Rana Sanga
Also called: Sangram Singh · Topic: Regional Resistance: Rajputs, Ahoms, Sikhs · NCERT: Class 8, Ch 2 "Reshaping India's Political Map"
Meaning
Rana Sanga, also called Sangram Singh, was a Sisodia ruler of Mewar (r. 1508–1528). He brought several Rajput clans together into one strong alliance. He won many battles against the sultans of Delhi, Malwa and Gujarat. He was the strongest Rajput ruler of his time and the main threat to Babur in north India.
Example
In 1527 Rana Sanga led a large Rajput alliance against Babur at the Battle of Khanwa, near Agra. Babur won, using cannons and fast horsemen, and this made Mughal rule in north India secure.
Don't confuse with
- First Battle of Panipat (1526): there Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan. At Khanwa a year later he defeated Rana Sanga and the Rajputs.
Related concepts
- Mewar
- Rana Kumbha
- Kumbhalgarh Fort
- Vijay Stambha
- Battle of Khanwa
- Jauhar
- Siege of Chittorgarh
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Sawai Jai Singh II
- Jaipur City