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Man Singh I

Type Figure Region South Asia Time c. 1550–1614 Also known as Man Singh、Amber Raja Man Singh

Man Singh I (c. 1550–1614) was Raja of Amber (present-day Jaipur) of the Kachwaha Rajputs and one of the Mughal Empire's most outstanding military co…

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  1. 1562–1589Amber Fort · RajasthanSucceeded his uncle Bahadur Singh as a child to become Raja of Amber, and was trained at Akbar's court, gradually establishing an alliance with the Mughal royal house.
  2. 1576–1614Bengal · BengalDefeated Rana Pratap at Haldighati, later conquered Orissa and served as governor. In the 1590s he continued campaigning for Akbar in the Deccan, was granted a high mansab and appointed to key posts in Bengal and Kabul, becoming the Mughal Empire's most relied-upon Rajput commander.

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