Ranasimha

Ranasimha, also called Karna, was a Guhila rawal of Mewar during the later twelfth century. Succeeding his father Vikramsimha, he ruled from Chittor in about 1158–1168.

After his death his son Kshemasimha carried on the senior Rawal line, while his second son Rahapa founded the junior Rana branch from the village of Sisoda. From Rahapa descended the later Sisodia maharanas, and Ranasimha's name became the hereditary title Rana borne by that branch.