Bhim Singh of Amber

Bhim Singh (? – 22 July 1537) was a sixteenth-century Rajput ruler of Amber.

Bhim Singh
Raja of Amber
Reign	19 January 1534 – 22 July 1537
Predecessor	Puranmal
Successor	Ratan Singh
Died	(1537-07-22)22 July 1537
Issue	Ratan Singh Askaran Sahodara Kachhvi (wife of Rao Maldev of Marwar)[1]
Dynasty	Kachwaha
Father	Prithviraj Singh I
Mother	Bala Bai of Bikaner

He was the eldest son of his father, Raja Prithviraj Singh I, by his wife Bala Bai, a daughter of Rao Lunkaran of Bikaner.^[2][3] Some sources allege that Prithviraj died at the hands of Bhim, who in turn was later killed by his own son Askaran. However, these claims of patricide are dismissed by historian Jadunath Sarkar, who asserts that they lack credibility since their sources are anonymous and undated.^[4] Bhim is also said to have overthrown his predecessor, his brother Puranmal, though this too is uncertain.^[5]

Bhim only reigned three and a half years before dying on 22 July 1537. He was succeeded in quick succession by two sons, Ratan Singh and Askaran, before the throne eventually passed to his younger brother Bharmal.^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Bhim Singh of Amber
8. Uddharan, Raja of Amber[6] 4. Chandrasen, Raja of Amber[7] 2. Prithviraj Singh I, Raja of Amber[2] 1. Bhim Singh Bika, Rao of Bikaner[8] 6. Lunkaran, Rao of Bikaner[3] Rang Kanwar of Pugal[9] 3. Apurva Devi (Bala Bai)[2]

References

1. Singh, Rajvi Amar (1992). Mediaeval History of Rajasthan: Western Rajasthan. p. 1162.
2. Sarkar, Jadunath (1984). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Longman Limited. p. 33. ISBN 81-250-0333-9.
3. Singh (1992, p. 1518)
4. Sarkar (1984, pp. 42–43)
5. Hooja, Rima (2006). A history of Rajasthan. Rupa & Co. p. 482. ISBN 9788129108906.
6. Prasad, Rajiva Nain (1966). Raja Man Singh of Amber. p. 3.
7. Sarkar (1984, p. 31, )
8. Singh (1992, p. 209, )
9. Saran, Richard; Ziegler, Norman P. (2001). The Meṛtīyo Rāṭhoṛs of Meṛto, Rājasthān: Biographical notes with introduction, glossary of kinship terms and indexes. University of Michigan, Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies. p. 194. ISBN 9780891480853.