Udai Singh II

Udai Singh II
Maharana
Rana of Mewar
Reign1540 – 28 February 1572
Coronation1540, Kumbalgarh
PredecessorVanvir Singh
SuccessorPratap Singh I
Born4 August 1522
Chittor Fort, Kingdom of Mewar
(Present day: Chittor Fort, Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan, India)
Died28 February 1572(1572-02-28) (aged 49)
Gogunda, Kingdom of Mewar
(Present day: Gogunda, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India)
ConsortJaivanta Bai[1]
Spouse18 queens[2]
including: Maharani Jaivanta Bai Songara of Jalore
Rani Sajja Bai Solankini of Toda
Rani Dheer Bai Bhattiyani of Jaisalmer
Rani Jaivanta Bai Madrechi
(Rani Lalabai) Rani Laccha Bai Balechi (Chauhan)
Rani Veer Bai Jhala of Jhalawad
Rani Lakha Bai Jhala[3]
Rani Karamti Bai of Marwar[4]
Issue24 sons including:
Pratap Singh I
Shakti Singh
Vikram Singh
Jagmal Singh
[5]
Sisodia Likhmi (wife of Rao Maldeo)
Chanda Bai (wife of Chandrasen Rathore)[6]
DynastySisodia
FatherRana Sanga
MotherMaharani Karmavati Hada (Chauhan) daughter of Rao Nirbudh of Bundi.
ReligionHinduism
Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar II
(1326–1971)

Udai Singh II (4 August 1522 – 28 February 1572)[7] was the 12th Maharana of the Kingdom of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur in the present-day state of Rajasthan, India.[8] He was the fourth son of Rana Sanga[9] and Rani Karnavati, a princess of Bundi.

  1. ^ Rana, Bhawan Singh (2004). Maharana Pratap. Diamond Pocket Books. pp. 28, 105. ISBN 9788128808258.
  2. ^ Rana, Bhawan Singh (24 March 2014). Maharana Pratap. Diamond Pocket Books. ISBN 978-93-5083-869-3.
  3. ^ Rana 2004, p. 17
  4. ^ Mertiyo Rathors of Merta Rajasthan volume II: p. 38
  5. ^ Rana, Bhawan Singh (24 March 2014). Maharana Pratap. Diamond Pocket Books. ISBN 978-93-5083-869-3.
  6. ^ Mertiyo Rathors of Merta Volume II: p. 35 & 38
  7. ^ Congress, Indian History (1974). Proceedings - Indian History Congress, Volume 35. p. 142. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ Williams, Joanna; Williams, Joanna Gottfried (10 January 2007). Kingdom of the Sun: Indian Court and Village Art from the Princely State of Mewar. Asian Art Museum. ISBN 978-0-939117-39-0.
  9. ^ Tod, James (1829, reprint 2002). Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan, Vol.I, Rupa, New Delhi, ISBN 81-7167-366-X, p.240-52