Portrait of Maharaja Rai Singh of Bikaner, Cleveland Museum of Art c.1610
Raja of Bikaner
Reign
1571 – 1612
Predecessor
Rao Kalyan Mal
Successor
Dalpat Singh
Subahdar of Lahore
Emperor
Akbar I
Predecessor
Bhagwant Das
Successor
Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi
Born
(1541-07-20)20 July 1541
Died
20 January 1612(1612-01-20) (aged 70) Burhanpur, Khandesh Subah, Mughal Empire
Spouse
Sisodiniji Jaswant Deiji of Mewar
Bhatiyaniji Ganga Deiji of Jaisalmer
Tomarji Dhrupad Deiji of Lakhasar in Bikaner
Sodhiji (Parmarji) Bhan Deiji of Amarkot
Nirbanji (Chauhanji) Chatra Deiji of Khandela
Bhatiyaniji Jasoda Deiji of Pugal in Bikaner
Bhatiyaniji Amolak Deiji of Pugal in Bikaner
Issue
Bhupat Singh
Dalpat Singh
Sur Singh
Hanwant Singh
Kishan Singh
Sujas Deiji m.to Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Yash Kanwarji m.to Raja Virbhadra Ju Dev of Bandhavgarh
Dev Kanwarji m.to Rana Raj Ranoji (Ran Sinhji) of Halvad
House
Bikawat-Rathore
Father
Rao Kalyan Mal
Mother
Songariji (Chauhanji) Bhagwat Deiji d.of Rao Akhairaj of Pali in Jalore
Raja Rai Singh was the Raja of Bikaner between 1571 and 1612. He served Mughal Emperor Akbar first as the Subahdar of the province Lahore.[1][2] He participated in the imperial Mughal campaigns in Gujarat and Malwa, and later served as the governor in Burhanpur and Lahore. One of his daughter was married to the Mughal Emperor Jahangir,she was senior to his another rajput queen from the Rathore house of Jodhpur.
^Husain, Afzal (1970). "Provincial Governors Under Akbar (1580-1605)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 32: 269–277. JSTOR 44141074.
^Ali, M. Athar (1970). "PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS UNDER SHAH JAHAN—AN ANALYSIS". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 32: 288–319. JSTOR 44141077.
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