Maharana Raj Singh was the real fighter

Maharana Raj Singh was the real warrior, (1652-1680) he was the contemporary of the Mughal, Aurangzeb who did the systematic destruction for the Hinduism. The Maharana Raj Singh had the great historical figures just same as the Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and he was the great ruler who stood up for defending the motherland against all the Mughals and other Aurangzeb. The time was going on where Emperor Aurangzeb was destroying the temples of Hindus in the entire India, at this crucial time Maharaja gave the shelter to great numbers of the personal deities from the temples, the example was Shri Nathji in the Mathura, also Shri Dwarkaji in the Dwarka. There were numbers of the Hindu rulers which have been under fear of the persecution, they all refused the protection to the priests, but in this critical condition also Maharaja gave the protection to the priests in Mewar.

He provided the great help to the priests

Maharaj also provided the shelter to the Shri Nathji and in Nathdwara and DwarkaDish Ji in the Kankroli. Then after their help, the priests continue the uninterrupted worship to the God. Due to this act, they got the courage, and they were not having fear of the consequences. Maharaja Raj Singh is being devoted towards Lord Shiva and also saved the Vaishnava which was the (devotees of the Vishnu god) from the extinction. Maharaja Raj Singh has given the great effort and contribution in protecting the Hinduism from the Mughal, and this was the biggest contribution in order to save the motherland and Hindu too. He was the great legend of the Mewar, and he ascended throne when his father was dead. After his father death, the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan send one of the largest force to the sack of Chittor and then Maharaj Raj Singh send the envoys for the peace and reconsideration.

The problems started after Shah Jahan death

When the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan was dead, his son Aurangzeb was smitten by the princess of the Kishangarh. Then he proposed to marry the Rani Charumati, but she rejected his proposal and after that, she requested Maharaja Raj Singh to protect the Honour of her. This was going dishonoring as the Mughal Empire was going against the decision. Then Maharaja was the great man as well he was the true Rajput as to protect the Honour of Rani he married to her in order to protect her dignity. Then furiously Aurangzeb sends his army to defeat the Maharaja and take the Charumati back, but this plan was not successful.

Rana Karan Singh was the crowned king

Rana Karan Singh was the great successor to the Rana Amar Singh. He was the crowned king of the city of Mewar in the year of 1620. Rana Karan was the brave fighter, and he has proven his abilities in the battles which have been commanded by his father. He also got the chance to show his abilities in the repairing for the damage of former adversity.  The part of the great treaty in the year 1615 between Rana Amar and Jahangir, Karan got the crown prince, and then he became the part of the Mughal council. Then after this Rana Karan was acclaimed the distinction among Rajput in the underline of Mughals. The Maharana Karan was the great man of the vision.

The capital was reconstructed by Rana Karan

As he was the man of the vision, Rana Karan Singh started the rebuilding for his capital.  He has introduced many great things to the city, and they were like great rooms, hall, courtyards and other major sport to the City Palace.  He also constructed the Zenana Mahal, and this was the Palace for the Queens. This was for the private use of court’s ladies, the city was fortified, Lake Pichola’s has been the strength to the large lake. Karan Singh also became the chief advisor and his friend of Prince Khurram to the Emperor Shah Jahan. It is also believed the Mughal price was exiled by his father, then Emperor Jahangir turned to Maharana for the help and then Jagmandir palace became the safe place for him. There he lived for some months, and he was safe over there.

The two young sons of the Khurram were sent to Mughal court as the hostages. Here Prince Khurram was forgiven, then he joined his father. Till then he did not left the jag mandir when he got the gratitude to stay in the Udaipur city, this was the real sign of the respect.

The Maharana Karan always use to give respect here are some examples

At that time Maharana and the Mughal prince exchanged their turbans and after this Khurram given back the Mewar and all the five districts which are being snatched by the Mughals. Rana Karan also has given the green signal in order to reconstruct old capital which was at Chittor, and then he represented his friend with the ruby of the inestimable value. The work of Jag Mandir has also impressed the Shah Jahan.

