Jagmal Singh was the son of Rana Udai Singh II & Maharani Dheerbai Bhattiyani. He was born sometime between 1527 and 1587. He was, briefly, his father's successor to Mewar.[1]
Maharana Udai Singh II's favorite wife, Dheerbai Bhattiyani, wanted Jagmal to succeed Maharana Udai Singh after his death. On his deathbed, Udai Singh II named Jagmal as the next Maharana. Jagmal was to be crowned as Maharana of Udaipur in 1572; however, the nobles of the court decided that it was an unwise decision, resulting in Maharana Pratap becoming crowned instead as the ruler of Mewar. After this disgrace, Jagmal Singh swore revenge and left to join the Mughals. Akbar had given the jagir of Ajmer to Jagmal for a brief time; however, after a short battle between the Mughals, Akbar had to give half his jagir to The Mughals and Akbar gave the jagir to Jagmal. The ruler of Sirohi to whom the Jagir belonged and who gave half his jagir to the mughals could not tolerate this, resulting in an all out battle between Jagmal and the ruler. Jagmal Singh was killed in the resulting conflict. His death is believed to have happened in the year 1574, two years before the legendary Battle of Haldighati.[2][3] However, some sources state that he died in 1583.
