The city of Udaipur, which became the capital of Mewar, was founded in 1559 by:

The city of Udaipur was founded in 1559 by Rana Udai Singh II, the ruler of Mewar and the father of Maharana Pratap.

About the founding of Udaipur:

• Udai Singh chose a fertile valley surrounded by the Aravalli hills, near the Pichola lake, as a safer site than Chittor.
• After Chittor was captured by Akbar in 1568, Udaipur became the capital of Mewar.
• The city is named after him.

About Rana Udai Singh II:

• He was the son of Rana Sanga.
• As a child, his life was saved by his nurse, Panna Dai, who sacrificed her own son to protect him from the usurper Banbir, according to a famous legend.
• He became the ruler of Mewar in 1540.
• He refused to accept Akbar's authority.
• When Akbar besieged Chittor in 1567-68, he left the fort to its defenders and retired to the hills.
• He died in 1572, and was succeeded by his son, Maharana Pratap.

About Udaipur:

• It is known as the "City of Lakes", because of its many lakes, such as Lake Pichola, Fateh Sagar Lake, Udai Sagar and Swaroop Sagar.
• It is also called the "Venice of the East".

Important monuments:

• The City Palace: a large palace complex on the bank of Lake Pichola, built over several centuries.
• The Lake Palace (Jag Niwas): a white marble palace on an island in Lake Pichola, now a hotel.
• Jag Mandir: another island palace; Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan) is said to have stayed there when he rebelled against Jahangir.
• The Jagdish temple: a large temple of Vishnu, built in 1651.
• Saheliyon ki Bari: a garden for royal ladies.

Mewar's later history:

• The Sisodia rulers of Mewar ruled from Udaipur until Indian independence.
• The state joined the Union of Rajasthan in 1948-49.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Rana Kumbha, Rana Sanga and Maharana Pratap were other Mewar rulers.