriya, also known as Mitrasen ahir or Mittar sain, was the son of Rao Tulsiram and was the Ahir ruler who ruled

Rewari Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the district headquarters of Rewari district. It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from Delhi

Conflict with Rajputs and Marathas

The Battle of Mandan, fought in 1775, was a clash between the Shekhawat Rajputs and Ahirs of

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fought Kachwaha of Jaipur and Shekhawat Rajputs, etc. In 1781, Rao Mitrasen attacked and plundered Narnaul on 5 February. During the battle, 400 men of the garrison (Jaipur forces) made a sortie and attacked his trenches. The Ahir Soldiers of Rao Mitrasen beat off the attack inflicting more than a hundred casualties. In retaliation, the

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rulers attacked

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invasion to Rewari was expelled.

Death

Mitrasen died shortly after the battle. The

Marathas The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...

invaded again, killed most of Rao Mitrasen's family and sacked the town. Rao Ram Singh died fighting. The Marathas put the younger brother of Rao Ram Singh, Hira Singh, on the Gaddi. He was of no consequence. Neither Ram Singh nor Hira Singh seem to have ruled for long.

Legacy

Rao Mitrasen's Samadhi is presented in ''Gokalgarh-Lisana, Haryana.''

References

{{reflist History of Haryana Ahir history