Gohad State
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Gohad State | |||||||||
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| 1505–1805 | |||||||||
 Gohad near north side of Gwalior | |||||||||
| Capital | Gohad | ||||||||
| Common languages | Hindi | ||||||||
| Maharaj Rana | |||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval India | ||||||||
• Established | 1505 | ||||||||
| 1805 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | India · Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||
Gohad State or Kingdom of Gohad was a Jat kingdom in India.[1] It was established by Jat King Singhadev II in 1505. The state was ruled by Jats.[2]
Origin
[edit]The royal family of Gohad traces its origin to Punjab, from there the Malav-vanshi Dhaliwal (original gotra of Gohad rulers) Jats migrated to Agra and later their first Raja conquered territories in Bairat (south of Alwar), he was Rana Jai Singh who reigned in the 12th century and was an ally of Tomar king Anangpal of Delhi.[3]
History
[edit]Another attack on Gohad city was made by Faujdar Melsarao Appa of Bhilsa and Amba Ingle in 1778, the Maratha army was defeated by Jats.[4]
Later, in the same year, Maharaja Chhatar Singh Rana invaded Lahar state of Kachwaha Rajputs. He defeated them and added Lahar and adjacent territories in his kingdom with the help of Capt. Popham.[5]
Maharaja Chhatar Singh handed over the administration of Gwalior fort to his younger queen. Later, jealous of the success of Jat Raja, Mahadaji Sindhia planned an attack to conquer Gwalior. In 1782, he besieged Gwalior and bribed one of Maharani's trusted guards & prepared him to depart from Jat Raja along with 2000 troops. Seeing no scope of victory, Maharani committed Jauhar on 27 February 1783 and Marathas occupied the fort. The place is still renowned as Jauhar-kund in Gwalior Fort.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Insight Guides (2017). Insight Guides Rajasthan. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 9781786717139. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Chaurasia, R.S. (2004). History of the Marathas. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 176. ISBN 9788126903948. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh, District Gazetteers: Bhind". 1996.
- ^ Agnihotrī, Ajaya Kumāra (1985). Gohada ke Jāṭoṃ kā itihāsa: rājanaitika evaṃ sāṃskr̥tika adhyayana, San 1505 se 1947 taka (in Hindi). Nava Sāhitya Bhavana.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
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