The great Rajput ruler Rana Raimal

Rana Raimal was the Rajput ruler [1473- 1509]. He was the ruler of the Mewar city Maharana Raimal he was the son of Rana Kumbha. He got all the power after he defeated the patricide predecessor, Udai Singh at the battle on Jawar. In the region of the Raimal’s the Ghiyas Shah of Malwa done attract on the Chittor, but it was unsuccessful. After this attack, Zafar Khan attacked the city of Mewar, and he was also defeated at Mandalgarh. Rana Raimal has given the strength to the Mewar city, and he had done great work in repairing of the temple of the Eklingji in the city of Chittor.  During the last days of Raimal, both sons Prithviraj and Jaimal were killed. This was the typical stage for the Rana but after this stage also he was alive. Then after some time he soon died.

The Rana Raimal also fought with the Sultan

The aided Sultan of Delhi Surajmall and Sahasmall fought with the Rana Raimel of the Mewar city and in the war, their armies have been defeated.  Then after this war, the Surajmall live to tell the tale and was forgiven by Mahrana Rana Raimal. And also he was the great conspirator, the sons of the Raimal fought with each other for making the clear way towards the throne. He was the great and the best fighter too. Rana Raimal was a very brave ruler, and he was having all the great qualities of the 

great king, his ruling was very significant to the city of Mewar.

The great war of Sadri

The armies of the Surajmall and the Raimal are met at the Sadri. The Surajmall captured that town. This was the crucial war and in this was the son of Rana joined the war at the crucial time, and his name was Prithviraj, then after his son joined the war, they directly attacked to the Surajmall. The war was very epic, and it lasted till the evening. The Rana was the real character of Rajputs, and he represented himself as the great Rajput warrior. There were many skirmishes which have been occurred and after all this Surajmall left the Mewar finally, and later he settled in the Pratapgarh, there he kept the name of the Sisodia clan. Then later Prithviraj was been killed by giving poison which has been given Chief Abu Deora. This was all done for making way for the Sangas returning when Jaimal was dead.

Udai Singh 1- the reckless ruler of Mewar

Udah or Udaikaran was the Mewar ruler who held a prominent position in the history of Mewar.   Son of Maharana Kumbha, he was a truly brave and courageous man who was sure that he had all the wit and power to rule Mewar by saving to from all enemies that had been looking to invade this place for longer periods of time. 

His father Rana Kumbha died when he was praying in front of the idol of Lord Shiva. Although he was so powerful and had strength to control a huge spread Empire, he was called as a very cruel ruler.

Since courage was a thing that was infused in the minds of all Rajput warriors, Udai Singh I was Rajput in all senses that he loved to be undefeatable. Mewar had witnessed a lot of proud legends that had depicted roles as sagas of the valour, freedom, and chivalry.

But these things had turned many young rulers on wrong paths, and they did not worry about anything when it comes to get the throne. This is why some say the Udai Singh was involved in the assassination of his own father for getting the power and claiming his throne.

This is why he is still remembered as a ruler who was not faithful to his own clan and had conspired to get throne at the cost of someone’s life. Since he was the son of Maharana Kumbha, he was destined to become the ruler of Mewar but because of his drive for power he could not wait and killed his father for becoming the ruler much faster. After his father’s death, Mewar did not flourish much since Udai Singh I was focused more on his power and strength ways instead of taking care of subjects in his throne. 

 He was able to rule Mewar only for a small duration of about five years and was defeated by his brother named Raimal and due to this Udai Singh had to flee from Mewar. 

For saving himself, he offered his daughter as an alliance to marry with the sultan of Delhi. But some call it fate and then Udai Singh I got struck by the lightning just before the marriage of his daughter, and then he died right there.

Because of his poor and reckless deeds, Udai Singh was never happily remembered in the history of the Mewar kingdom and was nicknamed as the “murderer”.

Rana Kumbha- a powerful and amazing ruler of Mewar

Maharana Kumbha also called as Rana Kumbha is one of the most remembered rulers of the Mewar.  He was the eldest son of the ruler Mokal Singh and Sobhagya Devi. He had to take the charge of ruling throne at the young age because his father died at young age and left a very huge empire for his son to rule.

Achievements of Rana Kumbha 

Rana Kumbha ruled Mewar for about thirty-five years and under him it was believed that Mewar saw the “golden period.”

This ruler is still the favorite among all Mewar rulers because of his ways that he ruled and solved issues of his empire. He was forward looking and made sure that he could do all things that would help in solving the problems that his subjects were facing. 

