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Man Singh

Rajput ruler

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founding of Rajmahal

  • Rajmahal, India
    In Rajmahal

    Man Singh, a Rajput governor of Bengal under the Mughals, chose the site for his capital in 1595–96 because of its strategic command of the Teliagarh Pass and the Ganges River. The capital of Bengal was transferred to Dacca (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) in 1608, but…

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history of India

  • India
    In India: Conquest of Gujarat and Bengal

    Later, Man Singh, governor of Bihar, also annexed Orissa and thus consolidated the Mughal gains in the east.

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  • Rajasthan, India
    In Rajasthan: History of Rajasthan

    …some Rajput rulers, such as Man Singh of Amber (Jaipur) and Jaswant Singh of Marwar (Jodhpur), served with loyalty and distinction in the imperial Mughal forces. Under Akbar the Rajput states of the region were grouped together under the Suba of Ajmer, an administrative unit of the Mughal Empire.

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victory in Battle of Gogunda

  • In Battle of Gogunda

    …Mughal army led by Raja Man Singh of Jaipur. It represented an attempt by the Mughal emperor Akbar to subdue the last of the independent chiefs of Rajasthan. Pratap Singh made a stand at the pass of Haldighat, about 12 miles (19 km) from the fortress of Gogunda and northwest…

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