Chitra Katha

Durgadas RathoreSaviour of Marwar

In July 1679 he cut his way out of Delhi with the infant Ajit Singh, saving the heir of Marwar from Aurangzeb, and then fought for nearly thirty years until Ajit Singh sat on the throne of Jodhpur.

1638–1718 CE

The full life
1Born on 13 August 1638 at Salwa, in Marwar.
2He escaped from Delhi with the infant Ajit Singh in July 1679.Durgadas Rathore
3He took the rebel Prince Akbar to Sambhaji’s court in 1681.Durgadas Rathore · Prince Akbar · Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj
4Ajit Singh entered Jodhpur in 1707.Durgadas Rathore · Maharaja Ajit Singh
5His chhatri stands on the Shipra at Ujjain.Durgadas Rathore

Sources for these facts

  • Maasir-i-Alamgiri (Saqi Mustaid Khan, 1710)
  • Jodhpur Rajya ki Khyat
  • Muntakhab-ul-Lubab (Khafi Khan)

वीरभोग्या वसुन्धरा

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