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Maharana Pratap's father Udai Singh passed away in 1572, and Prince Pratap ascended the throne as Maharana Pratap aged 32, the 54th ruler of Mewar in the line of the Sisodiya Rajputs. 

Maharana Amar Singh was the ruler of Mewar, he was the eldest son and successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar. He was the 13th Rana of Mewar dynasty of Sisodia Rajputs and ruled the Mewar from 19 January 1597 till his death on 26 January 1620. His capital was Udaipur.

Raja Jai Singh died in the Burhanpur under mysterious circumstances and is rumored that he had been poisoned on the orders of Emperor Aurangzeb.

Maha Rao Shekha was born on "Vijay Dashmi" 24th September, 1433. He was the son of Rao Mokal and Rani Nirban. He had 5 queens (Ranis). Rani Nirban was the youngest queen.

Maha Rao Shekha died in 1488 A.D fighting the Gaur Rajputs in the war of Ghatwa. He last breathed at Ralawta.

Chandrasen Rathore also known as a forgotten hero was a ruler of Marwar, which is currently known as Jodhpur.  He defended his kingdom for nearly two decades against attacks from the Mughal Empire. He was succeeded by Udai Singh.

After the death of his father Maharaja Bishan Singh, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh became the ruler of Amer (present day Jaipur) in the year 1699 CE at the young age of 11. He made several contributions to architecture, culture and science during his rule.

Maha Rao Shekha established the Shekha dynasty considered to be one of the bravest and filled with courage in the Medieval Indian history. According to the historical records, there are a total of 52 battles which Maha Rao Shekha had fought. He was given the title 'Maharao' due to the number of battles fought with courage and valour. 

Rao Chandrasen was crowned the ruler of Marwar (present day Jodhpur province) in the state of Rajasthan in the year 1562 AD. There were lot of internal fights when he was crowned the rule of Marwar. This actually made way for Akbar to attack provinces of Rajasthan due to internal disturbances. 

The Shekhawat sub-clan of Kachwaha dynasty ruled for more than 400 years in the region of Shekhawati. It was founded by Rao Shekha who declared himself as an independent and established an independent province. This sub-clan has built several forts and palaces in the province of Shekhawati.