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Hammir Singh Chauhan
Hammir Singh Chauhan (c. 1282–1301), Chauhan Rajput ruler of Ranthambore, was famed for holding his hill fortress and refusing to submit to the Delhi…
Timeline
- 1301Ranthambore · RajasthanIn 1301 Ala al-Din Khalji personally led a great army to besiege the Ranthambore fortress. Hammir Singh and his Rajput warriors held out for a long time, refusing to pay tribute or submit. During the siege the sultan's forces used trebuchets and mining tactics, with heavy casualties on both sides; Hammir's stubborn resistance made him a prototype of later Rajput heroic narratives.
- 1301Ranthambore Fortress · RajasthanAfter a long siege Ranthambore fell; Hammir Singh died in the final street fighting, and his son also perished. The fortress was subsequently occupied by the Delhi Sultanate, becoming a forward base for the Khalji advance eastward into Mewar and Chittor. The story of Hammir's martyrdom was given literary form in works such as the Hammira Mahakavya.
Sources
- Ranthambore Fort — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Ranthambore-Fort
- The Cambridge History of India, Volume III: Turks and Afghans — W. Haig et al. (1928)
- Hammira Mahakavya — Nayachandra Suri