Maharana Udai Singh II

E279131

Maharana of Mewar Rajput ruler historical figure

Maharana Udai Singh II was a 16th-century Rajput ruler of Mewar best known for founding the city of Udaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Udai Singh II	6
Maharana Udai Singh II canonical	4
Maharana of Udaipur	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2566466 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maharana Udai Singh II
Context triple: [City Palace, Udaipur, builtBy, Maharana Udai Singh II]

A. Raja Bir Singh Deo
Raja Bir Singh Deo was a prominent 17th-century Bundela Rajput ruler of Orchha in central India, known for his patronage of architecture and the arts.
B. Raja Man Singh I
Raja Man Singh I was a prominent 16th-century Rajput ruler and trusted general of the Mughal emperor Akbar, known for his military campaigns and architectural patronage in Amber (Amer).
C. Scindia of Gwalior
Scindia of Gwalior is a prominent Maratha royal dynasty that rose to power in the 18th century and ruled the princely state of Gwalior in central India.
D. Rajaram I
Rajaram I was a Maratha ruler and younger son of Shivaji who led the empire’s resistance against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after the death of his brother Sambhaji.
E. Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, whose defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of Maratha sovereignty and the consolidation of British rule in India.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maharana Udai Singh II
Target entity description: Maharana Udai Singh II was a 16th-century Rajput ruler of Mewar best known for founding the city of Udaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India.

A. Raja Bir Singh Deo
Raja Bir Singh Deo was a prominent 17th-century Bundela Rajput ruler of Orchha in central India, known for his patronage of architecture and the arts.
B. Raja Man Singh I
Raja Man Singh I was a prominent 16th-century Rajput ruler and trusted general of the Mughal emperor Akbar, known for his military campaigns and architectural patronage in Amber (Amer).
C. Scindia of Gwalior
Scindia of Gwalior is a prominent Maratha royal dynasty that rose to power in the 18th century and ruled the princely state of Gwalior in central India.
D. Rajaram I
Rajaram I was a Maratha ruler and younger son of Shivaji who led the empire’s resistance against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after the death of his brother Sambhaji.
E. Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, whose defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of Maratha sovereignty and the consolidation of British rule in India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maharana of Mewar ⓘ Rajput ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
actualSuccessorChosenByNobles	Maharana Pratap ⓘ
associatedClan	Sisodia Rajput dynasty ⓘ surface form: Sisodia Rajputs
associatedWithFort	Chittorgarh Fort ⓘ City Palace, Udaipur ⓘ surface form: Udaipur City Palace
birthPlace	Chittorgarh ⓘ surface form: Chittorgarh, Mewar
capitalMovedFrom	Chittorgarh ⓘ
capitalMovedTo	Udaipur ⓘ
child	Jagmal Singh ⓘ Maharana Pratap ⓘ Shakti Singh ⓘ
conflict	Siege of Chittorgarh ⓘ surface form: Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568)
country	Udaipur State ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Mewar
deathPlace	Gogunda, Mewar ⓘ
dynasty	Sisodia Rajput dynasty ⓘ surface form: Sisodia dynasty
era	16th century ⓘ
ethnicity	Rajput ⓘ
father	Rana Sanga ⓘ
founded	Udaipur ⓘ
foundedInYear	1559 ⓘ
fullName	Maharana Udai Singh II self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Udai Singh II
historicalRegion	Rajputana Agency ⓘ surface form: Rajputana
house	Chittorgarh Fort ⓘ surface form: House of Mewar
knownFor	founding the city of Udaipur ⓘ shifting the capital of Mewar from Chittorgarh to Udaipur ⓘ
legacy	establishment of Udaipur as a major Rajput center ⓘ
mother	Rani Karnavati ⓘ
notableEvent	abandonment of Chittorgarh after Mughal siege ⓘ
opponent	Akbar ⓘ surface form: Mughal emperor Akbar
politicalStatus	independent Rajput ruler ⓘ
predecessor	Vikramaditya Singh ⓘ
realm	Mewar ⓘ
region	present-day Rajasthan, India ⓘ
reignEnd	1572 ⓘ
reignStart	1540 ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
spouse	Rani Jaiwanta Bai ⓘ
successor	Maharana Pratap ⓘ
successorContestedBy	Jagmal Singh ⓘ
supportedSuccessor	Jagmal Singh ⓘ
territory	Aravalli Range ⓘ surface form: Aravalli region of Rajasthan
title	Maharana ⓘ surface form: Maharana of Mewar

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

City Palace, Udaipur → builtBy → Maharana Udai Singh II ⓘ

Udaipur → foundedBy → Maharana Udai Singh II ⓘ

Udaipur → namedAfter → Maharana Udai Singh II ⓘ