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Deposition of Rai Dalpat Singh(1612 – 1613)

Jahangir deposed Rai Dalpat Singh of Bikaner for refusing an order to leave for Thatta, installing his brother Sur Singh. Dalpat did not survive the removal; accounts of how he died conflict.

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What you need to know

Jahangir ordered Dalpat Singh to accompany Mirza Rustam to Thatta and to stop interfering in Bikaner
  • Dalpat refused the imperial order
  • Javdin Khan, Subedar of Hisar, was directed to remove him from the gadi
  • Sur Singh, Dalpat's younger brother, was installed in his place
  • Accounts of Dalpat's death conflict across three versions
  • Six of Dalpat's queens are said to have performed sati at Bhatner fort

    • Participants

    • Jahangir

      Deposing authority

      Jahangir

      42 yrs at this event

      Deposing authority

      42 yrs at event

      Jahangir

      Fourth Mughal emperor, patron of painting and the arts.

    • RD

      Deposed ruler

      Rai Dalpat Singh of Bikaner

      47 yrs at this event

      Deposed ruler

      47 yrs at event

      Rai Dalpat Singh of Bikaner

      Seventh ruler of Bikaner, 1612–1613. Deposed by Jahangir for refusing an imperial order to leave Bikaner for Thatta, and killed; the throne passed to his younger brother Sur Singh.

    • RS

      Installed in his place

      Raja Sur Singh of Bikaner

      18 yrs at this event

      Installed in his place

      18 yrs at event

      Raja Sur Singh of Bikaner

      Eighth ruler of Bikaner, 1613–1631. Installed by Jahangir after his brother Dalpat's deposition; served the Mughals against the rebellions of Prince Khurram, Jujhar Singh Bundela and Khan-i-Jahan Lodi.

    Theatres

    • B

      SEAT_OF_POWER

      Bikaner

      SEAT_OF_POWER

      Bikaner

      Walled desert city founded in 1488 by Rao Bika; capital of Bikaner State until 1947.

    • A

      PLACE_OF_DEATH

      Ajmer

      PLACE_OF_DEATH

      Ajmer

      Chauhan capital and later the principal Mughal administrative seat in Rajputana, site of the dargah of Moinuddin Chishti.

    Powers

    • B(

      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Rathor Rajput kingdom of the Thar desert. Watan-jagir vassal of the Mughals from 1570 under Rai Singh.

    • Mughal Empire

      Mughal Empire

      Mughal Empire

      One of the wealthiest empires of the early modern world.

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    Facts at a glance
    Start
    1612
    End
    1613
    Tags
    Bikaner, Mughal, Jahangir, deposition, succession, Dalpat Singh, Sur Singh

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    Start
    1612
    End
    1613
    Tags
    Bikaner, Mughal, Jahangir, deposition, succession, Dalpat Singh, Sur Singh

    Significance · REGIONAL

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