Ram Singh I
Mirza Raja Ram Singh I was the elder son of Mirza Raja Jai Singh I and was the ruler of Amber (now part of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation), and head of the Kachwaha Rajput clan. He was also subehdar of Kashmir. He was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1667 to invade the Ahom kingdom of present-day Assam, but the loss at the ultimate Battle of Saraighat and the subsequent retreat led to his recall and disgrace. Shivaji and Ram Singh. When Shivaji went to Agra in the Mughal court, on 12 May 1666, he  was made to stand alongside relatively low-ranking nobles, Shivaji took offence and stormed out of court and was promptly placed under house arrest. Ram Singh was granted custody of Shivaji and his son. Shivaji's house arrest situation was precarious. Aurangzeb's court deliberated whether to execute him or keep him as a servant. Jai Singh, having assured Shivaji of his personal safety, tried to influence Aurangzeb's decision. However, Aurangzeb intended to kill Shivaji and ordered Faulad Khan to transfer Shivaji from Ram Singh's custody to Radanaza Khan's house. Kunwar Ram Singh refused to deliver over  Shivaji because his father, Jai Singh, had promised Shivaji's safety and that he should be slain first to kill Shivaji. Aurangzeb made him to sign security bond for Shivaji. Shivaji devised a strategy for emancipation. He ordered the majority of his troops home and urged Ram Singh to withdraw his pledges to the emperor for the safe custody of himself and his son. Shivaji escaped and left Agra on August 17, 1666, by putting himself in one of the enormous baskets and his son Sambhaji in another. After Shivaji's escape, Ram Singh was accused of assisting Shivaji's  escape and was punished, first by being barred from entering court and subsequently by being demoted. Ahom Campaign. Ram Singh was forced to fight 100,000 Ahoms with 8,000 men. Ram Singh was eventually defeated and with his troops further reduced he could only helplessly retreat until the governor of Bengal sent some troops to aid him. Ram Singh grew sick of war and finally, in 1676 he was allowed to leave and return to his province. He was later posted in Kohat where he died in 1688.