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[lrburdak]

Col. Malleson says about Gohad Jat Rulers

By the exercise of these qualities, the family brought themselves between the years 1725 and 1740 to the prominent notice of the Peshwa, Baji Bao, and amid the lawlessness and disruptions of the times, managed to assume a quasi-independence as lords of Gohad under suzerainty of the Marhatas. The chief (Bhim Singh Rana) who accomplished this feat died about the middle of the eighteenth century, and was succeeded by his nephew. He (Chhatra Singh Rana), being likewise a clear-headed man, contrived to enlarge his borders. With a wise prescience he held aloof from the great struggle for empire between the Marhatas and the warriors from the north, and when the fatal day of Panipat (1761) had completely overwhelmed the former, he showed his sense of the importance of the defeat by proclaiming himself Rana of Gohad, and seizing the fortress of Gwalior. That independence remained unquestioned for six years. (Ref: An historical sketch of the native states of India, p.93)

[Moar]

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[deshi-jat]

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[Moar]

Good job! Somehow its showing me 813

Please, follow these suggested simple instructions to know Your actual Jatland Wiki-edits' count :

(1) Log-in to Jatland Wiki via Jatland Forums.

(2) After You have logged-in to Jatland Wiki, on the top-right of the screen, there apperas 7 (for now) links, namely — User name -- My talk -- My preferences -- My watchlist -- My contributions -- Log out -- Back to the Forum.

(3) Click on the link — My preferences.

(4) Then, click on the link — User profile.

(5) Then, have a look at — Number of edits. The number of edits mentioned over there are Your actual Wiki-edits' count !!

Thanks

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[Moar]

The capital-lion Saka inscriptions at Peshawar and Mathura state " Sarvasa Sakasthanasa Puyae " [ capital lion inscriptions at the twin Saka capitals of Mathura and Peshawar ] that means (in English language) " for the merit of the people of Sakasthana." < Origin of the Saka Races - Collapse of the Brahminist Empire (Chapter 3) : by Khshatrapa Gandasa >

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The Mathura lion capital is an Indo-Scythian sandstone capital from Mathura in Central India, dated to the 1st century CE. The Mathura lion capital inscriptions attest that Mathura fell under the control of the Sakas.

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Please visit :

(1) British Museum - Red Sanstone Pillar Capital : http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore...r_capital.aspx

(2) Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project : http://ebmp.org/?cki=CKI0048

[Moar]

Chandra Chakraberty, in his book — The prehistory of India: tribal migrations, writes :


"Pushed by the Yuechis, the Getae reached the Punjab where they are known as Jats. These Jats are mainly very tall (lm. 76) hypsi-dolichocephals (73.83) with leptorrhine nose, fair complexion and luxuriant beard."


Reference : < Chakraberty, Chandra (1948). The prehistory of India: tribal migrations. Vijayakrishna Bros. p. 35. >

[DrRajpalSingh]

Chandra Chakraberty, in his book — The prehistory of India: tribal migrations, writes :


"Pushed by the Yuechis, the Getae reached the Punjab where they are known as Jats. These Jats are mainly very tall (lm. 76) hypsi-dolichocephals (73.83) with leptorrhine nose, fair complexion and luxuriant beard."


Reference : < Chakraberty, Chandra (1948). The prehistory of India: tribal migrations. Vijayakrishna Bros. p. 35. >

With due honour to the view of Chandra Chakraberty it many be added here that before advent of the 'Geate' and then 'Yuechi' here, various Jat clans were existing in India in Pre Historic times as testified by the great epic MAHABHARATA. So many clans of the Jats have been traced to the pages of this great epic. The pages created by Shri L R Burdak on the Ancient Jats may kindly be scanned for better understanding of the issue.

Therefore over emphasis on Gaete or Yuechi or Scathein origin is mere simplification of the historic growth process of the Jat Community.

[Moar]

< The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China and Australasia, Volume 14. Allen, 1822, p. 452. > — had published some research about the Jats, Getes, Yuc-chi — with the chapter name, " ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE JUS, JATS OR GETE "; which can be read here (in full-view) : http://books.google.co.in/books?id=u...ir_esc=y#c_top


They have also linked Gete with the Yuc-chi.


