The Rajput were first exposed to Maratha’s during the time when Aurangzeb sent Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur & Jai Singh of Amer were sent to Deccan to subdue Shivaji. They failed in the process but admired Shivaji’s spirit for independence, his concern for preserving Hindu culture and his fight against all odds with Aurangzeb. However, […]
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The Mansabdari system was the administrative system introduced by Akbar in Mughal Empire during 1571.ย The word ‘Mansab’ is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. Hence, Mansabdari was a system of ranking the government officials and determined their civil & military duties, along with their renumerations. Genesis of Mansabdari System Akbar introduced Mansabdari system of
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In earlier times, Barmer was known by the name โMallinathโ (เคฎเคฒเฅเคฒเคฟเคจเคพเคฅ) after Mallinath, the son of Rao Salkha. Mallinath is considered a God and still worshiped by Rajputs. The area around the โLuniโ river was called โMalaniโ or โเคฎเคฒเคพเคจเฅโ, derived from the name Mallinath. In the 18th century, British rulers adopted the name Barmer or
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Kachwaha Dynasty T.H. Hendley states that the Kachwaha clan is believed to have settled in an early era at Rohtas (Rahatas) on the Son River in present-day Bihar. He notes that their notable seats of power were in present day Madhya Pradesh including Kutwar, Gwalior, Dubkhund, Simhapaniya and Narwar (Nalapura). This second westward migration to
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In the 14th century, Maharana Kumbha (1433โ1468)ย ruled ruled mewar with capital at Chittorgarh. Due to a dispute, Kumbha expelled his younger brother Kshemkarn (1437โ1473), from his territory. Kshemkarnโs family too refugeย in the Aravali ranges, inย the southernmost part of Mewar regime. In 1514, Kshemkarnโs son Prince Surajmal (1473โ1530) became the ruler ofย Devalia (Devgarh) andย established his capital
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