Suraj Mal
Suraj Mal (13 February 1707 – 25 December 1763) was a Jat ruler of Bharatpur in present-day state of Rajasthan. Under him, the Jat rule covered the present-day districts of Agra, Aligarh, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Alwar Etawa, Hathras, Mainpuri, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Mathura, and Rohtak, Sonipat, Rewari, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Nuh, Palwal, Faridabad, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Firozabad, Bulandshahr.
| Suraj Mal | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja of Bharatpur | |
Maharaja Surajmal | |
| Maharaja of Bharatpur | |
| Reign | r. 1755 – 1763 AD |
| Coronation | Deeg, 23 May 1755 |
| Predecessor | Badan Singh |
| Successor | Jawahar Singh |
| Born | 13 February 1707 Bharatpur |
| Died | 25 December 1763 (aged 56) near Delhi |
| Wives | Maharani Kishori Rani Gauri |
| Issue | Jawahar Singh Nahar Singh Ratan Singh Nawal Singh Ranjit Singh |
| House | Sinsinwar Jat Dynasty |
| Father | Badan Singh Jat |
| Mother | Maharani Devki |
| Religion | Hinduism |
A contemporary historian had described him as "the Plato of the Jat tribe" and by a modern writer as the "Jat Ulysses", because of his "political sagacity, steady intellect and clear vision." The people, under Suraj Mal, overran the Mughal garrison at Agra. In addition to the troops stationed at his forts, he had an army of more than 75,000 infantry and more than 38,000 cavalry.