Vikramaditya Singh of Mewar

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Rana Vikramaditya (r. 1517–1536) was a Sisodia Rajput ruler of Mewar Kingdom, younger son of Rana Sanga and the elder brother of Rana Udai Singh II. He was unpopular amongst the nobles of Mewar. Vikramaditya neglected the administration of his state that the people nicknamed his reign 'Pappa Bai ka raj' (transl. Lady-father's rule). The Rana is normally addressed as 'Father,' but Vikramaditya was called 'Bai' (lady) because he remained confined to the palace like women. He was also infamous for his numerous unsuccessful assassinations attempts of Meerabai. During his brief reign, Chittor was captured by Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. However, Bahadur Shah was not able to hold Chittor for long and the Sisodias recaptured it within a short time of his departure.

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