Kumher
Kumher (formerly Kumbher) is a historical town, the initial name of this town was Kuber. It is located in Deeg District of Rajasthan, India. Geography Kumher is located at . It has an average elevation of 176 metres (577 feet). Kumher is also the birthplace of the illustrious Arya Samaji Vedic and Ayurvedic scholar, Pt. Satyendranath Vaidya (1902–1982). History Kumher was founded by a Jat chieftain Kumbh in 1704. In 1754, when Maharaja Surajmal of Bharatpur was the king, the fort at Kumher was sieged by the Marathas as Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao's younger brother Raghoba (supported by chieftains Scindias and Holkars) wanted Surajmal to be subservant to them. However, the siege did not succeed. In 1754, on behest of Mughal Emperor Alamgir II, Khanderao laid the seize of Kumher fort of Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur State who had sided with Alamgir's adversary Siraj ud-Daulah. Khanderao Holkar, son of Malhar Rao Holkar, was inspecting his troops on an open palanqu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khanderao Holkar
Khanderao Holkar (23 November 1723 – 24 March 1754) was the only son of Malhar Rao Holkar, the founder of the Holkar dynasty of Indore, and Gautama Bai Holkar. He was the husband of Ahilyabai Holkar. He served as a Maratha Sardar and fought several campaigns on behest of the Maratha empire. Life Khanderao Holkar was born on 23 November 1723 . He was a very courageous and brave warrior though hot-tempered and arrogant. He was married to Ahilyabai Holkar in 1733. Khanderao was very respectful and caring towards Ahliyabai. She gradually turned Khanderao's thinking and mended his stubborn nature by repeating her statecraft and training lessons. She used to tell Khanderao stories from the epics, to motivate him to do his duty faithfully. Khanderao had a good understanding of Jat and Rajput politics. Malharrao had assigned him many independent duties of settling political feuds, which occasionally arose. Khanderao had one son, Malerao, and a daughter, Muktabai with Ahilyabai. He w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suraj Mal
Maharaja Suraj Mal (13 February 1707 – 25 December 1763), simply known as Suraj Mal, was a ruler of Bharatpur State in the present-day state of Rajasthan. Under him, Bharatpur State, a tributary of the House of Scindia, covered the present-day districts of Agra, Alwar, Aligarh, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Etawa, Hathras, Mainpuri, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Mathura, and Rohtak, Sonipat, Jhajjar, Nuh, Palwal, Faridabad, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Firozabad, Bulandshahr. A contemporary historian had described him as "the Plato of the Sinsinwar tribe" and by a modern writer as similar to the " Ulysses", because of his "political sagacity, steady intellect and clear vision." The people, under Suraj Mal, overran the Mughal garrison at Agra. In addition to the troops stationed at his forts, he had an army of more than 75,000 infantry and more than 38,000 cavalry. Lohagarh Fort is one of the well-known forts located in Bharatpur city of Rajasthan which was built by Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1732 on an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malhar Rao Holkar
Malhar Rao Holkar (16 March 1693 – 20 May 1766) was a noble subedar of the Maratha Empire, in present-day India. He was one of the early officers along with Ranoji Scindia, appointed by Peshwa Bajirao I to help spread the Maratha rule to northern states and was given the estate of Indore to rule by the King chief, during the reign of the Maratha emperor Shahu I. He was founder of the Holkar dynasty that ruled Malwa. Early life Malharrao Holkar was born on 16 March 1693 to Khandu Ji Holkar in a Dhanagar khutekar-Dhangar family in Hol village near Jejuri in Pune district of Maharashtra. His father died in 1696, when he was only three years of age. Malhar Rao grew up in Taloda (Nandurbar District, Maharashtra) in the castle of his maternal uncle, Sardar Bhojrajrao Bargal. His maternal uncle held a cavalry under Maratha noble Sardar Kadam Bande. Bargal asked Malhar Rao to join his cavalry and soon after that he was placed in-charge of cavalry detachment. He married Gautama ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deeg District
