the battlefield in an unconscious state by Prince Maldev aided by Prithviraj Kachwaha of Dhundar. After the triumph in Khanwa, Babur did not penetrate into Rajasthan and the subsequent decline of Mewar after the assassination of Sanga allowed Ganga to expand his kingdom and laid the base for a powerful Rathore kingdom. On 2 November 1529, in the Battle of Sevaki, Ganga confronted the forces of Sojat, who had gained the support of Daualt Khan and Sarkhel Khan. He won the battle, with the Sojat leader Sekho Sujavat dead, both Daualt Khan and Sarkhel Khan fleeing the scene. Afterwards, Ganga faced an invasion of Afghans from Nagore under the command of Daualt Khan. In a pitched battle aided by Rathore branch of Bikaner, Ganga defeated the Afghans and killed Sarkhel Khan in the battle. Death Ganga died on 21 May 1531. According to the historian Muhnot Nainsi in his work Nainsi ri khyat, he was murdered by his ambitious son Maldeo who pushed him from the balcony. Later writers assert that Ganga's fall was an accidental one due to opium, without giving any conclusive evidence to save Maldeo from charge of patricide. It was under the rule of Maldeo that the Rathore house reached its pinnacle of glory in political importance and territorial expansion. Issue Rao Ganga had 6 sons: Maldeo, who succeeded his father. Vairsal Man Singh Kishan Singh Sadul Kanh He had 3 daughters: Sonbai, who married Bhati Raval Lunkaran Jaitslyot of Jaisajmer (1528–1551) Rajkumvar, who married Sisodiyo Gahlot Rano Vikramaditya Sarigavat of Citor (c. 1531–1536) Campabai, who married Devro Cahuvan Rav Raysingh Akhairajot of Sirohi References Bibliography 1484 births 1532 deaths 16th-century Indian monarchs Monarchs of Marwar 16th-century murdered monarchs