Rajput General of the Kingdom of Marwar (1638–1718)
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Sardar
Durgadas Rathore
Rajya Sanghrakshak
Durgadas Rathore and Ajit Singh
Born
13 August 1638
Died
22 November 1718(1718-11-22) (aged 80)
Allegiance
Kingdom of Marwar
Durgadas Rathore (13 August 1638 – 22 November 1718) was the Rathore Rajput General of the Kingdom of Marwar. He is credited with having preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar (Present day Rajasthan's reigon), India, following the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in the 17th century. In doing so he had to defy Aurangzeb, a Mughal emperor. He commanded the Rathore forces during the Rajput War (1679–1707) and played a major role in the Rajput Rebellion (1708–1710) and supported the Maratha ruler Sambhaji in the Siege of Janjira aganist the Siddis of Janjira. He was elected as the leader of the revolt along with Raja Jai Singh II of Jaipur.[1] He won a number of victories against the Mughals[2] and forced many Mughal officers to pay tribute to him in the form of chauth.[3]
^Sarkar, Jadunath (1994). A History of Jaipur: C.1503-1938. Orient Blackswan. p. 162. ISBN 9788125003335.
^Chandra, Satish (2005). Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals Part - II. Har Anand Publications. p. 312. ISBN 9788124110669. With the return of Durgadas to Marwar in 1686 and with the appearance of Ajit Singh in person to head the resistance, the Rathores gained a number of victories.
^Majumdar, R.C. (2020). An Advanced History of India. Trinity Press. pp. 494–497. Under the able leadership of Durgadas, the Rathors ceaselessly carried on a guerrilla warfare and harassed the Mughal outposts so that the Mughal officers were compelled to pay chauth
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1679, the Rathore clan under the command of DurgadasRathore of Marwar rebelled when Aurangzeb did not give permission to make the young Rathore prince the...
nobles including Ajit Singh, Amar Singh II, Maharaja Jai Singh II and DurgadasRathore formed an alliance and revolted against the Mughal crown in 1708. Bahadur...
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