Raja Bhagawant Das Raja Bhagawant Das (Rajasthani

Rajasthani language

Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani (Devanagari: , Perso-Arabic: is a language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and other states of India and in some areas of Pakistan. The number of speakers may be up to 80 million worldwide...

: राजा भगवंत दास) (r. January 27, 1574 - December 10, 1589) was a Kacchwaha ruler of Amber. One of his descendants Jai Singh II founded Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

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Life

He was the eldest son of Raja Ankitmal or Bharmal

Bharmal

Raja Bharmal or Biharimal was a Kachwaha ruler of Amber which was later known as Jaipur in the present day Rajasthan state of India. Bharmal is more known for marrying his daughter, Heera Kunwar or Mariam-us-Zamani to the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1562...

 and succeeded him after his death. He was a general of Mughal emperor Akbar, who awarded him a mansab (rank) of 5000 in 1585. and conferred him the title of Amir-ul-Umra.

He fought many battles for Akbar including battles in Punjab, Kashmir and Afghanistan, and also remained governor of Kabul

Kabul

Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...

. He was first time sent to Punjab on c. December 10, 1578. He married his daughter to Prince Salim, who later assumed throne as emperor Jahangir

Jahangir

Jahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...

. He was succeeded by his son by Bhagawati Devi, Raja Man Singh I

Man Singh I of Amber

Raja Shri Man Singh Ji Saheb was the Kacchwaha King of Amber, a state later known as Jaipur...

 after his death. His second son Madho Singh became the ruler of Bhangarh

Bhangarh

Bhangarh is a ruined town in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan, India, famous for its historical ruins. Bhangarh is at the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve.- Description :...

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