Kachhwaha
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| Kachhwaha House of Amber | |
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 The Pachranga flag originally used byMan Singh I | |
| Parent house | Kachchhapaghata dynasty |
| Country | Khoh Jaipur State Alwar State Shekhawati Kohra Estate |
| Founded | 1028 |
| Founder | Dulha Rai |
| Current head | Padmanabh Singh |
| Final ruler | Man Singh II |
| Titles | RajaofKhoh Maharaja ofAmber Raja ofJaipur Raja ofAlwar Maharaja ofSirmaur Maharaja ofMaihar Maharao ofShekhawati Raja ofTalcher BabuofKohra SubahdarofBengal Subahdar ofLahore Subahdar ofKabul |
TheKachhwaha,orKachhawais aRajputclan found primarily in India.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]According to Cynthia Talbot, the meaning of wordKachhwahais tortoise.[3]
Origin
[edit]
There are numerous theories on the origin of the Kachhwahas. Prominent of those theories are of claiming scion from the Suryavansh and the Kurma Avatar of Lord Vishnu.
Suryavansh origin
[edit]Suryavansh Dynasty or Ikshwaku Dynasty or Raghuvansh Dynasty: Kachwaha (Kushwaha) claim descent fromKusha,a son of theavatarofVishnu,Rama,as expressed by them citing historical documents during the Supreme court of India proceedings onRam MandiratAyodhya.[4]Ish Devji a Kachhwaha Raja of outstanding merit, with his capital at Gwalior, is recorded to have died in 967 A.D.Brahmingenealogists place him as being the three hundred & third generation after Ikshwaku. The Kachhwahas of Amber are descendants of Ish Devji. According to Rima Hooja, the Kachhwahas initially called themselves "Kachhapaghata", "Kachwaha" and "Katsawaha". "Kachawa" word became popular in the late 16th century during the reign of Raja Man Singh. There are many inscriptions and manuscripts which prove this theory, like the ones found in Balvan, Chatsu, Sanganer and Rewasa.[5]
History
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Dulha Rai
[edit]Kachhwaha established their kingdoms in the Dhundhar region of modern Rajasthan in the 11th century. One KachhwahaDulha Raiconquered most of the Dhundhar area fromBargujars.[6][7]
Raja Kakil deo
[edit]After Dulherai, his sonKakilDeo defeated the Meenas of Amer and made Amer the capital of Dhundhar afterKhoh.[8][9]He also defeated the Ahirs of Dhundhar region and annexed their territories in the battles of Med and Bairath. Bairath is the corrupted name of Viratnagar which has a great significance in Mahabharata.
Raja Pajawan
[edit]RajaPajawanhelpedPrithviraj Chauhanin his most of the campaigns and conquests. In total, he is credited to have fought 64 battles in his career. He was married to a cousin of Prithviraj Chauhan.[6]He died before the popular Battle of Tarain.
Raja Prithviraj Singh I
[edit]Kachhwaha KingPrithviraj Singh Ifought along withRana Sangaat battle of Khanwa.[6]He was married to the daughter of Rao Lunkarna of Bikaner, with all his wives summed to nine, giving birth to 18 sons. One of his sons, Purnamal died fighting with Humayun's brother Hindal in a battle that occurred in 1539 AD.
Raja Man Singh I
[edit]He was one of the most trusted noble of Akbar. He was the supreme commander of the Mughal forces. He built the Amer Fort. He built and saved a number of Hindu temples.
Sawai Jai Singh II
[edit]He built the pink city of Jaipur and five astronomical observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, Benaras, Mathura and Ujjain. He also established Govind Dev Ji temple at Jaipur.
Notable people
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Khoh Kingdom
[edit]Amer Kingdom
[edit]Jaipur State
[edit]- Maharaja SawaiJai Singh II
- MaharajaRam Singh I
- Maharaja SawaiMadho Singh I
- Maharaja SawaiPratap Singh
- MaharajaSawai Man Singh II
- MaharaniGayatri Devi
- MaharajaSawai Bhawani Singh
- PrincessDiya Kumari
- MaharajaPadmanabh Singh
Alwar State
[edit]- Rao RajaPratap Singh
- Colonel HH Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja SirJai Singh
- HH Raj Rishi Shri Sawai MaharajaJitendra Singh
- RajkumariBhuvneshwari Kumari
Kohra Estate
[edit]Shekhawati Region
[edit]- Rao Shekha
- Ajit Singh of Khetri
- Raja Raisal Darbari of Khandela
- Rao Shardul Singh of Jhunjhunu
References
[edit]- ^Sen, Sailendra Nath (2007).Textbook of Indian History and Culture.New Delhi, India: Macmillan India Limited. p. 167.ISBN978-1-4039-3200-6.
- ^The Rajput Palaces: The Development of an Architectural Style, 1450–1750 p. 88 – "the Kachwaha Rajputs ( who had previously ruled in Gwalior ) established themselves in an adjacent region, founding Dhundar as their capital in 967 ADISBN9780195647303."[1]
- ^Talbot, Cynthia (2015). "Imagining the Rajput Past in Mughal–era Mewar".The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000(illustrated ed.).Cambridge University Press.pp. 146–182.doi:10.1017/CBO9781316339893.006.ISBN9781316339893.
This is a reference toPajjun's family name, Kachhwaha, which means tortoise
- ^Asnani, Rajesh (11 August 2019)."Citing historical documents, Jaipur royals claim to be descendants of Lord Rama".The New Indian Express.Retrieved19 January2024.
- ^History of Rajasthan by Rima Hooja Section:The Kachwahas of Dhoondhar p. 2ISBN9788129108906
- ^abcSarkar, Jadunath (1994).A History of Jaipur: C. 1503–1938.Orient Blackswan. pp. 20–33.ISBN978-81-250-0333-5.
- ^Wink, André (2002).Al-hind: The Making of the Indo-islamic World.BRILL. p. 287.ISBN978-90-04-09249-5.
- ^Jaigarh, the Invincible Fort of Amber.RBSA Publishers, 1990. 1990. p. 18.ISBN9788185176482.
- ^Taknet, D. K.;IntegralDMS (7 July 2016).Jaipur: Gem of India.IntegralDMS.ISBN978-1-942322-05-4.
Further reading
[edit]- Bayley C. (1894)Chiefs and Leading Families in Rajputana
- Henige, David(2004).Princely states of India;A guide to chronology and rulers
- Jyoti J. (2001)Royal Jaipur
- Krishnadatta Kavi, Gopalnarayan Bahura(editor) (1983)Pratapa Prakasa, a contemporary account of life in the court at Jaipur in the late 18th century
- Khangarot, R.S., and P.S. Nathawat (1990).Jaigarh- The invincible Fort of Amber
- Topsfield, A.(1994).Indian paintings from Oxford collections
- Tillotson, G. (2006).Jaipur Nama,Penguin books