Karan Singh II
Maharana Karan Singh II was a Sisodia Rajput Rana of the Kingdom of Mewar. He was the eldest son of Maharana Amar Singh I and the grandson of Maharana Pratap. He was succeeded by his son Jagat Singh I.
Reign
Karan Singh made several administrative and economic reforms after ascending the throne. He divided his kingdom into Parganas and appointed Patels, Patwari, Chawkidars for village administration. He arranged charity, especially for the homeless people to re-establish them in Mewar after decades of conflicts. The Rana also have emphasised on the agricultural and commercial prosperity in the kingdom.Also, the palaces were upgraded and defenses strengthened by the Rana. He presided in relatively peaceful times and Mewar prospered under his rule. He also renovated the Ranakpur Jain temple in 1621. A lot of construction activities are known to have taken place during Karan Singh's reign. He constructed water ditches that ran all along the walls of the Lake Pichola.These ditches received stormwater and overflow from lake Pichola and conveyed it to lake Udai Sagar from where the stored water was used for irrigation. In Udaipur city, he built the Gol Mahal and dome at Jagmandir Island Palace, along with a tank in Krishna Niwas.