Which Mewar ruler recovered Chittor around 1326 and founded the Sisodia branch of the dynasty?
- A.Bappa Rawal
- B.Jaitra Singh
- C.Rana Hammir
- D.Ratan Singh
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Rana Hammir. After Alauddin Khalji's capture of Chittor in 1303 the fort passed out of Guhil hands, and it was Rana Hammir who won it back about 1326. His line is called Sisodia after the village of Sisoda, and every later Maharana of Mewar, including the house of Udaipur, descends from him.
Option A is wrong because Bappa Rawal belongs to the eighth century and is remembered for establishing Guhil power at Chittor in the first place. Option B is wrong because Jaitra Singh, of the thirteenth century, is remembered for resisting an invasion by Iltutmish. Option D is wrong because Ratan Singh was the ruler who lost the fort to Alauddin Khalji in 1303, the event Hammir reversed.
The chain of three names is worth fixing together: Bappa Rawal established the house, Ratan Singh lost the fort in 1303, and Rana Hammir won it back and gave the dynasty its Sisodia name, which every Udaipur ruler after him carried.
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- A.1568
- B.1572
- C.1576
- D.1582
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