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Nagaur Darbar and Bikaner's Submission to Akbar(1570)

At Akbar's darbar at Nagaur in November 1570, Rao Kalyan Mal accepted Mughal suzerainty — Bikaner's entry into the imperial system, sealed by marriage and by Rai Singh's entry into Mughal service.

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Held at Nagaur in November 1570 by Emperor Akbar
  • Rao Kalyan Mal of Bikaner accepted Mughal suzerainty — the first such alliance for the house
  • Bikaner's watan was confirmed as hereditary in exchange for imperial service
  • Sealed by a marriage from the Bikaner family to Akbar on 16 November 1570
  • Kalyan Mal's son Rai Singh entered imperial service at Ajmer as surety for the family's conduct
  • Began nearly two centuries of Bikaner service as Mughal mansabdars

    • Participants

    • Akbar

      Suzerain

      Akbar

      28 yrs at this event

      Suzerain

      28 yrs at event

      Akbar

      Greatest Mughal emperor, architect of a centralized, pluralistic empire.

    • Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner

      Entered imperial service as surety

      Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner

      29 yrs at this event

      Entered imperial service as surety

      29 yrs at event

      Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner

      Sixth ruler of Bikaner, 1571–1612, and the first styled Raja. One of Akbar's senior commanders — Subahdar of Lahore and Subedar of Burhanpur, mansabdar of 4000 zat — and the builder of Junagarh Fort.

    • RK

      Submitting ruler

      Rao Kalyan Mal of Bikaner

      51 yrs at this event

      Submitting ruler

      51 yrs at event

      Rao Kalyan Mal of Bikaner

      Fifth Rao of Bikaner, 1542–1571. Lost the state to Marwar, recovered it in 1544 with Sher Shah Suri's help, and in November 1570 accepted Akbar's suzerainty at the Nagaur darbar — Bikaner's entry into the Mughal system.

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      Nagaur

      Nagaur

      Fortified town in Marwar; site of Akbar's 1570 darbar at which Rao Kalyan Mal of Bikaner submitted to Mughal suzerainty.

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      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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    Start
    November 1570
    End
    November 1570
    Tags
    Bikaner, Mughal, Akbar, Nagaur, submission, vassalage, 1570

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    November 1570
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    November 1570
    Tags
    Bikaner, Mughal, Akbar, Nagaur, submission, vassalage, 1570

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