At a glance
- Syllabus name: the School Lecturer and Teaching Associate syllabi list Maldev among rulers who resisted Muslim power.
- Ganga's death: Ganga fell from a palace window; Ojha writes that Maldev pushed him, Reu calls it an accident.
- Humayun: after his defeat by Sher Shah, Humayun turned to Maldev for help but left Marwar.
Facts
| Father | Rao Ganga |
|---|---|
| Accession | 1531 in the RBSE book; Reu gives 5 June 1531 (VS 1588 Ashadh vadi 5); Ojha dates Ganga's death, and so the accession, to 1532 |
| Died | 1562 |
| Sons | Ram (the eldest), Udai Singh and Chandrasen, among others; Chandrasen was named heir |
Wars
- Khanwa, 1527: fought on Rana Sanga's side while his father ruled (Mewar page).
- Merta: he drove out Viramdev of Merta, who went to Sher Shah.
- Bikaner: his army killed Rao Jaitsi at Saheba (1541 or 1542; see the Rathore page) and took Bikaner. Jaitsi's minister Nagraj had gone to Sher Shah for help.
- Giri-Sumel, January 1544: Sher Shah's forged letters made Maldev distrust his nobles; he withdrew, and his commanders Jaita and Kumpa died fighting. Sher Shah said he had nearly lost the empire of Hindustan for a handful of bajra. Sher Shah then took Jodhpur.
- After Sher Shah's death (1545) Maldev won back Jodhpur and much of Marwar.
- Harmada (near Ajmer), VS 1612 Phalgun vadi 9 (24 January 1557): his force, sent to help Haji Khan, beat the army of Rana Udai Singh of Mewar.
Remember: often mixed up
- Maldev, ChandrasenMaldev lost Jodhpur to Sher Shah (1544) · his son Chandrasen lost it to Akbar's army.
- Jaita and KumpaMaldev's commanders at Giri-Sumel · not Jaimal and Fatta of Chittor (1567–68).
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