# Ari Singh II

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{{Short description|Maharana of Mewar from 1762 to 1772}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox royalty
| title        = 
| image        = Mewar Maharana Ari Singh.jpg
| caption      = Ari Singh II
| succession   = [Maharana](/source/Maharana) of the [Kingdom of Mewar](/source/Kingdom_of_Mewar)
| reign        = 1762–1773
| predecessor  = [Raj Singh II](/source/Raj_Singh_II)
| successor    = [Hamir Singh II](/source/Hamir_Singh_II)
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1724|07|27|df=y}}
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1773|03|09|1724|07|27|df=y}}
| spouses      = {{ubl
 | Jhaliji Sardar Kanwarji of [Gogunda](/source/Gogunda) in [Mewar](/source/Mewar)
 |Devadiji Amrit Kanwarji from [Sirohi](/source/Sirohi)
 |Bhatiyaniji Guman Kanwarji of Mohi in [Mewar](/source/Mewar)
 |Rathorji Saras Kanwarji of [Ratlam](/source/Ratlam)
 |Rathorji Gyan Kanwarji of [Idar](/source/Idar%2C_Gujarat)
 |Chauhanji Radha Kanwarji of [Kotharia](/source/Kotharia%2C_Rajasthan) in [Mewar](/source/Mewar)
 |Devadiji Amrit Kanwarji from [Sirohi](/source/Sirohi)
 |Bhatiyaniji Guman Kanwarji of Mohi in [Mewar](/source/Mewar)
 |Rathorji Saras Kanwarji of [Ratlam State](/source/Ratlam_State) in the [Kingdom of Malwa](/source/Kingdom_of_Malwa)
 |Chauhanji Radha Kanwarji of [Kotharia](/source/Kotharia%2C_Rajasthan) in [Mewar](/source/Mewar)
}}
| issue        = {{ubl|'''Sons''':{{cn|date=June 2024}}
|[Hamir Singh II](/source/Hamir_Singh_II)
|[Bhim Singh](/source/Bhim_Singh_of_Mewar)
|'''Daughters''':{{cn|date=June 2024}}
|Chandra Kanwarji
|Anup Kanwarji}}
| house        = Ranawat Sisodia
| father       = [Jagat Singh II](/source/Jagat_Singh_II)
| mother       = Jhaliji Amar Kanwarji d.of Thakore Raj Abhaysinhji of [Lakhtar](/source/Lakhtar) in [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat)
}}
{{Mewari Rana}}
'''Maharana Ari Singh II'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/u/udaipur_r.html |title=UDAIPUR |access-date=15 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227164732/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/u/udaipur_r.html |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (after 27 July 1724 – 9 March 1773) was the [Maharana](/source/Maharana) of the [Kingdom of Mewar](/source/Kingdom_of_Mewar). His accession to the throne was controversial as he was alleged to have made his way clear and unopposed by killing Kunwar Ratan Singh, the only child of his nephew and predecessor Maharana [Raj Singh II](/source/Raj_Singh_II) (born 1743, {{reigned|1754|1761}}).

The younger brother of Maharana [Pratap Singh II](/source/Pratap_Singh_II), Ari Singh II came to the throne on the death of Pratap's son and heir, Raj Singh II, who had succeeded his father at the age of 11, reigning for seven years. Ari Singh acceded in 1762, reigning for eleven years, until his assassination by Maharao Ajit Singhji of [Bundi](/source/Bundi_State) on 9 March 1773; in turn, Ajit Singhji lived only a few months after the killing of Ari Singh.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Layall |editor1-first=K. C. B. |title=Rajputana and Ajmer: List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages |date=1938 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117113/page/n69/mode/2up |pages=53–54 |edition= Seventh }}</ref>

Ari Singh was said to have an uncontrollable temper, which caused chieftains and nobles of Mewar to distance themselves from Ari Singh. This added to the decline of power of Mewar. The nobles who left the Mewar court formed a group. This group planned to kill Ari Singh and place the [posthumous](/source/Posthumous_birth) son of his predecessor, Ratna Singh as the ruler. Though Ratna Singh succeeded in temporarily occupying [Kumbhalgarh](/source/Kumbhalgarh), he was later defeated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rathore |first=Abhinay |date=1628 |title=Udaipur (Princely State) |url=https://www.indianrajputs.com/view/udaipur_rajasthan |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Rajput Provinces of India |language=en}}</ref>

During Ari Singh's reign, the Marathas were weakened throughout India, but [Mahadaji Scindia](/source/Mahadaji_Scindia) restored Maratha power in the North. He formed an alliance with the Maratha against the Mughal Empire.

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