The Institutes of Akbar 326: 96. Ra’i Surjan Hada.

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He is often merely called Rai Hada. The Hadas are a branch of the Chauhans. The Sarkar of Rantanbhur is called after them Hadauti.
Rai Surjan was at first in the service of the Rana, and defied the Mughuls, because he thought himself safe in Rantanbhur. Akbar, after the conquest of Chitor (p. 368), besieged in the end of the 13th year, Rantanbhur, and R. S., despairing of holding out longer—the siege having lasted about a month—sent his sons Duda and Bhoj (No. 175) to Akbar’s camp to sue for peace. The Emperor received them well, and gave each a dress of honor. When they were taken behind the tent enclosure to put on the garments, one of their men, suspecting foul play, rushed sword in hand towards the audience tent, and killed several people, among them Shaikh Bahauddin Majzub of Badaon, but was cut down by one of Muzaffar Khan’s men. As R. S.’s sons were entirely innocent, the accident did not change Akbar’s goodwill towards them; and he sent them back to their father. At R. S.’s request, Husain Quli Khan (No. 24) was then sent to the Fort and escorted R. S. to the Emperor. Rantanbhur was annexed (Shawwal, 976, or beginning of the 14th year).
R. S. was made Governor of Gadha-Katangah from where, in the 20th year, he was transferred to Fort Chunar, Soon after, Dauda fled and created disturbances in Bundi. Zain Khan Kokah (No. 34), R. S. and his second son Bhoj were therefore sent to Bundi, which was conquered in the beginning of 985. After the conquest, R. S. was made a commander of Two Thousand. Dauda who had escaped, submitted, in the 23rd year, to Shahbaz Khan (p. 400). Not long after, Dauda fled again. He died in the 30th year.
R. S. served in the 25th year, after Muzaffar’s (No. 37) death, in Bihar. The Maasir does not mention the year of his death. From the Tabaqat, it is clear, that he had been dead for some time in 1001.
For R. S.’s son, Rai Bhoj, vide below, No. 175.