Panna Dai
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Panna Dai was a maid in the service of Rana Sanga
or Sangram Singh of Chittorgarh
, India
.She was a Gurjar (Kshatriya
) lady of Kheechi clan. She was foster-mother of his infant son Udai Singh.
Rana Sangram Singh died in 1527 in the Battle of Khanua against Babur
. Panna saved child Udai Singh from Rana's brother Banbir who was regent and wished to usurp the throne . Panna sacrificed her own child to save the prince. Panna Dai give the small Udai Singh to the gardener who took him far away. The child of Panna Dai was not knowing that he would be killed in the place of Udai singh.
Panna Dai later on cried a lot but she was proud that she kept the shine of Mewar alive.
To save him Panna Dai substituted her own baby in the royal cradle. Her child was slain, but Panna escaping with the baby prince made her way to Kumbhalgarh
.
After Udai Singh attained youth he defeated his uncle and became the king of Chittod and later founded the city of Udaipur
.
Sanga
Sanga or Sangha is a group of thirteen villages in the Dogon Country region of Mali, lying east of Bandiagara at the top of an escarpment. The most important villages are Ogol-du-Haut and Ogol-du-Bas. It is known as a centre for traditional religion with many temples and shrines, and as a base for...
or Sangram Singh of Chittorgarh
Chittorgarh
Chittorgarh is a city and a municipality in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgharh District and a former capital of the Sisodia clans of Rajputs of Mewar...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.She was a Gurjar (Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
) lady of Kheechi clan. She was foster-mother of his infant son Udai Singh.
Rana Sangram Singh died in 1527 in the Battle of Khanua against Babur
Babur
Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
. Panna saved child Udai Singh from Rana's brother Banbir who was regent and wished to usurp the throne . Panna sacrificed her own child to save the prince. Panna Dai give the small Udai Singh to the gardener who took him far away. The child of Panna Dai was not knowing that he would be killed in the place of Udai singh.
Panna Dai later on cried a lot but she was proud that she kept the shine of Mewar alive.
To save him Panna Dai substituted her own baby in the royal cradle. Her child was slain, but Panna escaping with the baby prince made her way to Kumbhalgarh
Kumbhalgarh
Kumbhalgarh is a Mewar fortress in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan state in western India. Built during the course of the 15th century by Rana Kumbha, and enlarged through the 19th century, Kumbhalgarh is also a birthplace of Maharana Pratap, the great king and warrior of Mewar...
.
After Udai Singh attained youth he defeated his uncle and became the king of Chittod and later founded the city of Udaipur
Udaipur
Udaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
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