Battle of Rajmahal (1747)

01The promise of 1708

Jai Singh II had married a Mewar princess in 1708 on the condition that her son would succeed him. But Ishwari Singh, his elder son by another queen, took the throne in 1743. Madho Singh, the Mewar princess’s son, had the backing of his uncle Maharana Jagat Singh II, and of the Hada rajas of Kota and Bundi, who had their own quarrels with Jaipur. Both sides also bid for Maratha help, and the Maratha chiefs took money from each in turn.

02Rajmahal

In March 1747 the allied armies of Mewar, Kota and Bundi marched for Jaipur in Madho Singh’s name. Ishwari Singh met them at Rajmahal on the Banas river and beat them; his minister Hargovind Natani and the Jaipur artillery are given credit. To mark the victory Ishwari Singh built the Isarlat, a tall tower that still rises over Jaipur’s Tripolia Bazaar. The victory was short-lived: in 1748 Madho Singh came back with the Marathas behind him.

Dynasty · c. 6th century–1949 CEGuhilas and Sisodias of MewarFrom Bappa Rawal to Maharana Pratap, the house of Mewar held its hills against every power that came from Delhi. It is among the longest-ruling royal lines in the world.Read →