Kaviraj Shyamaldas

Kaviraj Mahamahopadhyaya Kaisar-i-Hind Shyamaldas
Kaviraja Shyamaldas portrait at Government of Rajasthan Museum, Udaipur
Born	1836 Udaipur, Mewar
Died	1893 Udaipur
Occupation(s)	Historian, Prime Minister of Mewar
Notable work	Vir Vinod
Title	Mahamahopadhyaya
Spouse	2
Children	4
Parents	Kamji Dadhwadiya (father) Aijan Kanwar (mother)
Honours	Kesar-e-Hind (Lion of India)

Mahamahopadhayaya Kaviraja Shyamaldas Dadhivadia (1836-1893), popularly referred to as Kaviraja (Hindi: king of poets) was one of the early writers involved in documenting the history and culture of what is now Rajasthan region of India and was a Charan by caste.^[1]