Also,


Esther Jacobson < Jacobson, Esther (1993). The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia: A Study in the Ecology of Belief - Volume 55 of Studies in the History of Religions (illustrated ed.). BRILL. p. 6. ISBN 9004096280, 9789004096288. > writes :


" . . . . the Yuezhi/Kushans may properly be considered to have belonged to the larger Scytho-Siberian culture."

[Moar]

According to Professor Maheswari Prasad of Banaras Hindu University, Jats belong to the Proto-Vedic Aryan stock. But being on the periphery of Madhyadesha, the cradle of Vedic culture, they did not undergo the social transformation on the line of varna system and monarchial political organizaion. The power of decision-making remained with elders and clan organizations.




Reference : Maheswari Prasad: The Jats — Their role & contribution to the socio-economic life and polity of North & North-West India, Vol. I, ed. Dr. Vir Singh, ISBN 81-88629-17-0.

[Moar]

Excerpt from < The life and times of Pakher Singh Gill : a Panjabi Californian in the early twentieth century / Nirmal S. Mann. Pittsburgh , Pa. : RoseDog Books, c2005. > :


"The Scythians considered owning a horse, a status symbol; the wealthy among them had many horses in their possession. The horse enabled them to launch swift and effective raids on the enemy, and also to take care of a larger herd, and cover long distances in the vast steppe grazing land. According to B.S. Mahal the Scythians “lived a life of rugged individualist, went about the steppe as he wished, made his own decisions, brooked nonsense from no one and more than that he held no man as his superior. Between him and his extended family they lived a life of isolation from other kindred nomads and for that reason alone he was to lack skills of interpersonal relationships. He was to owe allegiance to no outsider. But that is not to say that he were not to enter into alliances, called hordes, to wage territorial wars or raids to loot. However, these alliances were essentially makeshift and were to come and go.” It is interesting to note that the modern Jutts of Punjab have many traits and characteristics similar to the Scythians namely a streak of extreme independence which has its downside too."



Source : http://www.sikhpioneers.org/P2thescy...dthejutts.html

[Moar]

Excerpts from < The life and times of Pakher Singh Gill : a Panjabi Californian in the early twentieth century / Nirmal S. Mann. Pittsburgh , Pa. : RoseDog Books, c2005. > :


"The Scythians did not leave any written record or cities, “ in the end these brutal warriors rode out of history as they entered it, without a word for they had no writing. All they left were footnotes in Greek history- and some of the finest gold art in the world. . . . The Scythian left behind no texts. The information about Scythians is obtained by studying their archeologic burial sites (Kurgans)."



Source : http://www.sikhpioneers.org/P2thescy...dthejutts.html

[DrRajpalSingh]

According to Professor Maheswari Prasad of Banaras Hindu University, Jats belong to the Proto-Vedic Aryan stock. But being on the periphery of Madhyadesha, the cradle of Vedic culture, they did not undergo the social transformation on the line of varna system and monarchial political organizaion. The power of decision-making remained with elders and clan organizations.




Reference : Maheswari Prasad: The Jats — Their role & contribution to the socio-economic life and polity of North & North-West India, Vol. I, ed. Dr. Vir Singh, ISBN 81-88629-17-0.

Prof. Maheswari Prasad (BHU) in his paper : Jats in Ancient India, pp.21-28 appearing in the Proceedings of a seminar under the title :The Jats — Their role & contribution to the socio-economic life and polity of North & North-West India, Vol. I, ed. Dr. Vir Singh, ISBN 81-88629-17-0; are in the category of general statements as the learned author has neither quoted any source to show cause and effect for doing so nor has clarified the terms used by him as 'Proto Vedic Aryan stock' or 'periphery of the Madhyadesh' (see, p 27).

In the same way neither the wiki jatland links given in the post extend any help to one to know much on the issue as the pages are blank so far. Hence, the information does not hold much value as historical piece of writing.

[Moar]

Dear Sir, I have made an attempt to introduce some of the view-points on historical significance of the Ancient place named ''Madhyadesha'' and it's actual geographic location (Ancient, of-course), at Jatland Wiki.
Please visit : Madhyadesha.


