Raja Man Singh Tomar [1]
was the most illustrious of
the Tomar rulers of
Gwalior who ascended the
throne in 1486 AD. [2][3]
History
Raja Man Singh Tomar was
born to Raja Kalyanmall
Tomar of Gwalior. [4] He
was a great ruler and ruled
for over 30 years. In his
years the Tomar were
sometime at feud with and
sometimes allies with the
sultans of Delhi. Amongs
others, he married famous
Gujari rani
'Mrignayani'.Tradition has
it that Mrignayni was very
beautiful and courageous
woman who said no to
veiling her face like other
queens did and fought a
few battles along with Raja
Man Singh. She resided in
a separate palace made
exclusively for her, the
Gujari Mahal and did not
sit among other queens
during ritual bathing or
musical show. Raja Man
Singh was a great warrior
and great patron of Music.
One of the nine gems of his
court was Tansen. [5]
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Fight Against Lodhi Kings
Man Singh was the greatest
of the Tomar rulers of
Gwalior, who ascended the
throne in 1486. He also
repelled several attacks on
the fort by Sikandar Lodi
Delhi. He sued for peace in
lieu of 80 Lakh rupees and
a number of Elephants and
valuable jewels. Sikandar
Lodhi wanted another
attack but every time he
was either sued for peace
and never confronted.
Things changed at his
death and in 1516, Ibrahim
Lodhi laid siege on the fort.
Man Singh died while the
siege was on but his son
held on to the fort for one
year before surrendering.
[6] ...
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Art and Music
Raja Man Singh was one of
the greatest patrons of Arts
and Music.
Dhrupad Gharana
Raja Man Singh was patron
of Dhrupad gharana.[7]
The word Dhrupad is the
Hindi form of the original
Sanskrit, Dhruvapada, a
combination of Dhruva =
structured or rigid and
Pada = word. He was
pivotal in replacing Sanskrit
with Hindi in music.
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Palaces
The 15th century Gujari
Mahal is a monument of
love by Raja Man Singh
Tomar for his Gujari queen,
Mrignayani. After he had
wooed and won her,
Mrignayani demanded for a
separate palace with a
constant water supply from
the River Rai. The outer
structure of the Gujari
Mahal has survived in an
almost total state of
preservation, the interior
has been now converted
into an archaeological
Museum.
Within Gwalior Fort, also
built by Raja Mansingh
Tomar, is the Man Mandir
Palace, [8] built between
1486 and 1517. The tiles
that once adorned its
exterior have not survived,
but at the entrance, traces
of these still remain. Vast
chambers with fine stone
screens were once the
music halls, and behind
these screens, the royal
ladies would learn music
from the great masters of
those times.
was the most illustrious of
the Tomar rulers of
Gwalior who ascended the
throne in 1486 AD. [2][3]
History
Raja Man Singh Tomar was
born to Raja Kalyanmall
Tomar of Gwalior. [4] He
was a great ruler and ruled
for over 30 years. In his
years the Tomar were
sometime at feud with and
sometimes allies with the
sultans of Delhi. Amongs
others, he married famous
Gujari rani
'Mrignayani'.Tradition has
it that Mrignayni was very
beautiful and courageous
woman who said no to
veiling her face like other
queens did and fought a
few battles along with Raja
Man Singh. She resided in
a separate palace made
exclusively for her, the
Gujari Mahal and did not
sit among other queens
during ritual bathing or
musical show. Raja Man
Singh was a great warrior
and great patron of Music.
One of the nine gems of his
court was Tansen. [5]
↑Jump back a section
Fight Against Lodhi Kings
Man Singh was the greatest
of the Tomar rulers of
Gwalior, who ascended the
throne in 1486. He also
repelled several attacks on
the fort by Sikandar Lodi
Delhi. He sued for peace in
lieu of 80 Lakh rupees and
a number of Elephants and
valuable jewels. Sikandar
Lodhi wanted another
attack but every time he
was either sued for peace
and never confronted.
Things changed at his
death and in 1516, Ibrahim
Lodhi laid siege on the fort.
Man Singh died while the
siege was on but his son
held on to the fort for one
year before surrendering.
[6] ...
↑Jump back a section
Art and Music
Raja Man Singh was one of
the greatest patrons of Arts
and Music.
Dhrupad Gharana
Raja Man Singh was patron
of Dhrupad gharana.[7]
The word Dhrupad is the
Hindi form of the original
Sanskrit, Dhruvapada, a
combination of Dhruva =
structured or rigid and
Pada = word. He was
pivotal in replacing Sanskrit
with Hindi in music.
↑Jump back a section
Palaces
The 15th century Gujari
Mahal is a monument of
love by Raja Man Singh
Tomar for his Gujari queen,
Mrignayani. After he had
wooed and won her,
Mrignayani demanded for a
separate palace with a
constant water supply from
the River Rai. The outer
structure of the Gujari
Mahal has survived in an
almost total state of
preservation, the interior
has been now converted
into an archaeological
Museum.
Within Gwalior Fort, also
built by Raja Mansingh
Tomar, is the Man Mandir
Palace, [8] built between
1486 and 1517. The tiles
that once adorned its
exterior have not survived,
but at the entrance, traces
of these still remain. Vast
chambers with fine stone
screens were once the
music halls, and behind
these screens, the royal
ladies would learn music
from the great masters of
those times.
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