When Prithviraj Chauhan conquered Bundelkhand, the boundaries of Prithvirajs kingdom went to the Gahadwalas of Kannauj. Just as the Muslims in the west were the enemies of the provincial Chauhans, so in the north the Raja of Jammu, the Chaulukya rulers in the south, the Chandels in the east and the
We had discussed the Chauhan-Chandel conflict in the last two episodes. In this episode, we will discuss the folk beliefs regarding the two brothers Alha-Udal who fought on behalf of King Parmardi Dev. In the battle between the Chauhans and the Chandelas, Alha and Udal displayed amazing valor. Tale
In the previous episode, we had discussed the Chauhan-Chandel conflict on the basis of the opinions and inscriptions presented by various historians. In this episode, we will discuss the Chauhan-Chandel conflict on the basis of Alhakhand, which is also called Parmal Raso. According to this book, De
In the previous episode, we had discussed that the eastern boundary of the Chauhan Empire met the Chandela kingdom. The regions of Bundelkhand, Jejakabhukti and Mahoba of central India were included in the kingdom of the Chandelas. The famous fort of Kalinjar was also located in this state. King Pri
After discussing the queens of Prithviraj Chauhan in the previous episodes, we move on to the wars and victories of Prithviraj Chauhan. We have discussed that after suppressing the Bhandanakas in AD 1182, there was a wonderful increase in the power of King Prithviraj Chauhan. Prithvirajs age at this
Pleased with the cooperation of Surajmal, Wazir Safdarjung recommended to the Mughal emperor that Surajmal should be given a mansab of 3000 zat and 2000 horsemen and his son Ratan Singh should be given the title of Rao. The mansab of Surajmals son Jawahar Singh should also be increased. A few days a
After ruling the state for twenty years, that is, around 1742 AD, the light of the eyes of Raja Badan Singh started decreasing. Therefore, he handed over the rights of state expansion, military organization and political negotiations to his eldest son Surajmal and himself started making internal man
After conquering the fort of Thun, Sawai Jai Singh tied the pag of Sardari on the head of Badan Singh on 2 December 1722, tilaked him like a king and honored him with the rank of Thakur by giving Pacharangi Nisan with five costumes. Thus Badan Singh became the Khidmati Jagirdar of the Kachhwahas. Ba
Domicile and trends of Jats Jats are a very ancient Indian community. It is often associated with agriculture and animal husbandry, it is a prosperous, hardworking and tribal-like community, which has been residing in large numbers in the fertile plains of North India and the fertile plateau of Ce
Maharaja Surajmal was one of the key figures responsible for building the India of the eighteenth century. He was born at a time when the politics of North India was in turmoil and the country was gripped by destructive forces. Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali killed a large number of humans and cow
After the death of Prithviraj Chauhan, the scenario of the country started changing very fast. Hindu kings started moving to the background and the Delhi Sultanate started expanding. The maximum loss was done by Chauhan State. The Chauhans, for whom the Chandelas, Gahadwalas and Chaulukyas could no
When Shahabuddin Ghori, the son of late King Prithviraj Chauhan, returned to Delhi after putting Govindraj on the throne of Ajmer, a big Chauhan chief stopped the path of Muhammad Ghori near Hansi. Hassan Nizami, the author of Tajul Masir, has not written the name of this Chauhan chief nor has given
After the defeat of King Prithviraj Chauhan, the areas of Ajmer, Delhi, Hansi, Sirsa, Samana and Kohram came under Muhammad Ghori. The defeat of Prithviraj in the battle of Tarain caused great loss to Hinduism. Thousands of Hindu warriors were killed in this war. The power of the Chauhans was destro
In the previous episode, we had discussed the death of King Prithviraj Chauhan in Ghazni on the basis of the description given in Prithviraja Raso, but many modern medieval and modern historians do not consider this description of Prithviraj Raso to be correct. The Hammir epic mentions Prithviraj b
In the previous episode we had discussed that in AD 1192, when Muhammad Shahabuddin Ghori came to attack Prithviraj, some Indian powers also joined him. Hammir epic, Prithviraj Raso, Tabakat-e-Nasiri and Rajasthan Thru the Ages, it is written in texts that when Muhammad Ghori reached Lahore in AD 11
Aurangzeb himself had seen the political situation of the Deccan with his own eyes by being on the Deccan front and serving as the Subedari of the Deccan. Aurangzeb was also not unfamiliar with the spurt in Shivajis activities since his departure from the Deccan. Aurangzeb felt that Shivaji was a fu
Shivaji was closely watching the internal tribulations of the Mughals. When the Mughal princes got busy in the war of succession, Shivaji broke the power of the Adilshahi of Bijapur and got many of its territories in his kingdom. At this time Adilshah (II) was sitting on the throne of Bijapur. It wa
Efforts for better management of Jagir Shahji entrusted Shivaji with the care of the Poona Jagir and made a condition that Shivaji would be the only representative of his father in the Jagir till Shahji was alive and after Shahjis death he would become the real owner of this Jagir. Now Shivaji star
Marriage of Shahaji and Jijabai Maloji had not yet forgotten the humiliation done by Jadhavrai. Maloji was still in the service of Ahmednagar and his daughter Jijabai was still unmarried. So Maloji requested the Nizamshah to get Jijabai married to my son Shahji by asking Jadhavarai. Nizamshah agree
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