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This article is about the Bundela Rajput commander of the Gingee fort, Desingh or Raja Tej Singh. For the Dogra Sikh commander, see Tej Singh. For Maharaja of Alwar, see Tej Singh Prabhakar. For other uses, see Tej Singh (disambiguation).
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Raja Desingh or Raja Tej Singh was a king of the Bundela Rajput who ruled Gingee in 1714 CE.

Background

The Mughal Empire defeated the Maratha Empire at Gingee in February 1698.

In return for military services, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, granted a mansab rank of 2,500 and jagir land grant of 12 lakhs (1,200,000) to Raja Swarup Singh, a Bundela Rajput chieftain, along with the kiladari (fort commandership) of Gingee in 1700 AD. Raja Swarup Singh died of old age in 1714 AD. Hearing about the death of his father, Desingh, the newly married son of Raja Swarup Singh, started for Gingee from Bundelkhand, his ancestral home. Differing accounts have the Nawab of Arcot, Saadatullah Khan I somewhat recalcitrant to the Mughal Empire, and the terms of the grant from Aurangzeb were disputed, nevertheless a debt was claimed after Aurangzeb's death ... a debt that the Raja refused to pay, eventually the arrears of payments due amounted to 70 lakhs rupees (7 million), and being a defaulter for ten years; the Nawab of Arcot reported this matter to the Mughal Emperor at the time, Bahadur Shah I at Delhi. .

Battle for Gingee

Traditional plays and ballads are sung in and around Gingee about the gallantry displayed by Desingh at the young age of 22, against the more powerful Nawab Sadatulla Khan of Arcot in a struggle that was unmatched from the outset (Desingh’s army consisted of only 350 horses and 500 troopers, while the Nawab’s army had 8,000 horsemen and 10,000 sepoys). Desingh eventually died in battle and his small army was defeated. His young wife committed Sati on his funeral pyre. However, the fortress of Gingee lost its pre-eminent position and political importance within a few years of the extinction of the Rajput rule.

Desingh Bundela Rajput (Tamil) Gingee Fort Commander
Preceded byRaja Swarup Singh Desingh
1714–1715 		Succeeded byextinguished

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Seshan, K. s s. (16 September 2011). "Tale of a forgotten hero - Tirupati - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "Gingee – 'Troy Of The East' – Who'story". 8 March 2013.
  4. Srinivasachari, C. S. (1943). A History Of Gingee And Its Rulers.
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