Swarup Singh | |
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Commander of Gingee | |
In office 1700-1714 | |
Monarchs | Aurangzeb Azam Shah Bahadur Shah I Jahandar Shah Farrukhsiyar |
Personal details | |
Born | ? |
Died | 1714 Gingee Fort,Carnatic Sultanate,Mughal Empire (modern-day Tamil Nadu,India) |
Military service | |
Battles/wars | Siege of Jinji |
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In return for military services, [2] the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb,granted a mansab rank of 2,500 and jagir land grant of 12 lakhs (1,200,000) to Raja Swarup Singh,a Bundela Rajput chieftain,along with the kiladari (Fort Commandership) of Gingee in 1700 AD.[ citation needed ]
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