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Lal Ghat, a wharf on the bank of Pichola Lake, to the south of Gangaur Ghat, Udaipur. Lal Singh. There were several leading members of clans who had this name. They came from Bhainsrorgarh (Choondawat); Gogunda (Jhala Rajputs); Hinta (Saktawat); Parsoli (Chauhan), and Vijaipur (Saktawat). Maharana Ari Singh II (1761-1773) ordered Lal Singh of Bhainsrorgarh to kill the unpopular Chieftain, Maharaj Nath Singh of Bagore (see NATH SINGH). There was also Rawat Lal Singh of Kolyari village was father of Sangram Singh Saktawat during the reign of Maharana BHIM SINGH (1778-1828). Because of a feud between rival clans, the Saktawats and Choondawats, the Maharana sent Rawat Arjun Singh, the Choondawat chief of Kurabar to attack the Saktawat chief of Bhindar. Sangram Singh came to the rescue of his chief at Bhindar. Lal Singh died in the battle, then Arjun Singh mercilessly murdered Sangram's children. Lal Singh's descendants are the feudal lords of Kolyari village. Yet another Lal Singh was the Hara chieftain of Banbaoda (of Bambavde); brother of Rao Bar Singh of Bundi. Lal Singh murdered Maharana Kshetra Singh in 1382 because of an incident at Kshetra's wedding to his daughter. See KSHETRA SINGH, MAHARANA. Lalbai (the 'Ruby of Mewar'), daughter of Maharana MOKAL (1421-1433). Land of the Rajputs: See RAJPUTANA. Languages: see HINDI. Lapeta, Medieval headgear. See also PAG. Lasani (Choondawat), a town 150 km. from Udaipur near Deogarh. This estate is an offshoot of AMET, descendants of Patta's fourth son, Sheka. Maharana Raj Singh I (1653-1680) granted the jagir of Lasani to Sheka's son, Dalpat Singh. Dalpat's eighth descendant, Gaj Singh gave meritorious service to the House of Mewar and fought with the Mahapurush army at Gangrar. Genealogy: Sheka; Dalpat Singh; Mohan Singh; Isardas; Umaid Singh; Amar Singh; Samant Singh; Kesri Singh; Budh Singh; Gaj Singh; Nahar Singh; Jaskaran; Sultan Singh; Jaswant Singh; Kesri Singh; Khuman Singh. Lav (Lava), the eldest of twin sons born to Ramayana hero Ram (Sri Ramachandra, king of Ayodhya). Many texts claim that the Mewar Dynasty descended from Lav, who migrated to western India where he established his capital, named after him, Lavkote (now modern Lahore in Pakistan). See MEWAR'S TRADITIONAL LINEAGE. Note: Other texts state that, traditionally, the descent was from Lav's twin brother, Kush. Lavkote, an ancient city in western India, now Lahore in Pakistan, traditionally founded by LAV, son of Ramayana hero, RAM. See MEWAR'S TRADITIONAL LINEAGE. Law College, Udaipur; in the city's northeastern sector, off M.L.S. University Road; nearby are the Dairy College and University. Lawa (Sardargarh), a SAKTAWAT town, 110 km. north of Udaipur near Amet; the estate (jagir) of Jai Singh Saktawat. The fort and palace beside Lawa's lake was built by Sardar Singh of the Dodia clan, and took twenty years to complete. Once, it had china and mirror halls, but was defaced by an explosion of a powder magazine. It underwent considerable repairs but lost much of its splendour. Genealogy: Dhaval Singh; Nahar Singh; Kishan Singh; Karan Singh; Bhan; Sanda; Bhim Singh; Gopaldas Singh; Jai Singh; Naval Singh; Indra Bhan; Sardar Singh; Rod Singh; Jorawar Singh; Manohar Singh; Sohan Singh; Laxman Singh; and Amar Singh. Laws of Manu, The: see MANU. |
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