Vanvir Singh


Vanvir Singh was the ruler of Mewar Kingdom between 1536 and 1540. He was allegedly the son of Prithviraj and a maid.
He was appointed as the official ruler of the state when Vikramaditya Singh was imprisoned. Vanveer decided to kill the imprisoned Vikramaditya, and he also killed various ministers who were in his way. He attempted to kill the 14-year-old heir Udai Singh, but Udai Singh's nursemaid Panna Dai replaced the prince with her son Chandan who was killed instead. Vanveer declared himself to be the ruler of Mewar and Chittor.
In 1540, when Udai Singh was 18 years old, he attacked Chittorgarh with the help of several Samantas together with Akhey Raj Songara, the ruler of Jalore and Udai Singh's father-in-law. The armies of Vanvir Singh and Udai Singh met at the battle field of Malvi Udai Singh won and ascended the throne as Udai Singh II, and Vanvir Singh was sent into exile. He was killed later in 1540 in a struggle with tribal groups.