Man Singh I
Mirza Raja Man Singh I (21 December 1550 – 6 July 1614) was the 24th Maharaja of Amber from 1589 to 1614. He also served as the Subahdar of Bengal for three terms from 1595 to 1606 and the Subahdar of Kabul from 1585 to 1586. He served in the Imperial Mughal Army under Emperor Akbar. Man Singh fought sixty-seven important battles in Kabul, Balkh, Bukhara, Bengal and Central and Southern India. He was well versed in the battle tactics of both the Rajputs as well as the Mughals. He is commonly considered to be of the Navaratnas, or the nine (nava) gems (ratna) of the royal court of Akbar.
| Man Singh I | |||||
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| Maharaja of Amber Mirza Raja | |||||
Mughal portrait of Raja Man Singh I | |||||
| 24th Raja of Amber | |||||
| Reign | 10 December 1589 – 6 July 1614 | ||||
| Coronation | 10 December 1589 | ||||
| Predecessor | Bhagwant Das | ||||
| Successor | Bhau Singh | ||||
| 9th Subahdar of Bengal | |||||
| Term | 9 November 1595 – 2 September 1606 | ||||
| Emperor | Akbar I Jahangir | ||||
| Predecessor | Syed Khan | ||||
| Successor | Qutubuddin Khan | ||||
| Subahdar of Kabul | |||||
| Term | 1585–1586 | ||||
| Emperor | Akbar I | ||||
| Predecessor | Mirza Muhammad Hakim | ||||
| Successor | Bhagwant Das | ||||
| Born | 21 December 1550 Amber, Amber Kingdom, (present-day Amer, Rajasthan, India) | ||||
| Died | 6 July 1614 (aged 63) Ellichpur, Berar Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Achalpur, Maharashtra, India) | ||||
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| House | Kachhwaha | ||||
| Father | Bhagwant Das | ||||
| Mother | Bhagwati Bai | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
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| Allegiance | Mughal Empire | ||||
| Service | Mughal Army | ||||
| Years of service | 1562–1614 | ||||
| Rank | Kunwar (1562–589) Mansab (1598–1605) Mansabdar (1605–1614) | ||||
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