I suggest You and knowledgeables to furhther Improve the Article. I guess Dear Kharb Sir, Dear Burdak Sir, Dear Ravi Sir and Dear Deswal Sir may have a lot to share about — "Madhyadesha".


Sincerely !!

[dndeswal]

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Madhyadesh is nothing but the central part of ancient India. All Jatland areas - Haryana, Rajasthan, UP and parts of Punjab - were called 'Madhyadesh' at one point of time. Swami Omanand has also written about it in his book (I have posted the relevant portion in the article).

The quotation from Zee News that "Uttar Pradesh’s known history goes back to 4000 years ago, when the Aryans first made it their home in 2000 BC...." is nowhere near truth. Our history is not confined to just 4000 years, but to lakhs of years. It is as old as human civilisation itself.

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[Moar]

Dear Sir,

Would You like to initiate the following Articles on Wiki :

* Proto-Vedic era

* Proto-Vedic Aryans

* Vedic culture


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Sincerely !!

[lrburdak]

हिन्दुशाही राज्य की स्थापना

हिन्दुशाही राज्य की स्थापना राजा जयपाल ने महमूद ग़ज़नवी के आक्रमण का सामना करने के लिए उत्तर-पश्चिमी पकिस्तान तथा अफगानिस्तान में की थी.

असतपाल के पुत्र जयपाल थे तथा उनके पुत्र आनंदपाल थे. वह शाहीराजा भीमदेव (964 AD) के उतराधिकारी थे. भारत कोश वेबसाईट (http://www.bharatdiscovery.org/india/) के अनुसार सन 1000 ई. में महमूद गजनवी का भारत पर (काबुल में) प्रथम आक्रमण हुआ. उसने स्थानीय जनता पर लूट-पाट तथा धर्म परिवर्तन किया. महमूद ने पहला आक्रमण हिन्दू शाही राजा 'जयपाल' के विरुद्ध संवत 1058 (29 नबंवर सन 1001) में किया. उन दोनों में भीषण युद्ध हुआ, परन्तु महमूद की जोशीली और बड़ी सेना ने जयपाल को हरा दिया . जयपाल के पुत्र आनन्दपाल और उसके वंशज 'त्रिलोचनपाल' तथा 'भीमपाल' ने कई बार महमूद से युद्ध किया. आनन्दपाल हिन्दूशाही राजवंश के राजा जयपाल का पुत्र था. वह 1002 ई में सिंहासन पर आसीन हुआ था. आनन्दपाल ने उज्जैन, ग्वालियर, कन्नौज, दिल्ली और अजमेर के हिन्दू राजाओं का संघ बनाकर सुल्तान की सेना का पेशावर के मैदान में सामना किया। हिन्दूशाही राजधानी 'वैहिंद' (पेशावर के निकट) में महमूद और आनन्दपाल के बीच 1008-1009 ई. में भीषण युद्ध हुआ। दोनों ओर की सेनाएँ 40 दिन तक एक-दूसरे के सामने डटी रहीं. अन्त में भारतीय सेना ने सुल्तान की सेना पर हमला बोल दिया और जिस समय हिन्दुओं की विजय निकट मालूम होती थी, उसी समय एक दुर्घटना घट गई. जिस हाथी पर आनन्दपाल अथवा उसका पुत्र ब्राह्मणपाल बैठा था, वह पीछे मुड़कर भागने लगा। यह देखते ही भारतीय सेना छिन्न-भिन्न होकर भागने लगी. इस युद्ध में युवराज ब्राह्मणपाल मारा गया. इस युद्ध में उत्तर-पश्चिमी भारत के कन्नौज और अजमेर के राजाओं के अलावा कई हिन्दू शासकों ने भाग लिया. 1010 ई. में आनन्दपाल अपमानजनक शर्तों पर महमूद गजनवी का सामंत बना.

हिन्दू शाही के अगवा राजा मुख्य रूप से जाट थे। मैनें अपने दो पूर्वजों का इतिहास खोजा है जो इस देश के लिए हिन्दू शाही सेना के साथ लड़े और मारे गए। ये हैं :

• राव बुरड़कदेव (b. - d.1000 ई.) - महमूद ग़ज़नवी के आक्रमणों के विरुद्ध राजा जयपाल की मदद के लिए लाहोर गए. वहां लड़ाई में संवत 1057 (1000 ई.) को वे जुझार हुए. इनकी पत्नी तेजल शेकवाल ददरेवा में तालाब के पाल पर संवत 1058 (1001 ई.) में सती हुई.

