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| Rao Amar Singh | |
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| Subahdar of Nagaur Rajkumar of Marwar | |
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| Born | 30 December 1613 Jodhpur,Marwar,Rajputana |
| Died | 21 July 1644 Agra, Mughal Empire |
| Spouse | Guhilotji (Ahadiji) Ajab Deiji of Dungarpur
Guhilotji (Ahadiji) Jasroop Deiji of Banswara Bhatiyaniji Sabsukh Deiji of Bawdi in Marwar Jadejiji Bahurang Deiji of Jamnagar Sisodiniji Anoop Deiji of Mewar Kachwahiji Anand Deiji of Amber Kachwahiji Dheer Deiji of Amarsar in Amber Kachwahiji Laad Deiji of Amarsar in Amber Gaurji of Rajgarh in Ajmer |
| Issue | Rai Singh
Ishwari Singh Jagat Singh (died infant) Kalyan Kanwarji (died young) Anoop Kanwarji m.to Mughal Prince Sulaiman Shikoh son of Dara Shikoh Deep Kanwarji Badan Kanwarji |
| House | House of Rathore |
| Father | Gaj Singh of Marwar |
| Mother | Chauhanji (Songariji) Mansukh Deiji d.of Rao Jaswant Singhji of Pali in Jalore |
Rao Amar Singh (30 December 1613 – 25 July 1644) was the eldest son and heir-apparent of Raja Gaj Singh I of the Rathore Kingdom of Marwar in seventeenth-century Rajputana.[1]
After he was disinherited and exiled by his family, he entered into the imperial Mughal service. His legendary bravery and battle prowess resulted in elevation to a high rank in the imperial nobility and personal recognition by the emperor, who made him the subedar (governor) of a region that was directly ruled by the emperor himself, Nagaur.[1]
In 1644, he was enraged by an attempt by the emperor to levy a fine on him for an unauthorized absence. In the emperor's presence, he stabbed and killed the Wazir of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan,Salabat Khan, who had been asked to collect the fine. He is celebrated in some popular ballads of Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.[2]
- ^ a b Jeffrey G. Snodgrass (10 August 2006), Casting kings: bards and Indian modernity, Oxford University Press US, 2006, ISBN 978-0-19-530434-3,
... Amar Singh Rathore was seventeenth-century noble belonging to Jodhpur's royal Rajput family during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan ... made the emperor's representative (subedar) of Nagaur district ...
- ^ R. C. Temple (June 2003), Legends of the Panjab, Part 3, Kessinger Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7661-6349-2,
... Jabbal kadhi misri nikali do dhari, Mare Salabat Khan di ja khili pari ...