History has accounts that states this ruler was incredibly powerful and is said to have never lost even a single battle. The Rajputs then used to consider him as one and only Hindu king of that period. This was because at that time most of the Indian states and areas were under Muslim sultanate and dynasties.  

Many Muslim principalities that were powerful joined their forces because there aim was to defeat Rana Kumbha. Even if the enemies were so united, all their efforts and conspiracies would be wasted because Rana was able to handle all of them, that to single handedly without any other rulers help.  

After capturing Nagour, which was the Muslim capital back then, he established there also and titled as the “undefeated”. 

Arts and music

For many art lovers, this ruler remains a very big inspiration for all such creative lovers. Being a great scholar along with a huge patron of music, he had written extensively on music and arts.

He encouraged so many people for making sure that music was not ignored by general people and other court nobles of the Mewar. Rana Kumbha spends and devoted a lot of time for the upliftment of the Indian classical music and also for preservation of the traditions of ancient Mewar. 

Great builder

Rana Kumbha was said as the builder because under him many old projects that were left by his father were completed. He built about thirty-two Forts that include the Kumbhalgarh fort, famous Ranakpur temple and also the victory tower said as the Vijay Tower of the Chittor. While offering prayers and devotions to Shiva, he was killed in the year 1468. 

Why was Mokal Singh considered to be a very powerful successor of the Mewar dynasty?

This ruler started to take over the Mewar and started his reign from the year 1421 and ruled for twelve years till 1433.

As the son of Lakha Singh, he too was so brave just like his father and had all the wiseness to rule the area properly without losing to others.

Achievements of Mokal Singh

He was a truly wonderful person who built many structures. It is said this trait of building and construction was acquired by this ruler from his father, Maharana Lakha Singh.
In additional to forts, he designed many buildings and finished those that were actually commenced by his father. For fulfilling the duty of transforming the motherland, all successors of each king were able to fulfill this obligation with great courage.

When his father died, Mokal Singh was left as successor at very young age. Since he was too small and a minor the eldest brother made the step to take the affairs regarding rule and state in his hands. But Mokal’s mother had always doubted intentions of Choonda, who had the ruler and never liked kind of influence that he had on nobles.

After all this, Choonda left Chittor and also had to retire to Mandu that was the capital of Malwa.
Once Mokal Singh was a major, he was powerful and gained control all by his own on the state. He also had a kind of brief stint when he was a ruler of Mewar. And after this, he rose to the fame because he was one of the highly celebrated warriors belonging to his race.

He dutifully completed all those palaces that were actually started to be built by his own father. His achievements are really many, but the important ones include defeating Gujarat, Nagpur. His wise decisions and proper managing of the army led him to defeat the invasion by the Delhi Sultanate.
He also conspired to build much more aesthetic structures and did that as well. But after ruling amazingly, he died in 1433 and at very young age of just twenty-four. This led to lot of sadness and blunder in the kingdom, and his son was just thirteen years then.

History says that Mokal Singh was killed by the conspiracy and plotting by his paternal uncles because they wanted to take over his ruling areas and empire. His son succeeds him because of the kind of ruling powers he had learned from Mokal Singh.

Lakha Singh- the courageous ruler of Mewar

The third ruler of Mewar dynasty was called Maharana Lakha Singh. He ruled for many years from 1382 uptill 1421.

Married for many times, this ruler had eight sons that were recorded according to the history accounts. His son was named Mokal Singh who became the fourth king in the year 1421 after his father’s death.

During his rule, the silver, tin mines were discovered in Jawura that helped by becoming an additional source of income for this ruler and his kingdom. After this, the place grew more and more wealth was accumulated. Seeing his power, a Marwar ruler wanted Lakha Singh to marry his daughter named Chanda. 

But Lakha Singh agreed to marry only on the understanding that son of a Rathore princess will be able to take hold and succeed his throne.   This decision proved out as really tragic in later years because it lead to domination of the Rathore. 

His achievements

He established a town that was named as Badnore in the year 1382. He built the Banjara dam over the lake Pichola. In the very next year that is 1383, Lakha Singh was able to retake the provinces on the Mewar border. He also encouraged and developed the mining of the minerals and especially zinc at the place towards the south of Udaipur called Zawara. 

