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Kakil
Kakil or Kankil was a king of the Kachhwaha dynasty and successor of Dulha Rai, who ruled the Dhundhar region with their capital at Khoh in present-day Rajasthan. Early life Kakil was born to mother Maruni and father Dulha Rai. While some sources present Dulha Rai as his grandfather. Reign Dulha Rai died in 1036 AD, after which Kakil was crowned the Kachhwaha king. Whereas according to Jadunath Sarkar, he became the success of Dulha Rai in 1070 AD. In some sources, the victory over Amber has been attributed to Kakil. Whereas this victory is of his son Maidul Rao which happened in 1150 AD. Death Kakil died in the Khoh Khoh, also known as Khogong, was the capital of the kingdom of Amber which was located in the Dhundhar region of Rajputana. Which was located just five miles to the east of Jaipur city and was ruled by the Chanda clan of Meenas. Rao Chandrasen ... in 1039 AD. References {{India-royal-stub Rajput monarchs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulha Rai
Dulha Rai was the founder of the Kachhwaha dynasty and also the 1st king from this dynasty who ruled the territory of Dhundhar, with his capital at Khoh in present-day Rajasthan. He started his rule from Dausa which he obtained as a dowry from the Chahamanas of Shakambhari. Making Dausa as his base, he started conquering the region of Dhundhar and soon was recognised as the ruler of this region by the Chahamanas after he successfully suppressed the rebellious Bargujar Rajputs. History The Kachwaha Rajputs claim descent from Kusha, son of the legendary Rama. Their ancestors allegedly migrated from Rama's kingdom of Kosala and established a new dynasty at Gwalior. After 31 generations, they moved to Rajputana and took away the kingdom of Dhundhar from Alan Singh Chanda. Some historians associate ''Dulha Rao'', the founder of the Jaipur Kachhwaha lineage, with the Kachchhapaghata dynasty that ruled over a part of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in 10th century. It is possib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kachhwaha
The Kachhwaha is a Rajput clan found primarily in India. They claim descent from the Suryavanshi (Solar) dynasty. Etymology According to Cynthia Talbot, the meaning of word ''Kachhwaha'' is tortoise. Origin 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 Suryavansh Dynasty or Ikshwaku Dynasty or Raghuvansh Dynasty : Kachwaha claim descent from mythological character Kush, a son of the avatar of mythological Vishnu, Rama, as expressed by them citing historical documents during the Supreme court of India proceedings on Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. Ish Devji a Kachhwaha Raja of outstanding merit, with his capital at Gwalior, is recorded to have died in 967 A.D. Brahmin genealogists 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 Kachhwaha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoh
Khoh, also known as Khogong, was the capital of the kingdom of Amber which was located in the Dhundhar region of Rajputana. Which was located just five miles to the east of Jaipur city and was ruled by the Chanda clan of Meenas. Rao Chandrasen Chanda abandoned Mahishmati city and established a kingdom here. It was the capital of the Chandas till the 11th century and of the Kachhawahas from the 11th to the 13th century. History Khoh has been the historical capital of Dhundhar, which was ruled by the Chanda clan of Meenas. Dulha Rai, the last ruler of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty, attacked it and defeated the Chandas. Dulha shifted his capital here from Dausa, which was later changed to Amber by Kakil Deo. But some sources attribute the change of capital from Khoh to Ambar to Rajdeo who was the third in succession after Pajawan. List of rulers The list of rulers are as follows: * Rao Chandrasen Chanda (c. 221/321 — 257/357 CE) * Rao Budhsen (c. 257/357 — 293/393 CE) * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified by adherence to the concept of ''dharma'', a Ṛta, cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as expounded in the Vedas. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, it has also been described by the modern term ''Sanātana Dharma'' () emphasizing its eternal nature. ''Vaidika Dharma'' () and ''Arya dharma'' are historical endonyms for Hinduism. Hinduism entails diverse systems of thought, marked by a range of shared Glossary of Hinduism terms, concepts that discuss God in Hinduism, theology, Hindu mythology, mythology, among other topics in Hindu texts, textual sources. Hindu texts have been classified into Śruti () and Smṛti (). The major Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhundhar
Dhundhar, also known as ''Jaipur region'', is a historical region of Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the districts of Jaipur, Neem ka Thana, Dantaramgarh part of Sikar District lying to the east of the Aravalli Range, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, the southern part of Kotputli and the northern part of Karauli District. The region lies in east-central Rajasthan, and is bounded by the Aravalli Range on the northwest, Ajmer to the west, Mewar region to the southwest, Hadoti region to the south, and Alwar, Bharatpur, and Karauli districts to the east. Geography In 1900, at the time of the Jaipur Kingdom, region had a total area of 15,579 square miles (40,349 km²). The southern and central portions of the region lie in the basin of the Banas River and its ephemeral tributaries, including the Dhund River, which gives its name to the region. The northern portion of the region is drained by the ephemeral Banhanga River, which originates in the Jaipur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadunath Sarkar
Sir Jadunath Sarkar, (10 December 1870 – 19 May 1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty. Sarkar was educated in English literature and worked as a teacher for some time but later shifted his focus to history research writing. He had vast knowledge of Persian language and all his books he wrote in English. He was vice-chancellor (VC) of University of Calcutta from 1926 to 1928 and a member of Bengal Legislative Council between 1929 and 1932. In 1929 the British knighted him. Early life and education Sarkar was born on 10 December 1870 to a kayastha family in the village of Karachmaria in Chhatardighi, Singra, Rajshahi district, Bengal Presidency (now in Natore District, Bangladesh). His father, Rajkumar Sarkar, was a local zamindar and owned a large library. His mother Harisundari Devi had seven sons and three daughters, with Jadunath being the fifth child and third son. In 1891, he graduated in English from Presidency College, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
