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Sinsinwar
Sinsinwar is an Indian clan of Jats mainly found in the state of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana. The name Sinsinwar is derived from the village Sinsini in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Rulers of the Bharatpur state belong to this clan such as Maharaja Suraj Mal. Etymology The word ''Sinsinwar'' was originated from the name of village Sinsini, to which ancestral lineage of Bharatpur rulers belong. Mythological origin The Sinsinwar rulers of the Bharatpur dynasty claimed their descent from Balchand, a Yaduvanshi Rajput of Jadaun clan. Balchand's wife was infertile, so he had two sons named Vijje and Sijje with a Jat concubine whom he had captured during one of his usual plundering raids. His sons became Jats and adopted Sinsinwar as their gotra based on the village of Sinsini after being rejected as Rajputs. Historian Ram Pande notes several issues when examining the veracity of this legend: Sinsini had never been part of Karauli State, the caste of a child is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Rajaram Of Sinsini
Rajaram Jat (reign 1670–1688) was a chieftain of Sinsini, who led organised rebellion against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after Gokula Jat was executed in Agra on 1 January 1670. Rajaram united the Jats, modernised their military capabilities, and employed guerrilla tactics to disrupt Mughal authority in the regions around Agra, Mathura, and the Yamuna river. To avenge the execution of Gokula in 1670, he plundered and destroyed Akbar’s tomb in Sikandra, burning the remains in 1688. Rajaram successfully resisted Mughal forces, defeating Nawab Khan-i-Jahan Bahadur Zafar Jang Kokaltash in battle near Sinsini, which allowed to gain control over parganas such as Bhuma, Hodal, Kuthumbar, and Palwal. His leadership laid the foundation for the later establishment of the Kingdom of Bharatpur. After his death in 1688, his brother Churaman and his son continued their resistance against Mughal Empire. Early life Rajaram was born in Sinsini, in present-day Bharatpur, Rajasthan, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jats
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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churaman
Churaman (died 20 September 1721) was a chieftain from Sinsini, Rajasthan, who rose to prominence as a leader following the death of his brother Raja Ram. He established the rule mainly centred at Bharatpur, during the decline of the Mughal Empire. Initially a highwayman, Churaman organized plundering expeditions and built a fortified base at Bharatpur. After supporting Bahadur Shah I in the Mughal succession war against Muhammad Azam Shah in 1707, he was appointed a mansabdar and later served as the faujdar of Mathura, overseeing the imperial highway from Delhi to Agra. His strategic alliances, including with the Sayyid brothers, and opportunistic betrayals during Mughal conflicts strengthened his power. Churaman died in 1721 after consuming poison during a family dispute, leaving his nephew Badan Singh to succeed him as formal founder of the Bharatpur State. Early life and Rise to power Churaman was the younger brother of Rajaram Jat and a son of Bhajja Singh of Sinsini, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawahar Singh
Maharaja Jawahar Singh () was the ruler of the Bharatpur Kingdom. He succeeded to the throne when his father, Maharaja Surajmal, died in 1763. Early life Jawahar Singh was born to Maharaja Surajmal and Maharani Gauri in the Sinsinwar clan of Jats. He was later adopted by Maharani Kishori of Palwal. He was the 22nd direct descendant of Chaudhary Sobha Singh of Bayana, who founded Sinsini in 12th century by defeating native Kalals. During Ahmed Shah Abdali's invasion of India in 1757, Abdali attacked Ballabhgarh. In a battle between the Durranis and Prince Jawahar Singh, the latter managed to captured 150 Durrani horses. Jawahar Singh had to escape from the fort in the night as the defence of the fort was not possible in the face of heavy bombardments of Abdali's guns. After taking the city, Abdali sent his generals Jahan Khan and Najib Khan with 20,000 men to attack the territory and holy city of Mathura. According to historian Jadunath Sarkar, the Marathas fled from the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badan Singh
Maharaja Badan Singh (Reign: 1722 – 21 May 1755) was the formal founder and first Maharaja of the Bharatpur State, Bharatpur state. He was a nephew of Rao Churaman Singh. After Churaman's death on 20 September 1721 there were family disputes between Badan Singh and Churaman's son Muhkam Singh. Badan Singh aligned with Jai Singh II of Jaipur to avoid the wrath of Muhkam Singh. In this family feud, Jai Singh supported Badan Singh. Early life Badan Singh was born to a Hindu Jat family to Roop Singh who was the jagirdar of Deeg, Rajasthan. He was the nephew of Churaman, Rao Churaman Singh, then the chief of Thun stronghold. Ancestors The Hindu Jat rulers of Bharatpur kingdom and Braj claim descent from Lord Shri Krishna. One of their ancestor was Thakur Shobha who held his sway over Bayana, he attacked the modern-day Sinsini region and defeated the native tribe of Kalal Chandars. Architecture G.C. Dwivedi writes: Badan Singh Jats, Jat had some aesthetic sense and a taste for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishvendra Singh
