Role of Raja Man Singh in Mughal Administration and Warfare

The present research will focus on the contribution of Raja Man Singh a young leader of the Rajputs in the development of Mughal-Rajput composite relations. The paper also seeks to highlight that how and why Man Singh left his Rajput kingdom of Amber and become a trusted noble in the Mughal Empire. It also explains how this decision changed his life and the relationship between the Mughals and the Rajputs. The main objective of this paper is to examine earlier relations of Akbar with Kachhwahas, rise of Raja Man Singh within the Kachhwaha lineage, and his role in the Mughal Court. This research paper will be based on the critical analyze of the contemporary, near contemporary and modern writings, such as Abul Fazl’s Ain-i-Akbari, Col. James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Rajiv Nain Prasad’s Raja Man Singh of Amber, Jadunath Sarkar’s A History of Jaipur, and the translation works of H. Beveridge.