It would be true to say that this ruler was one of the finest and most successful leaders in the area. He raised many ramparts for the dams and the waters. Lakha Singh constructed so many forts which are still remembered as ancient cultural heritage. The Sankhla Rajputs belonging to the Nagarchal territory were conquered by Lakha Singh. Just like father, Maharana Lakha was able to defeat Imperial army at Badnore and took them over. 

Lakha Singh became the patron of many art forms and was highly encouraging towards these. He created many crucial reservoirs and lakes and made sure to rebuild many temples and other palaces that were originally destroyed by Muslim ruler Allaudin Khilji.  In the year 1421, Maharana Lakha Singh joined the Rajput forces for out ousting the Muslims from the very holy city of the northern Gaya. But this decision was actually bad for the Lakha Singh because in this battle he got killed by the opposing rulers.

After his father Mokal Singh, Maharana Lakha was able to take over throne very courageously, and 

he ruled it wisely for a long period.

The brave ruler of Mewar- Hammir Singh

There are several tales and folklores of thousands of rulers that had been ruling in India. Most of them were really brave and were skilled with so many amazing qualities.

One such king was the Rana Hammir, and he was one of the most prominent rulers of the state of Rajasthan. He ruled Mewar for a time span of about thirty-eight years. 

The predecessor of this ruler was Ari Singh, and his successor was Kshetra Singh. Hammir Singh gained control and re-established the entire dynasty and was actually the very first ruler that used the title of “Rana”. After becoming the progenitor of Clan of the Sisodia, he made sure that all succeeding kings or Maharana’s belonged to this clan of Mewar.

Belonging to the Guhilot Dynasty, he was a generous ruler. When the Delhi Sultanate tried invading, the Guhilot Dynasty was ruthlessly removed from the Mewar.

But this ruler did not left things like this and made sure to actually regain the control over the invaded place. Hammir Singh belonged to cadet branch in this clan, and he became profounder for the Sisodian Clan as that was the branch of his own clan.

Hammir Singh was the only child of the couple that helped in ruling Chittor under the guidance of Rawal Ratan Singh. When they died while protecting the area of their ruler, Hammir was left alone with his uncle Ajay and since infancy, who took care of him.

Rana Hammir showed his first incident of bravery to his uncle when he managed to kill a very dangerous bandit named as Munja. Although he was too small, he killed her because she was causing a lot of problems and chaos in the areas that were close to where Rana was staying with his uncle. 

Some say that after this incident of bravery happened, his uncle got so impressed and was so overjoyed that he bestowed many claims of the rulership on Hammir Singh. 

As part of some alliance and compromise, a ruler planned to marry his widowed daughter to Hammir. And agreeing to this, Rana was able to establish Mewar state again after some real work that he did to maintain peace with the neighbor in the year 1326.

After this, the area where he ruled for about thirty-eight years came to be called as the Sisodia that was named after mountain village to which Hammir belonged. He died in the year 1378 after ruling Mewar and giving it lots of development in various fields.    

Battle of Haldighati – an epic war between Mughals and Maharana

Everyone is familiar with the battles fought between the Mughals and Rajputana warriors, and one of the famous battles between them is the battle of Haldighati which was fought in the year 1576 and this war lasted for four hours and fought between the two great kings of India i.e. Akbar and Maharana Pratap.

About the army strength of Maharana Pratap

The army of Maharana Pratap was lead by the commanders Ram Singh Tanvar who belongs to Gwalior and all his sons were in the army named Krishandas Churawat, Mansingh Rawat, Shankardas, Charan Jaisa, Keshav, etc. Besides this, his army was also supported by the Afghans and the army was lead by the Hakim Khan Sur and also Maharana Army includes Bhil tribals who were 400-500 in numbers with Rao Chandra Sen and his teacher named Acharya Raghvendra was giving him company.

 The number of soldiers in the Maharana army was around 3000, and the soldiers include houseborne, infants and there were 100 elephants, and the numbers of spearmen were 100. Besides this, there were also Bheel soldiers in their army and their strength was around 400-500.

About the army strength of Akbar

According to the records, the strength of Mughals was around 40,000 soldiers and the army was lead by their commander Man Singh I.

