Virsingh Dev Tomara

Virsingh Dev (Virasimha-deva) was the first Tomara raja of Gwalior. A feudatory of the Tughluq sultans of Delhi, he rebelled in 1391 and was defeated by Islam Khan.

Later chronicles relate that while serving as a palace watchman in Delhi his vigilance during a rainstorm moved Sultan Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah to grant him Gwalior Fort in 1394; Virsingh took it by surprising the governor at a banquet. Muslim chroniclers instead date the seizure to the confusion of Timur's 1398 invasion. He ruled Gwalior until about 1400 and was succeeded by Uddharana Dev.