Bhagwant Das
Bhagawant Das was a Kacchwaha ruler of Amber.Life
He was the eldest son of Raja Bharmal and succeeded him after his death. Raja Bhagwant was also the elder brother of Mariam-uz-Zamani, popularly known as Jodha Bai, a wife of the Mughal emperor Akbar.
Bhagwant Das was one of the generals of Akbar, who awarded him a mansab of 5000 in 1585. and conferred him the title of Amir-ul-Umra. He fought many battles for Akbar, including battles in Punjab, Kashmir, and Afghanistan, and was also governor of Kabul. Bhagwant Das soundly defeated the army of the ferocious Kashmiri king Yousuf Shah Chak.
He married his daughter Manbhawati Bai to Prince Salim, who later assumed throne as emperor Jahangir. He was succeeded by his son by Bhagawati Devi, Raja Man Singh I after his death. His second son Madho Singh became the ruler of Bhangarh.Ancestry
