Personal Profile
Maharana Sangram Singh, popularly known as Rana Sanga was born on April 12, 1484. His father, Rajmal, was the ruler of Mewar and a scion of the Sisodia clan of Suryavanshi Rajputs at that time. Rana had two brothers named as Prithviraj and Jaimal.
Childhood
In childhood, an astrologer told his brothers that Rana Sanga would become the next king of Mewar. Because of this the brothers got jealous and after a bad quarrel with his brothers, Rana left the fort.
Rana Sanga spent that period working as a shepherd in a remote village in Aravalli hills and got married the daughter of the village’s chief.
During that period, his two brothers died fighting violently for the throne and Rana returned to court. In 1509 he became the Ruler of Mewar after his father’s death.
Maharana Sangram Singh fought 18 battles with mughal army and sustained eighty-four wounds on his body during these battles. Even he lost his one arm and got crippled in one leg, he was a magnanimous winner. He won a lot of fights against rulers of Delhi, Gujarat and Malwa.
Battle of Khanwa
On March 17, 1526 Maharana Sangram Singh launched a furious attack on the center and right wing of Mughal force. In this battle the brave Rajput soldiers showed the great heroism by stuffing themselves in the mouth of Mughal army’s cannons to stop the throw. Rana Sanga sustained many wounds but he fought on. The battle’s carried on for many days but result was not decided. Maharana Sangram Singh chose to retreat from the battle.
Achievements
Maharana Sangram Singh established Mewar as the foremost Rajput state and united the Rajput states to put up a strong defense against the Mughal armies. He brought Mewar to the heights of success and governed a large part of Rajputana. Rana Sanga is the finest example of the Kshatriya king as the Protector, the Suryavanshi king whose focus was on consolidating and developing his state.