Ranasimha

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{{Infobox King

| name = Ranasimha

| title = Rawal

| succession = Rawal of the Guhila dynasty

| predecessor = Vikramsimha

| successor = Kshemasimha

| issue = Kshemasimha
Rahapa{{sfn|D. C. Ganguly|1957|p=91}}

| house = House of Guhila

| father = Vikramsimha

}}

Rawal Ranasimha also known as Rana Singh was the ruler of the Guhila dynasty in the 12th century. He succeeded his father Vikramsimha.{{Sfn|Somani|1976|loc=p.62 : "Our information about the successors of Arisingh, namely Chodsingh, Vikramsingh and Ranasingh, is meagre."}} He was succeeded by his son Kshemasimha.
His name became the regnant title of the Kingdom of Mewar who descended from his second son Rahapa.{{Sfn|Somani|1976|loc=p.63 : "In the Raj Prashasti Mahakagya it is mentioned that the title of Rana was bestowed upon Rahapa by Mahatawal Karna for his conspicuous gallantry in defeating Mokalsi, the ruler of Mandor"}} Hammir Singh, a descendant of Rana Singh, became the first ruler of Mewar after the main branch of the family went extinct after the 1303 siege by Alauddin Khalji.{{sfn|D. C. Ganguly|1957|p=91}}

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  • {{Cite book |last=Somani |first=Ram Vallabh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NcIBAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Mewar, from Earliest Times to 1751 A.D. |publisher=Mateshwari |year=1976 |language=English}}
  • {{cite book |author=D. C. Ganguly |chapter=Northern India During The Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries |editor=R. C. Majumdar |editor-link=R. C. Majumdar |title=The Struggle for Empire |series=The History and Culture of the Indian People |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQtuAAAAMAAJ |year=1957 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |oclc=26241249 }}

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Category:12th-century BC people