Historical Dates and Events

Maharana Pratap's father Udai Singh passed away in 1572, and Prince Pratap ascended the throne as Maharana Pratap aged 32, the 54th ruler of Mewar in the line of the Sisodiya Rajputs. 

Maha Rao Shekha was born on "Vijay Dashmi" 24th September, 1433. He was the son of Rao Mokal and Rani Nirban. He had 5 queens (Ranis). Rani Nirban was the youngest queen.

Maha Rao Shekha died in 1488 A.D fighting the Gaur Rajputs in the war of Ghatwa. He last breathed at Ralawta.

After the death of his father Maharaja Bishan Singh, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh became the ruler of Amer (present day Jaipur) in the year 1699 CE at the young age of 11. He made several contributions to architecture, culture and science during his rule.

Rao Chandrasen was crowned the ruler of Marwar (present day Jodhpur province) in the state of Rajasthan in the year 1562 AD. There were lot of internal fights when he was crowned the rule of Marwar. This actually made way for Akbar to attack provinces of Rajasthan due to internal disturbances. 

Maharana Pratap died at the age of 57, on 19 January 1597 after sustaining an injury while hunting. 

Amar Singh Rathore born on 11 December 1613. He was a Rajput nobleman affiliated with the royal house of Marwar, and a courtier of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in seventeenth-century India.

Pratap Singh I have popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was the Rajput king of Mewar, born on 9 May 1540 in a region of north-western India in the present day state of Rajasthan.

Rajendra I was a Chola emperor who is considered one of the greatest rulers and military generals of India. He succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I. During his reign, he extended the influence of the Chola empire to the banks of the river Ganga in North India and across the Indian ocean to the West, making the Chola Empire as one of the most powerful empires of India. He ruled till 1044 A.D.

He was one of the greatest and bravest warriors in the Chola dynasty and sadly perished alone in the Battle of Koppam. From the manner of his death, Rajadhiraja came to be known as the king who died on the back of an elephant.

Kulottunga Chola (1070 – 1122 CE) was one of the greatest kings of the Chola Empire who ruled in the late 11th century and early 12th century. He was one of the sovereigns who bore the title Kulottunga, literally meaning the exalter of his race. During his early reign he carried out a land survey and settlement as the basis of taxation.

Historians rely upon coins, inscriptions, architecture and textual records for information. The number and variety of textual records increased dramatically during 700 to 1750 CE. The vast majority of inscriptions are found in South India, written on plates of copper, the stone walls of temples, or stone monuments.

When the Mughal empire declined in the eighteenth century, it led to the emergence of regional states. But years of imperial, pan-regional rule had altered the character of regions.The regions were left with the legacies of the big and small states that had ruled over them.

Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti came to India in 1192. It was during the reign of emperor Prithvi Raj that Hazrat Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti arrived in Ajmer on his holy mission in 1192. The Khwaja Sahib had to resist all the stubborn opposition of Prithvi Raj with his amazing spiritual powers.  

Khwaza Moin-ud-din Chisti died in 1236 AD. He was also known as Garib Nawaz. He was an Imam, Islamic philosopher from South Asia. Chisti introduced the Chisti order of Sufism. Various Mughal emperors were the followers of Chisti.