• समुद्रपाल बुरड़क (b. - d.1010 ई.) - राव बुरड़कदेव के बड़े पुत्र समुद्रपाल के 2 पुत्र नरपाल एवं कुसुमपाल हुए. समुद्रपाल राजा जयपाल के पुत्र आनंदपाल की मदद के लिए 'वैहिंद' (पेशावर के निकट) गए और वहां पर जुझार हुए. संवत 1067 (1010 ई.) में इनकी पत्नी पुन्याणी साम्भर में सती हुई.

यह समय इतिहास का महत्व पूर्ण मौड़ था जब सीमा पर अधिकांस जाट ही लड़ रहे थे और मर रहे थे। आप भी अपने पूर्वजों को यहाँ खोज कर जोड़ सकते हैं। बाद में मत कहना कि हमारा इतिहास नहीं लिखा। विस्तार के लिए जाटलैंड पर देखें - [Wiki]Hindu Shahi[/Wiki]

[lrburdak]

Pakpattan (पाकपत्तन) ,'the ferry of the pure ones', is a city and district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It lies on the left bank of the Indus river. Hukum Singh Panwar (Pauria)[The Jats:Their Origin, Antiquity and Migrations, p.194] writes that its ancient name was Ajudhin or Ayodhin, which has been identified as the original Ayodhya of the Rigvedic times.

See more at - [Wiki]Pakpattan[/Wiki]

[lrburdak]

Origin of name Patiala

Patiala gets name after Baba Ala Singh, the Sidhu Jat founder of Patiala state. It was earlier known as Pat-Ala (पट-आला) which changed to Patiala over a period of time.

[lrburdak]

सरदार आलासिंह

पटियाला जैसी प्रसिद्ध और सुविस्तृत रियासत के संस्थापक और फुलकियां खानदान को विश्व विदित होने योग्य बनाने वाले सरदार आलासिंह ही थे। आपका जन्म सन् 1695 ई० में सरदार रामा के घर मौजा फूल में हुआ था। (जाट इतिहास:ठाकुर देशराज, पृष्ठ.402)

सन् 1747 ई० में उन्होंने मौजा ढहुडान में एक किला बनाने की तैयारी की। ढहुडान के करीब मौजा काकड़े में फरीदखां नामी एक नौमुस्लिम राजपूत थोड़े से इलाके को अपने कब्जे में दबाए बैठा था। उसने इस इच्छा से कि सरदार आलासिंह को यहां से उखाड़ दिया जाए - समाना के बादशाही हाकिम से मदद मांगी। लेकिन शाही मदद के मिलने से पहले ही आलासिंह जी के अफसर अमरसिंह ने फरीदखां और उसके साथियों को मारकर उसके कुल इलाके पर कब्जा कर लिया। सरदार आलासिंह के बढ़ते हुए ऐश्वर्य और प्रताप को देखकर परगना सनौर के जमींदार जिनके पास 48 गांव थे, उनकी शरण में आ गए और उन्हें अपना सरदार मान लिया। इस परगने के इन्तजाम के लिए सरदार आलासिंह ने अपने साले गुरुबख्शसिंह को नियुक्त किया और उस स्थान पर एक मजबूत किला बनाया। वही किला आज पटियाले के नाम से मशहूर है। 'सैरे पंजाब' का लेखक लिखता है कि पहले इस किले का नाम पट-आला था। सर्वसाधारण की बोलचाल से अब वह पटियाला कहलाता है। (जाट इतिहास:ठाकुर देशराज, पृष्ठ.404)

You may read more at - [Wiki]Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter VII Part II[/Wiki]

[Moar]

During the ancient time in Ancient India, the brahmin people settled around the present day region of Pakistan that borders Afghanistan, were in habit of eating " poori " with " sat-saag " (a kind of a saag composed of seven vegetables).
One can observe that this is still a popular diet in Khajuraho, a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District.