The Sisodia Dynesty of Mewar - Page 2

Panna Dhai was a maid in the service of Rana Sanga or Sangram Singh of Mewar , . She was foster-mother of his infant son Udai Singh

Rana Sangram Singh died in 1527 in the battle of khanua against babur . Panna saved child Udai Singh from Rana's brother Banbir who was regent and wished to usurp the throne . Panna sacrificed her own child to save the prince. Panna Dai give the small Udai Singh to the bari (who collected used plates and was the only member who could enter the womans chamber in the fort) who took him far away. The child of Panna Dai did not know that he would be killed in the place of Udai singh. Panna Dai later on cried a lot but she was proud that she kept the shine of Mewar alive and she kept her promise to rani Karnavati who had given little Udai to panna to care for before her jauhar . To save him Panna Dai substituted her own baby in the royal cradle. Her child was slain, but Panna escaping with the baby prince made her way to kumbhaghat

After Udai Singh attained youth he defeated his uncle and became the king of Chittod and later founded the city of Udaipur