Maharaja Vishvendra Singh (born 23 June 1962), also known as Vishvendra Singh, is the titular Maharaja of Bharatpur and a politician who has served as the cabinet minister of tourism and civil aviation in Government of Rajasthan from November 2021 to December 2023. He served as the Minister of Tourism and Devasthan in the Government of Rajasthan from December 2018 to July 2020. He was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for three terms representing Nadbai in 1993 and Deeg-Kumher in 2013 and 2018. He was also elected to the Lok Sabha representing Bharatpur in 1989, 1999 and 2004. Early life Singh, who hails from the Sinsinwar Jat clan of Bharatpur, was born into royalty on June 23, 1962, at Moti Mahal in Bharatpur. He is the son of Maharaja Sawai Brijendra Singh, the 13th Maharaja of Bharatpur. Political career Singh political career began with the Indian National Congress and became Zila Pramukh in 1988 and then he joined Janata Dal in 1989 and became membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deeg Palace
Deeg Palace is a historical monument in Deeg, Rajasthan. It was built in 1772 by Maharaja Suraj Mal Jat. Deeg Palace served as a luxurious summer resort for the rulers of Bharatpur State. It was strategically positioned near Agra and served as a refuge during invasions. It is the only Hindu-style palace in North India and it is a perfect blend of Mughal and Rajput architecture. This palace was in active use till the early 1970s and currently it is preserved as a monument. History and architecture Deeg was the capital of the Jat kings before they shifted to Bharatpur. Badan Singh, who came to the throne in 1721, built a palace here. Due to its strategic location and proximity to Agra, Deeg had to face repeated attacks by invaders. His son, prince Suraj Mal, began the construction of a fortress around the palace around 1730. The fort had massive walls and a deep moat to keep away raiders. Deeg was a site of a legendary battle between the Jats and a combined Mughal and Maratha a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohagarh Fort
Lohagarh Fort ( transl. Iron Fort) is an 18th-century fort located at Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India. It stands as a testament to the strength and ingenuity of the Jat rulers of Bharatpur, particularly Maharaja Suraj Mal, who commissioned its construction in 1732. The British army attempted to conquer this fort 13 times but they could not penetrate the fort even once. The inaccessible Lohagarh Fort withstood repeated attacks of British forces led by Lord Lake during the Siege of Bharatpur in January and February 1805 when they failed in all four attempts to storm the fortress. History Between December 1825 and January 1826, British troops under Lord Combermere initially surrounded the state's capital until on 18 January 1826 its fortress was stormed and captured. After this siege, Bharatpur became a princely state under British Raj control. Of the two gates in the fort, the one in the north is known as Ashtadhatu (eight metaled) gate while the one facing the south is calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Rajasthan
The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its districts of Rajasthan, 41 districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the governor of Rajasthan, as well as judiciary and legislative branches. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) and the secretariat. There are various programs announced by the Government of Rajasthan. Government of Rajasthan Executive Like other states in India, the head of state of Rajasthan is the governor, appointed by the president of India on the advice of the central government. The post is largely ceremonial. The chief minister is the head of Government of India, government and is vested with most of the executive powers. In addition to its administrative setup, Rajasthan has a bicameral legislature comprising the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha), which consists of 200 members elected for five-year terms. Unlike some Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Pande
Ram Pande (September 1945 – 17 September 2019) was an Indian historian and civil servant. Biography Pande was born at Bhusawar in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district in September 1945. He did his master's degree from the University of Cambridge in the UK and his Ph.D. from the University of Rajasthan in India. The doctoral supervisor for his Ph.D. was Arthur Llewellyn Basham, and the subject of his doctoral thesis was "A Social and Political History of the State of Bharatpur upto 1826". He pursued his D.Litt with "The History of Mauritius" as the subject of research. He spoke multiple languages including French, Marathi, Persian, and Rajasthani languages. Between 1967 and 1974, Pande taught at the Meerut University in Uttar Pradesh and at several colleges in Rajasthan. From 1975 to 1997, he had worked as a "senior civil servant" for the government of Rajasthan. He had served as the "senior research officer" at the Rajasthani government's Department of Labour. Pande died on 17 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
