Dalpat Shah

Dalpat Shah was the 49th ruler of the Garha Kingdom, which controlled the Indian region of Gondwana. His reign was very short, he died shortly, maybe three years after marrying Rani Durgavati, a Chandela princess, in 1542.

Dalpat Shah
Reign1532–1550
PredecessorSangram Shah (1482–1532)
SuccessorRani Durgavati (1550–1564)
SpouseRani Durgavati
IssueVir Narayan
DynastyGarha Kingdom dynasty
FatherSangram Shah (1482 –1532)

Dalpat Shah was the son of Raja of Garha Mandla, Sangram Shah, the 48th and greatest ruler of the Garha Kingdom.[1]

Dalpat is best known as the husband of Rani Durgavati,[2] known for her bravery and for defending the kingdom against the forces led by Asaf Khan I sent by the mighty Mughal emperor Akbar.

Biography

Dalpat Shah was son of the 48th and greatest Gond ruler, Sangram Shah. When he was a brave young lad, he always went out hunting with Sangram Shah.

Sangram Shah was impressed with his skill and courage each time. Durgavati, a brave and beautiful princess of a minor branch of the Chandelas of Jejakabhukti which ruled at Mahoba, and whose father was Keerat Rai. Sangram Shah felt that his Dalpat should be married to a princess of very high qualities, equal to Dalpat. He then felt that Durgavati, the princess of Mahoba, was the ideal bride for his eldest son, and sent a proposal to Keerat Rai, asking for the princess's hand. "Rani Durgavati: The Warrior Queen of the Gonds"

Then, Dalpat, along with an army, marched to Mahoba, and Keerat Rai himself came at the gates of his city and surrendered without even putting up a fight. Then Dalpat took her to Singhorgarh, the Gondi capital, and married her, in 1542.[3]

References
  1. Dikshit, R. K. (1976). The Candellas of Jejākabhukti. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-046-4.
  2. "Rani Durgavati: The Warrior Queen of the Gonds"
  3. "The Gond kingdoms". downtoearth.
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