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Deposition and Exile of Raja Karan Singh(1667 – 1669)

Aurangzeb deposed Raja Karan Singh of Bikaner on 11 January 1667 for dereliction of duty at Attock and exiled him to the Deccan, leaving Bikaner in a two-year interregnum until his death in 1669.

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What you need to know

  • Karan Singh deposed by Aurangzeb on 11 January 1667
  • Stated cause: dereliction of duty during military operations at Attock
  • Exiled to his betel gardens at Karanpura in the Deccan
  • In July 1667 Aurangzeb granted Anup Singh the right to rule after his father
  • Bikaner's regnal list records an interregnum from 1667 to 1669
  • Karan Singh died in 1669 while on campaign near Aurangabad
  • Anup Singh's reign is dated from that death

    • Participants

    • Aurangzeb

      Deposing authority

      Aurangzeb

      48 yrs at this event

      Deposing authority

      48 yrs at event

      Aurangzeb

      Last of the great Mughal emperors, who ruled at the empire's greatest extent.

    • Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner

      Granted the right of succession

      Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner

      29 yrs at this event

      Granted the right of succession

      29 yrs at event

      Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner

      Tenth ruler of Bikaner, 1669–1698, and the first styled Maharaja. Led the Mughal charge at the fall of Golconda in 1687 and founded the Anup Sanskrit Library.

    • RK

      Deposed ruler

      Raja Karan Singh of Bikaner

      51 yrs at this event

      Deposed ruler

      51 yrs at event

      Raja Karan Singh of Bikaner

      Ninth ruler of Bikaner, 1631–1667. Backed Aurangzeb in the war of succession, then was deposed by him in January 1667 for dereliction of duty at Attock and exiled to the Deccan, dying in 1669.

    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

      INCIDENT_SITE

      Attock

      INCIDENT_SITE

      Attock

      Mughal frontier fortress commanding the Indus crossing on the road to Kabul, built under Akbar in 1581.

    • A

      PLACE_OF_DEATH

      Aurangabad

      PLACE_OF_DEATH

      Aurangabad

      Mughal headquarters in the Deccan during Aurangzeb's southern campaigns; renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023.

    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
    11 January 1667
    End
    1669
    Tags
    Bikaner, Aurangzeb, deposition, interregnum, Karan Singh, Anup Singh, 1667

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    Start
    11 January 1667
    End
    1669
    Tags
    Bikaner, Aurangzeb, deposition, interregnum, Karan Singh, Anup Singh, 1667

    Significance · REGIONAL

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