Bhim Singh of Amber

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Raja Bhim Singh
Raja of Amber
Reign19 January 1534 – 22 July 1537
PredecessorPuranmal
SuccessorRatan Singh
Died(1537-07-22)22 July 1537
SpouseGaurji Laksh Deiji of Maroth

Nirbanji (Chauhanji) Jait Deiji of Khandela

Bhatiyaniji Ram Deiji of Jaisalmer
IssueRatan Singh

Askaran

Sahodara Deiji m.to Rao Maldeo Rathore of Marwar
DynastyKachwaha
FatherPrithviraj Singh I
MotherRathorji Apurav Deiji d.of Rao Lunkaran of Bikaner

Raja Bhim Singh (18 January 1534 – 22 July 1537) was a sixteenth-century Kachwaha Rajput ruler of Kingdom Amber.He succeeded to the throne after his elder brother Raja Puranmal's untimely death at a battle as well as the fact his mother being the hot favourite and influential queen of his late father Prithviraj Singh I .

He was the eldest son of his father, Raja Prithviraj Singh I, by his wife Rathorji (Bikawatji) Bal Deiji or Apurav Deiji, eldest daughter of Rao Lunkaran of Bikaner.[1][2] Some sources allege that Raja Prithviraj died at the hands of Bhim Singh, who in turn was later killed by his own son Askaran. However, these claims of patricide are dismissed by historian Jadunath Sarkar, who asserts that they lack credibility since their sources are anonymous and undated.[3] Bhim Singh is also said to have overthrown his predecessor, his brother Raja Puranmal, though this too is uncertain.[4]

Raja Bhim Singh only reigned three and a half years before dying on 22 July 1537. He was succeeded in quick succession by his two sons, Raja Ratan Singh and Raja Askaran, before the throne eventually passed to his younger brother Raja Bharmal.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Sarkar, Jadunath (1984). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Longman Limited. p. 33. ISBN 81-250-0333-9.
  2. ^ a b Singh, Rajvi Amar (1992). Mediaeval History of Rajasthan: Western Rajasthan. p. 1518.
  3. ^ Sarkar (1984, pp. 42–43)
  4. ^ Hooja, Rima (2006). A history of Rajasthan. Rupa & Co. p. 482. ISBN 9788129108906.
  5. ^ Sarkar (1984, p. 31, [1])
  6. ^ Prasad, Rajiva Nain (1966). Raja Man Singh of Amber. p. 3.
  7. ^ Singh (1992, p. 209, [2])
  8. ^ Saran, Richard; Ziegler, Norman P. (2001). The Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs of Meṛto, Rājasthān: Biographical notes with introduction, glossary of kinship terms and indexes. University of Michigan, Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies. p. 194. ISBN 9780891480853.