Rani Karnavati of Garhwal
| Karnavati | |
|---|---|
| Rani | |
| Spouse | Mahipat Shah |
| Issue | Prithvipati Shah |
Rani Karnavati of Garhwal Kingdom, also known as Tehri Garhwal, was the wife of Mahipat Shah (or Mahipati Shah), the Rajput king of Garhwal who used the title Shah.[1]
The capital of Garhwal Kingdom was shifted from Dewalgarh to Srinagar, Uttarakhand[2] by him, who ascended to the throne in 1622 and further consolidated his rule over most parts of Garhwal.
Though King Mahipati Shah died young in 1631,[3] after his death his Rani Karnavati, ruled the kingdom on the behalf of her very young seven-year-old son, Prithvipati Shah. She ruled over for many years to come, during which she successfully defend the kingdom against invaders and repelled an invasion of Mughal army of Shah Jahan led by Najabat Khan in 1640, in this war Rani Karnavati got the advantage of geographical location of it's Small Kingdom Of Uttrakhand because Mughal army was not aware about mountains war techniques like Guirilla technique that's why Najabat Khan had to Sign peace treaty with Rani Karnavati.
Monuments erected by her still exist in Dehradun district at Nawada,[4] she is also credited with the construction of the Rajpur Canal, the earliest of all the Dehradun canals, which starts from the Rispana River and brings its waters till the city of Dehradun.[5][6] Rispana River is one of the tributaries of Song river that drains the central and eastern part of the Doon Valley.
Some years later her grown up son Prithvipati came to the throne and ruled wisely under his mother’s influence.
References
- ^ पांडे, अशोक (1 May 2022). "Rani Karnavati History:". Navbharat Gold (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ History Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Uttarkashi district website.
- ^ Garhwal Genealogy Queensland University.
- ^ Dehradun district The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909 v. 11, p. 212.
- ^ Rajpur Canal Archived 6 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine uttaranchalirrigation.com.
- ^ Chandra, Satish (2005). Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals Part - II. ISBN 9788124110669.