About the battle

The battle was fought on 18th June in the year 1576, and traditional ways are used to fight the battle, and the traditional way includes the usage of elephants and cavalry, and this was because it is difficult for Mughals to transport over the terrain which was rough.

 In this battle, at first the Rajputs were strong but because of the Akbar intelligence they become weak in this battle and unfortunately lost this battle. After the Akbar had won the battle, he captured and got control over the various forts of Udaipur. But this fight was remembered as a fifth which was fought by the Rajputs for their freedom and dignity. This war only last for four hours.

After the battle

After the battle, Man Sigh I conquered the Gogunda which previously belonged to Maharana Pratap in the year 1576 and in the month of July. After Maharana had lost the battle, he made Kumbhalgarh as his capital, but it was only temporary.

But after all of this, Akbar led an army against Maharana Pratap and conquered the rest of the territories of Rajputs and Maharana Pratap.

Maharana Pratap

In the year 1540 on 9th of May Rana Pratap Singh was born he was a well-known ruler of the Mewar. He was known by another name, and it is also very popular by the name of Maharana Pratap, it was the king of the northwestern India which is popularly known as the Rajasthan State at present. The birth anniversary of the Maharana Pratap Singh is celebrated by the people as the Maharana Pratap Jayanti. This Jayanti is being celebrated in the phase of the Jyeshta Shukla annually, and on the third day of this phase, the Jayanti is being celebrated by the people. The father of the Maharana Pratap Singh was Rana Udai Singh II, and her mother was Maharani Jaiwanta Bai, and he was the eldest son of them. 

Maharana Pratap Singh was a Rajput, and he has belonged to the clan of the Sisodia. And Maharana Pratap was also succeeded by Amar Singh I which was his eldest son.

Accession of the Maharana Pratap Singh

In the year 1568, when the power is in the hand of the father Maharana Pratap Singh, the fort of the Chittorgarh was conquered by the Akbar which was the Mughal Emperor. And he has taken control of the Chittorgarh fort after the third Jauhar, but when Mughal Emperor has conquered the Fort the Udai Singh and his family has left the fort, they went to the Aravalli range. In this place Udai singh has found the Udaipur in the year 1559, in which the 2nd wife of the Udai Singh Rani Dheer bai Singh wanted her son Jagmal to become the Rana of the Udaipur. But it was refused by the people because they wanted Maharana Pratap to become the King of the Udaipur.

Personal life of the Maharana Pratap Singh

Maharana Pratap has 11 wives and from those wives, he has 21 children 5 daughters and 17 sons. The first wife of the Maharana Pratap Sing was Maharni9 Ajabdeh. In the age of 17 he got married to her in the year 1557 and after the 2 years of marriage, he had one son named Amar Singh I and 

Bhagawandas was the second son of the Ajabdehi and Maharana Pratap.

Legacy and death of Maharana Pratap

Maharana Pratap has died because of the injuries which he got at the time of hunting accident in Chavand. He passed away in the age of 57 on 29th of January in the year 1597.

Panna Dhai – Another name of the loyalty

Panna Dhai was the Rajput women of the 16th century she was the women who come under the Kheechee tribe. She was the nursemaid of the Udai Singh, and he was the fourth son of the Maharana Sangram Singh 1 also known as the Sanga. The meaning of the name of the Panna Dhai is Panna means Emerald and the word Dhai means the wet nurse in the Hindi language. Maharana Sangram Singh has given the charge of his son Udai Singh to Panna Dhai when he was young, or we called that from the time of his birth. She breastfed the Udai Singh from his birth, and he was born in the year 1522, and she did this work along with her own son Chandan which was also known by another name Moti.

And he was of the same age of the Udai Singh and also he was his playmate. On the other hand, in the 2nd and the 3rd decades of the 16th century was the most troubled time for them because there were many events which move rapidly. In the year 1527, Maharana Sangram Singh was died by the wounds which he got in the battle of the Khanwa which was against the Mughal emperor Babur. Bhoj Raj was the elder son of the Maharana Sangram Singh who died in the year 1521. He was killed in the battle which was fought in the year 1521.

