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Hammir Singh of Mewar

d. 1364 · 14th century · Also known as Rana Hammir Singh

Hammir Singh was a ruler of Mewar in southern Rajasthan who recovered the fort of Chittor around 1326, a generation after Alauddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate had sacked it in 1303. He belonged to the Sisodia branch of the Guhila dynasty and took the title of rana. He founded the Sisodia line that ruled Mewar, later from Udaipur, until 1949.

Hammir Singh of Mewar
Image: Rana Hamir Singh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Udaipur State

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