Jangladesh, also known as Janglu, was a historical region in north, north-western and north-eastern
Rajasthan state in northern India. It included the present-day districts of
Bikaner,
Churu,
Ganganagar, and
Hanumangarh.
It was bounded on the south by
Marwar and
Jaisalmer regions, on the east by
Ajmer-Merwara region.
History
The north-eastern and north-western
Rajasthan, known by the name Jangladesh in ancient times,
was inhabited by Jat clans ruled by their own chiefs and largely governed by their own customary law.
Most of Jat clans in Rajasthan had to accept
Rathore suzerainty due to
Rao Bika's invasion of Jangladesh. Bika led an army of 300
Rajput warriors and subjugated all of the Jat clans of northern Rajasthan. Bika also saved the Jats from the
Bhati
Bhati is a clan of Rajputs
History
The Bhatis reportedly originated in Mathura through a common ancestor named Bhati, who was a descendant of Pradyumn. According to the seventeenth-century Nainsi ri Khyat, the Bhatis after losing Mathura ...
Rajputs and acted as their buffer. The Godara Jats and
Charan
Charan ( IAST: Cāraṇ; Sanskrit: चारण; Gujarati: ચારણ; Urdu: ارڈ; IPA: cɑːrəɳə) is a caste in South Asia natively residing in the Rajasthan and Gujarat states of India, as well as the Sindh and Balochistan provinces ...
s were loyal supporters of Bika.
See also
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Rajasthani people
References
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History of Rajasthan