Sacrifices of the Panna Dhai

After the death of the Maharana Sangram Singh 1 her 2nd son got the throne and after the 4 years of getting the throne, he also died in the battle. And after that, the third son of the Maharana Sangram Singh 1 has got the throne only in the age of the 14. He was the youngest ruler of that time and in the year 1535 he got defeat and after the defeat also he has not improved his temperament. Panna dhai has made the lots of sacrifices for the Mewar, and she was the most loyal person of the Mewar. Her greatest sacrifice is that she sacrifices her son for the younger son of the Maharana Sangram Singh 1 the Udai Singh.

She has sacrificed the life of his son only because to save the life of the Udai Singh which proofs the how loyal she was and her love and kindness towards the Udai Singh. And for this, there are many places in the India which were built in the memory of Panna Dhai.

All about the Rana of Mewar – Rana Sanga

Maharana Sangram Singh was the king of the Mewar, and he is also known as the Rana Sanga. Because that time the king is also called by the people Rana, who is the head of that area. And the Rana Sanga was the head of the Hindu Rajput, and they were also very powerful union in the Rajputana. At the time of the 16th century, the Rana Sanga belonged to the Sisodiya clan of the Rajput. Maharana Sangram Singh has ruled the Mewar from the year 1508 to the year 1528. Rana Sanga has succeeded his father Rana Raimal to become the new Rana of the Mewar in the year 1508. He was the ruler who fought against the dynasty of the Afghan Lodhi which comes under the Delhi Sultanate.

After fighting with the Afghan Lodhi, in the year 1528 he fought with the Mughals and got defeated in the Battle of the Khanwa, and after the defeat, Rana Sanga got died on January 30 of the year 1528. The wife of the Maharana Sangram Singh (Rana Sanga) was the Rani Karnavati which committed the Jauhar also called as the Jowhar only because of the defeat of the Rana Sanga by the Mughals. He committed Jauhar on March 8th of the year 1535 A.D. inside the fort of the Chittorgarh which is well known as the Chittorgarh Fort. In the Chittor there was total 3 Jauhar was performed by the Rani’s (Queens) and the Jauhar conducted by the Rani Karnavati was the second of those three.

Rana Karnavti was the mother of the Vikramaditya Singh and also of the Udai Singh II which afterward became the Ranas of the Mewar respectively. And she was also the grandmother of the Maharana Pratap.

Early life of the Rana Sanga (Maharana Sangram Singh)

Maharana Sangram Singh was born in the year 1484 in the month of the April on 12th, and he died in the year 1528 in the month of March on 17th. He was the most popular ruler of the Rajputana Dynasty, and he will always be remembered when people will talk about the ancient Rajput Rulers. He has done a lot for the people, and the most commendable things were the way in which he has united all the factions of the Rajputs under his leadership, and this was also the tremendous act of that time. And these are all the reasons behind the Rana Sanga’s popularity.

Rani Padmini – History of the legendary queen of Chittor

Rani Padmini was the legendary queen who was mentioned in the epic poem Padmavat which was written in the 1540 BC by the Malik Muhammad Jayasi. Rani Padmini is also known by other name, and that was Padmavati many people called her by this name instead of Rani Padmini. And she was the wife of the famous king of the Chittor named as the Ratansen. And Rani Padmini was the daughter of the Sinhala King which was the contemporary king.  This lady was the most famous lady in all over the India and for her beauty. The historic researchers have said that there is no such historical evidence which can proof that Rani Padmini was actually existed or not.

Padmavati was the reference to the Rani Padmini which was first written and it has been said that it was written approx 240 years earlier, and there are many things and the events of that time which were described in that reference.

Early life of the Rani Padmini

Rani Padmini or we called her by the name Padmavati was spend her life in the Sinhala. She has spent her life under the care of Gandharvsena and the Champavati which was her father and the mother respectively. It is being said that Rani Padmini has one parrot which can talk and the name of that parrot was Hiramani. 

Marriage of the Rani Padmini

For the marriage of the Rani Padmini, her father Gandharvsena has arranged a sawaymvar for her in whom they have invited all the Rajputs and the Hindu Kings to get married to her. And in that swayamvar her father Gandharvsena has said to all Hindu Kings and the Rajputs that the only man will marry to her daughter who has the eligibility. In this, the King of the Chittor Rawal Ratan Singh did the fight with the King Malkhan Singh which was the king of the small state. In which the King of the Chittor has defeated the King Malkhan Singh and get married to the Rani Padmini. This was the 2nd marriage of the King Rawal Ratan Singh because he already has the wife named as the Nagmati.

