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Hey prcianz m back
some info on samar/samant singhš
Samant Singh, Rawal
, thirty-fifth ruler of Mewar (r. 1172-1179); succeeded his uncle, Rawal KSHEM SINGH.
Samant Singh had two sons: Kalyan, who was killed in the battle of TARAIN,
and Sinhad Deo.
Although Mewar still ruled from AHAR, it is believed that the city
was attacked and Samant Singh was forced to relocate his capital in the small, independent kingdom of DUNGARPUR, where he ruled in exile.
However, some texts speculate that he may have reclaimed
the Dynasty's ancient capital of Chittorgarh from Malwa
(see MEWAR-THE LOST GENERATIONS.) In 1175, he occupied
the Bagad region and defeated the Chalukyan,
Solanki Ajey Pal (Ajaipal) of Gujarat, nephew of Kumar Pal, but in 1180, Kirtipal Songara of Nadol defeated him.
Bards (poets and balladeers who chronicled contemporary history)
portray Samant as brave, cool, and skillful in the fight, prudent, wise and eloquent in council, pious and decorous on all occasions; beloved by his own chiefs, and revered by the vassals of the Chauhan clan
(he married the sister of PRITHVIRAJ, the Chauhan prince of Delhi and Ajmer). Along with his brother-in-law, Samant fought against the Afghan invader,
MOHAMMED OF GHUR, to maintain the honour,
religion and independence of India (see TARAIN, BATTLES OF).
However, during the last three days of desperate fighting
in a battle at Ghaggar in the Ambala District, Punjab (1192),
both Prithviraj and Samant Singh were slain,
plus Kalyan and thirteen thousand of Mewar's household troops
and most respected chieftains.
Samant's brother, KUMAR SINGH succeeded him..........šš
samant's brother š, ven't turned up yet in prcš
source link: https://www.mewarindia.com/ency/sal.html
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