Deeg district is a district in Rajasthan state in northwestern India. It is bordered by Haryana to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the east, Bharatpur district to the south, and Alwar district to the west. Deeg district was once part of Bharatpur State before its accession to India. After Bharatpur State's merger to Rajasthan, Deeg became part of Bharatpur district. In August 2023, Chief Minister Ashok Gelhot declared Deeg to be a new district. The district is located at the junction of the Mewat region and Braj region, with northern tehsils Kaman, Pahari, Nagar ,Seekri, Jurhara part of Mewat and southern tehsils Deeg, Kumher, Janoothar , Rarah part of Braj Bhoomi. Deeg district has 9 tehsils: Pahari, Jurhara, Kaman, Seekri, Nagar, Deeg, Janoothar, Kumher and Rarah. Tourist Attraction Deeg palaceKamvan Vimal Kund [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raghoba
Raghunathrao, also known as Ragho Ballal or Raghoba Dada (18 August 1734 – 11 December 1783), was the younger son of Peshwa Bajirao I who served as the 11th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire for a brief period from 1773 to 1774. He defeated Rohilla, Rohillas at the Battle of Delhi (1757), resulting in the Marathas becoming the de-facto rulers of Delhi with Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Alamgir II having no actual power. He also led successful campaigns against the Durrani Empire at Sirhind-Fategarh, Sirhind and Attock and brought Northwest India, Northwestern India and modern day parts of Pakistan mainly Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab till Peshawar under Afghan–Maratha War#Initial campaign and success, Maratha rule (1758-59) for a brief period. Ahmad Shah Durrani sought revenge against the Marathas for capturing Punjab and defeating the Durrani armies. He made preparations for another campaign in India. Raghoba asked for a large financial assistance in order to check Abdal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Balaji Baji Rao
Balaji Baji Rao (8 December 1720 – 23 June 1761), often referred to as Nana Saheb I, was the 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He was appointed as Peshwa in 1740 upon the death of his father, Peshwa Bajirao I. During his tenure, the Chhatrapati (Maratha Emperor) was a mere figurehead. At the same time, the Maratha empire started transforming into a confederation, confederacy, in which individual chiefs—such as the House of Holkar, Holkars, the Scindias and the Bhonsles of Nagpur kingdom—became more powerful. During Balaji Rao's tenure, the Maratha territory reached its zenith. A large part of this expansion, however, was led by the individual chiefs of the Maratha Empire. Balaji Bajirao's administration worked with his cousin Sadashivrao Bhau, introducing new legislative and financial systems in the state. Under his leadership, the borders of the Maratha Empire expanded to Peshawar in present-day Pakistan, Srirangapatna in Karnataka, and Midnapore, Medinipur in West Beng ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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House Of Holkar
The Holkars (pronunciation: �o(ː)ɭkəɾ were the ruling house of the Indore State of the Maratha Confederacy, and earlier held the rank of Subahdar under Peshwa Baji Rao I of the Maratha Empire. When the Maratha Confederacy began to weaken due to internal clashes, the Holkars declared themselves the rulers of Indore in Central India, existing as an autonomous member of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818. Later, their kingdom became a princely state under the British protection. Usha Devi Holkar, 15th Maharani of Indore, is the current titular head. Rise of Holkar as Subahdar The Holkars were of Gadariya - Dhangar origin. Malhar Rao Holkar (1694–1766), a Maratha chief serving Maratha armies in the Malwa region, and in 1733 was granted 9 pargana">Malwa.html" ;"title="Maratha Army">Maratha armies in the Malwa">Maratha Army">Maratha armies in the Malwa region, and in 1733 was granted 9 parganas in the vicinity of Indore by the Maratha Empire. The township of Indore ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anne Feldhaus
