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Nanwag (Nandwak) Rajputs
The Nandwaks/Nanwag Rajputs are a branch of the Solar dynasty, Kachwaha Rajput in what is now the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In the 16th century, founder of nanwag dynasty shree Naun Rao ji and his descendants seized mariahun tahasil and ruled there for many years after. The villages of Kathiraon, Newarhia (having fort of Nanwag chieftain, Zamindar Sangram Singh) lying at 25" 31' N longitude and 82" 80' E latitude (tahsil Mariahu) and Barsathi, latitude 25" 34' N and longitude 82" 91' E in Mariahu tehsil, were administered by the Nanwag Rajputs from the 16th century to the later part of the 19th century. The whole of Mariahu tehsil was administered by them during the medieval period and the tehsil got its name from Mandav Dev, the presiding deity of Nanwags.{{Cite book, title = Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Jaunpur, publisher = Government of Uttar Pradesh, year = 1986, location = Uttar Pradesh, pages = 293 currently they are spread in Prayagraj, Azamgarh, Mirzapur and Var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar Dynasty
The Solar dynasty or (; ), also called the Ikshvaku dynasty, is a legendary Indian dynasty said to have been founded by Ikshvaku. In Hindu texts, Hindu literature, it ruled the Kosala Kingdom, with its capital at Ayodhya (Ramayana), Ayodhya, and later at Shravasti. They worshipped their Kuladevata, clan deity, Surya (a Hindu solar deity), after whom the dynasty is named. Along with the Lunar dynasty, the Solar dynasty comprises one of the main lineages of the Kshatriya Varna (Hinduism), varna in Hinduism. According to Jain literature, the first ''Tirthankara'' of Jainism, Rishabhanatha himself, was King Ikshvaku. Twenty-one further ''Tirthankaras'' were born in this dynasty. According to Buddhist literature, Gautama Buddha descended from the this dynasty. The important personalities belonging to this royal house are Mandhatri, Muchukunda, Ambarisha, Bharata (Jainism), Bharata, Bahubali, Harishchandra, Dilīpa, Sagara (Vedic king), Sagara, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
