Puranmal

Puranmal (? – 19 January 1534) was a sixteenth-century Rajput ruler of Amber.

Puranmal
Raja of Amber
Reign4 November 1527 – 19 January 1534
PredecessorPrithviraj Singh I
SuccessorBhim Singh
Died(1534-01-19)19 January 1534
SpouseSister of Rao Maldev of Marwar[1]
IssueSuja
DynastyKachwaha
FatherPrithviraj Singh I

Life

Puranmal inherited the throne after the death of his father, Prithviraj Singh I, in 1527. His succession may have been based on the fact that his mother, a daughter of Rao Lunkaran of Bikaner, had been Prithviraj's favourite wife.[2][note 1] His ascension was controversial and the cause of an internecine dispute among the Kachwahas, a situation which was worsened when neighbouring rulers began taking advantage of the internal conflict. It was in these circumstances that it is claimed the Mughal emperor Humayun lent his aid to Puranmal.[4]

Some sources state that later Puranmal took a policy of submission in regards to the Mughals and fought alongside them, thus initiating the long relationship between Amber and the Mughal empire. According to the Akbarnama, Puranmal died in the Battle of Mandrail in 1534, fighting under Humayun's brother Hindal Mirza against Tatar Khan.[5] However, other sources disagree with this, instead stating that he was killed whilst battling against Hindal. This is said to have resulted from the Mughal prince making incursions into the territory of Puranmal's kinsman, Raimal, for whom the Raja died fighting in the Battle of Anaseri. Yet another version states that Puranmal was overthrown by his brother Bhim Singh, who then seized the throne.[4]

Regardless, it was Bhim Singh who succeeded Puranmal, rather than the latter's sons.[3][note 2] His descendants later formed the Puranmalot sub-clan, one of the "twelve chambers" of the House of Kachwaha.[7]

Notes
  1. Other sources state Puranmal's mother had been Prithviraj's Tonwar wife.[3]
  2. His son Suja, an infant at the time of his father's death, later made an attempt to claim the throne with the aid of Humayun's son-in-law, Mirza Sharafuddin.[6]

References
  1. Gupta, Beni (1968). "Akbar and the Rulers of Rajasthan". Journal of the Rajasthan Institute of Historical Research. 4 (2): 15.
  2. Singh, Rajvi Amar (1992). Mediaeval History of Rajasthan: Western Rajasthan. p. 1518.
  3. Sarkar, Jadunath (1984). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Longman Limited. p. 33. ISBN 81-250-0333-9.
  4. Hooja, Rima (2006). A history of Rajasthan. Rupa & Co. pp. 481–82. ISBN 9788129108906.
  5. Nathawat, P. S.; Khangarot, R. S. (1990). Jaigarh, the invincible fort of Amber. RBSA Publishers. p. 42. ISBN 9788185176482.
  6. Sarkar (1984, p. 35)
  7. Sarkar (1984, p. 32)
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