Incredible Ancient India (Maharana Hammir Singh defeated Delhi Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq)

Incredible Ancient India (Bharat Sanatan) : LESS-Known 1. FIRST Maharana Hammir Singh (1302–1364), or Hammir (not to be confused with Hammir Singh of Ranthambore), was a 14th-century ruler of Mewar in present-day Rajasthan, India. Hammir Singh, was a scion of the cadet branch Rana of the Guhila dynasty, who regained control of the region, re-established the dynasty after defeating the Tughlaq dynasty, and captured present-day Rajasthan from Muslim forces of Delhi and became the first of the 'Rana' branch to become the King of Mewar with title of Maharana. 2. Hammir also became the progenitor of the Sisodia clan, a branch of the Guhila dynasty, to which every succeeding Maharana of Mewar has belonged. Mewar during Rana Hammir's reign, was one of the few ethnic Indian states that had withstood the Turkic invasions. 3. At the turn of the 13th century, Alauddin Khilji attacked Chittorgarh, Rana Laksha and his sons joined the garrison at Chittorgarh to defend it against the invading army. Rana Laksha died along with his seven sons performing saka (fighting to death) at the end of Siege of Chittorgarh. Ruling Rawal branch of Chittorgarh ceased to exist, as they all died performing saka. Khaljis allocated administration of Chittorgarh to Sonagara Maldev, ruler of the nearby state of Jalore. 4. After becoming the Rana of Sisoda, Hammir pursued an aggressive scheme of recovering Mewar. The Rajput bardic chronicles such as Nainsi ri Khyat by Nainsi claim that amid the turmoil caused by the end of the Khalji dynasty in Delhi, Hammir Singh gained control of Mewar. 5. According to Muhnot Nainsi, Hammir Singh defeated Delhi Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq near the Singoli village, in the Battle of Singoli and imprisoned the Sultan. He then released the Sultan six months later, after the Sultanate ceded to him Ajmer, Ranthambor, Nagaur and Sooespur, and paid 5 million rupees and 100 elephants as ransom. Hammir Singh's authority was recognized by other Rajput chiefs, making Mewar practically independent of the Delhi Sultanate. #Indonordicassociation(dot)org