Anne Feldhaus (Phelḍahāusa, Âna; born 1949) is Distinguished Foundation Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus Professor, at Arizona State University. Her field of specialty is Maharashtra, India, combining philological and ethnographic approaches to study religious traditions of Maharashtra, the Marathi-language region of western India. Honors and awards Among her awards and honors are Fulbright-Hays Research Award (1993–1994)(1987–1989); Social Science Research Council Research Award (1995); John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (2002–2003); National Endowment for the Humanities, Fellowship for Independent Research (2007–2008). She was president of the Association for Asian Studies 2018- 2019. and in 2020 was elected to the American Academy of Arts & SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts & ScienceNew Members Elected in 2022/ref> Academic career She first went to India as an undergraduate in 1970, lived with a Brahman family, and later recalled that her "knowledge of I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Siraj Ud-Daulah
Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah (1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of the Bengal Subah. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent. Siraj succeeded his maternal grandfather, Alivardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 23. Betrayed by Mir Jafar, the commander of Nawab's army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757. The forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive invaded and the administration of Bengal fell into the hands of the company. Early life and background Siraj was born to the family of Mirza Muhammad Hashim and Amina Begum in 1733. Soon after his birth, Alivardi Khan, Siraj's maternal grandfather, was appointed the Deputy Governor of Bihar. Amina Begum was the youngest daughter of Alivardi Khan and Princess Sharfunnisa, the paternal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bharatpur State
Bharatpur was a princely state under British suzerainty. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindus, Hindu Jats. The state was founded by Badan Singh, Maharaja Badan Singh in 1722. Suraj Mal played an important role in the development and expansion of the state. During Suraj Mal's reign (1755–1763), the annual revenue of the state was 17,500,000 gold coins. Under Suraj Mal leadership, the major architecture of this state include the Lohagarh Fort, Deeg Palace and the Keoladeo National Park, a royal hunting reserve, is a World Heritage Site. History The Jat rulers of Deeg and Bharatpur emerged in the medieval period, spreading over parts of the Subah of Agra, including Deeg, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, Bharatpur, and Mewat. During this time, the Jats were zamindars and cultivators causing trouble for the Mughal Empire alongside Gurjar, Gujars and Meos. During early time Jats were considered outcasts and jungle inhabitants. According to ''Tarikh-i-Firishta'', in 1026 AD, a b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jat People
The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory, northeastern Rajputana, and the western Gangetic Plain in the 17th and 18th centuries. Quote: "Hiuen Tsang gave the following account of a numerous pastoral-nomadic population in seventh-century Sin-ti (Sind): 'By the side of the river.. f Sind along the flat marshy lowlands for some thousand li, there are several hundreds of thousands very great manyfamilies ..hichgive themselves exclusively to tending cattle and from this derive their livelihood. They have no masters, and whether men or women, have neither rich nor poor.' While they were left unnamed by the Chinese pilgrim, these same people of lower Sind were called Jats' or 'Jats of the wastes' by the Arab geographers. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alamgir II
Mirza Aziz-ud-Din Muhammad (June 6, 1699 – November 29, 1759), better known by his regnal name Alamgir II, was the fifteenth Mughal Empire, Mughal emperor from 1754 to 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah. Born Mirza Aziz-ud-Din, the second son of Jahandar Shah, was raised to the throne by Imad-ul-Mulk after he deposed Ahmad Shah Bahadur in 1754. On ascending the throne, he took the title of Alamgir and tried to follow the approach of Aurangzeb (Alamgir I). At the time of his accession to the throne he was 55 years old. He had no experience of administration and warfare as he had spent most of his life in jail. He was a weak ruler, with all powers vested in the hand of his vizier, Imad-ul-Mulk. In 1756, Ahmad Shah Abdali, Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded India once again and captured Delhi and plundered Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura. While the Marathas became more powerful because of their collaboration with Imad-ul-Mulk, and dominated the whole of northern India. This was the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |