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Jaswant Singh of Marwar

Raja Jaswant Singh I
Maharaja of Marwar
Jaswant Singh Rathore of Marwar
Maharaja of Marwar
Reign6 May 1638 – 28 December 1678
Coronation25 May 1638
PredecessorGaj Singh
SuccessorAjit Singh
Subahdar of Gujarat
EmperorAurangzeb
Term1659–1662
PredecessorMirza Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi
SuccessorMahabat Khan II
Term1670–1672
PredecessorBahadur Khan
SuccessorMuhammad Amin Khan Turani
Born(1626-12-26)26 December 1626
Burhanpur, Deccan
Died28 December 1678(1678-12-28) (aged 52)
Jamrud, Khyber Pass
Spouses
  • Bhatiyaniji Ram Kanwarji of Jaisalmer
  • Maharani Hadi Jasvant Deviji
  • and others
Issue
  • Ajit Singh
  • Others (who did not survive to maturity)
HouseRathore
FatherMaharaja Gaj Singh
Mother
  • Sisodiniji Pratap Deiji
  • – daughter of Rawat Bhan Singh and granddaughter of Kunwar Shakti Singh of Mewar
ReligionHinduism

Raja Jaswant Singh I (26 December 1626[1]c. 28 December 1678)[a] was the Rathore Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Marwar in the western part of Rajputana modern day Rajasthan. He was a distinguished man of letters and author of noted literary works like Siddhant-Bodh, Anand Vilas and Bhasha-Bhushan.

  1. ^ Saran, Richard О.; Ziegler, Norman Р., eds. (2001). The Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs of Meṛto, Rājasthān: Select translations bearing on the history of a Rajpūt family, 1462–1660. Vol. 2: Biographical Notes with Introduction and Glossary. Translated and annotated by Richard О. Saran and Norman Р. Ziegler. Ann Arbor, MI (US): The Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies, The University of Michigan. p. 60. ISBN 0-89148-085-4. Free to download from the OPAEN Foundation.
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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference gupta bakshi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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