Death of the Rani Padmini

It is being said by many people and also it is written in the books that Maharani Padmini has performed the Jauhar in 1303. Jauhar is also known as the Jowhar, and this is also known as the self-immolation of the queens and the females of the royal kingdom of the Rajputs. And this was done by them after the defeat in the war by the enemy.

Short biography on the Meera Bai – the great devotee of Lord Krishna

Meera Bai was the great devotee and also she was a saint of the Lord Sri Krishna. In spite of facing the appreciation and the hostility from the family, she lived the commendable life as the saint and also at that time she has composed many devotional bhajans. The historical information on the life of the Meera Bai is like the matter of intellectual debate.

Early life of the Meera Bai

Meera Bai is also known as the Meera, and she was the Hindu mystic poet of the 16th century. She was so famous only because of her poetry, and she was also claimed by Hindu tradition of the North India only for the Bhakti saints.  Meera Bai was born in the royal Rathore family in Kudki which is the district of the Pali, Rajasthan in India. She was mentioned in the Bhaktamal, for confirming that Meera Bai was enormously well known and also she has the respected figure in the bhakti movement culture of the India which was around the 1600 CE. There are many legends which have mentioned about the Meera’s fearless disregards for the family and the social conventions for her devotions towards Lord Krishna.

And this is all because Meera Bai treated Lord Krishna as her husband and also the in-laws mistreated her because of her religious devotion to Lord Krishna. Meera Bai was also being the subject of the several hagiographic legends and also of the folk tales. And all those are widely and inconsistently dissimilar in the details.

Memories devoted to Meera Bai

Thousands of the devotional poems in the obsessive pay tribute to Lord Krishna, which are accredited Meera Bai among the Indian tradition. But there are just a few hundreds of the people who are supposed to be the genuine by intellectual and by the initially written reports which are suggested so as to apart from two poems. And all for the reason that for the most part of the poems and the folk tales was written in the 18th century. A lot of poems accredited to Meera were probably composed afterward by the other peoples who had well-liked Meera Bai. All these poems are usually known as the bhajans, and all those bhajans are so popular in all over the India. The temples of the Hindus, such as the fort of the Chittorgarh, are devoted in the memory of the Meera Bai.

Chittorgarh – about the history of Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh is a city located in the state of Rajasthan, and it is situated near the river named Berach. Besides this, there is a tributary in there which named as Banas, and it was considered the Chittorgarh District headquarters and which was previously the Dynasty of Mewar and Sisodiya Clan. There is also many stories related to the fort of Chittor as it is said that the fort was under siege for three times and each time the Rajput fought significantly and secured that fort from the enemies.

During this period, many queens of this fort try to kill themselves as if the enemies conquered their fort then they kill them, rape them or either make them their slaves. In order to avoid this situation they decided to kill themselves and it is known as Jauhar.

The act like Jauhar was committed by the two queens of Mewar named Rani Padmini and Rani Karnavati. But there were also various brave and mighty female warriors called as Gora and Badal as both of them fought against the Mughals bravely and created a legend with their act. The story of their bravery was heard by the Mughal emperor Akbar and in honor of those female warriors he established their statue in the fort of Agra. Besides this, Chittor also considered a land where Queen Meera used to worship Lord Krishna.

History of Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh was famous for their mighty heroes, rulers and might Kings of Sisodiya clan. Besides this, the Rajputs were very concerned about their dignity and status and they never surrender themselves rather than they prefer death instead of surrendering them. The Rajputs are famous for their courageous heart and their courageous acts and enthusiasm.

Besides this, Chittor was changed to Chitrakut after the Mori of Chitranagada as the mori is a currency or you can say that it is a Mewari coin. Besides this, great walls and massive gates covered the Chittor fort, and no one can be entered in it without the permission of the guards.  The name of the founder of Mewar kingdom is Bappa Rawal and after he found the kingdom he made this kingdom his capital in the year 734 AD. But the folk tells that this was received by him as a dowry when he was married to the princess of Solanki. 

So, this is a short description of the history of Chittorgarh, and I hope through this you will get some valuable information about the history of Chittor.