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{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Battle of Rajamahal
|date=1 March - 2 March 1747
|place=Rajmahal near [[Tonk, India|Tonk]], [[India]]
|result=Jaipur victory 
* Mewar and Kota forced to pay tribute to Jaipur.
|combatant1=[[File:Drapeau Jaipur.png|25px]] [[Jaipur State|Kingdom of Jaipur]]
|combatant2=[[File:Mewar.svg|25px]][[Mewar|Kingdom of Mewar]] [[File:Drapeau Jaipur.png|25px]] Supporters of Madho Singh [[File:Flag of Hesse.svg|25px]] [[Holkar|Holkar Clan]] [[File:Flag of Bundi.svg|25px]] [[Bundi State|Kingdom of Bundi]] [[File:Kota Garuda Flag.jpg|25px]] [[Kota State|Kingdom of Kota]]
|commander1=[[Ishvari Singh|Ishwari Singh]] Narayandas
|commander2=[[Jagat Singh II|Jagat Singh]] [[Madho Singh I|Madho Singh]] [[Khanderao Holkar]] Ummed Singh of Bundi Durjansal of Kota
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The '''Battle of Rajamahal''' was a military engagement fought in 1747 in [[Jaipur, India]]. The battle was fought between the forces of Sawai Maharaja [[Ishvari Singh|Ishwari Singh]] and Maharana [[Jagat Singh II|Jagat Singh]], who wanted to make his nephew [[Madho Singh I|Madho Singh]] the Maharaja of Jaipur or secure a Jagir for him, he built an alliance with the Maratha's under [[Khanderao Holkar]] and the Hada clan of Bundi and Kota. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for Ishwari Singh's forces.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DLQeSBLpUwsC|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DLQeSBLpUwsC/page/n196 189]|quote=Battle of Raona.|title=Dalit Literature: Our Response|last=Gupta|first=R. K.|last2=Bakshi|first2=S. R.|date=2008|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=9788176258418|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Background ===
During the early 18th century, Maharaja [[Jai Singh II]] of [[Jaipur State|Jaipur]] rose to power in India.<ref name=":1">Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1994). ''A History of Jaipur 1503–1938''. Orient Longman. {{ISBN|81-250-0333-9}}.</ref> A member of the prominent [[Kachwaha|Kachwaha caste]], Jai transformed his domain into a powerful geopolitical force within the [[Mughal Empire]]. However, his death in 1743 resulted in a succession crisis to break out among the Kachawas.<ref name=":1" /> Jai's eldest son, Ishwari Singh, was named as the Maharaja of Jaipur per Kachwaha tradition;<ref name=":0" /> however, due to a treaty Jai had signed with his second wife's father-in-law, his youngest son Madho also had a claim to the throne.<ref name=":0" />

Despite having a claim to the throne of Jaipur, Madho Singh initially lacked the support to challenge Ishwari's rule. However, when his brother traveled to Delhi to make his introductions to Emperor [[Muhammad Shah]], Madho revolted with the help of his uncle, Jagat Singh. The two began to gather forces around [[Jahazpur|Jahajpur]], where they remained for several weeks.<ref name=":0" /> Ishwari was alerted to the rebellion and had quickly returned to Jaipur city. He also paid Maratha soldiers so that they would support him if a battle broke out.<ref name=":0" />

Before a battle could take place, both sides agreed to reach a peaceful settlement. Under the terms of this agreement, Madho was given lands in Tonk and Toda to rule over on the condition that he not rebel against his brother. Representatives from both parties signed the peace accord on 19 December 1744, and so Jagat and Madho began to disband their army. However, Jagat Singh was unwilling (and possibly unable)<ref name=":0" /> to pay the Maratha mercenaries he had hired; these Maratha mercenaries attacked Madho Singh and burned their supplies, greatly weakening the pair and forcing Madho and Jagat to retreat to [[Udaipur]].<ref name=":0" /> Seeing his brother's weakened position, Ishwari reneged on his earlier agreement and returned to Jaipur city, while Madho began to gather support among the Rajputs for a renewed attempt to overthrow his brother.<ref name=":0" />

=== Battle ===
In March 1747, Jagat Singh and Madho Singh (with the help of Marathas under [[Khanderao Holkar|Khande Rao Holkar]] and the Hadas of [[Bundi]] and [[Kota Kinabalu|Kota]]) invaded Jaipur from the south and advanced to the city of [[Rajmahal]]. There they encountered an army under the command of Narayandas, a general of the Jaipur army. Not knowing the size of the invading army, the Jaipur general negotiated with Madho and his commanders. However, he soon uncovered that the invading force was relatively small and learned about friendly reinforcements that were approaching from Udaipur, and so he immediately attacked the invading armies. Fighting began on 1 March and continued through to 2 March; Narayandas decisively defeated wave after wave of the invading armies, while Khande Rao made an attempt to attack the Jaipur camp with a swift cavalry charge but was repelled by the Shekhawati guards. The battle finally ended at sunset.<ref name=":0" /> Under Narayandas' command, the Jaipur army successfully routed the disorganized invading army.<ref name=":0" />

Ishwari Singh arrived on the battlefield on 3 March to oversee the aftermath of his forces' victory. Madho Singh and his supporters were once again forced to flee Jaipur. Ishwari Singh Invaded Mewar and forced the Maharana to pay tribute, the rao of Kota also paid tribute to Jaipur.<ref name=":0" />

=== Aftermath ===
The Battle of Rajamahal was a major victory for Ishwari Singh, who was able to consolidate his position as Maharaj of Jaipur. However, Madho, his supporters, and regional rivals of Jaipur would return and launch a [[Battle of Bagru|second invasion]] of Jaipur in 1748.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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