Famous Rajput Rulers and Personalities

Famous Rajput Rulers and Personalities

18th Century and before

• Amar Singh Rathore of Nagaur.
• Bappa Rawal, the founder of the Mewar Dynasty.
• Chatrapati Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire and considered by many to be the greatest warrior in the modern history of the Indian subcontinent.
• Durgadas Rathore of Mewar, who preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar.
• Jai Singh I, King of Amber.
• Jai Singh II, Founder and King of Jaipur.
• Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, Ruler of princly state of Alwar.
• Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikaner, a modern reformist visionary, and he was also the only non-White member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I.
• Maharaja Gulab Singh, who became the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruler of Jammu & Kashmir (princely state).
• Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Marwar.
• Maharana Pratap of Mewar, regarded for his bravery and chivalry in opposition to the Mughal emperor Akbar.
• Maharao Shardul Singh, ruler of Jhunjhunu.
• Maldeo Rathore of Marwar, historian Ferishta calls him as the "most Potent Prince of Hindustan".
• Prithviraj Chauhan, the last independent Hindu king to sit upon the throne of Delhi.
• Raja Man Singh I of Amber, King of Amber, Rajasthan and General of Akbar.
• Raja Bhagwant Das, King of Amber Rajasthan
• Rana Hamir, the 14th-century ruler of Mewar.
• Rana Kumbha of Mewar.
• Rana Sanga of Mewar, who fought against Ibrahim Lodi and Babur.
• Rana Udai Singh II, Founder of Udaipur State.
• Rao Bika, Founder of Bikaner State.
• Rao Jodha, Founder of Jodhpur State.
• Lieutenant-General Sir Sadul Singh, the last reigning Maharaja of Bikaner State.
• Rao Shekha, King of Amarsar.
• Rawal Jaisal Singh, Founder of the city of Jaisalmer.
• Rawal Ratan Singh, Husband of Rani Padimini, Sisodiya ruler of Chittor (13 a.d.).
• Santaji Ghorpade, the commander-in-chief of the Maratha empire between 1692–1697, and a Sisodia Rajput.